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Effective immediately, GPO will cease using cutter numbers on the Hearings issued by the Joint Economic Committee:SuDoc Y 4.EC 7:Item nos. 1000-B (P), 1000-C (MF)GPO will use the serial number that is on the Hearing as the suffix for the SuDoc class. This new procedure is consistent with the classification numbers assigned to other Congressional Committee Hearings… Read More

Effective immediately, GPO will cease using cutter numbers on the Hearings issued by the Joint Economic Committee:SuDoc Y 4.EC 7:Item nos. 1000-B (P), 1000-C (MF)GPO will use the serial number that is on the Hearing as the suffix for the SuDoc class. This new procedure is consistent with the classification numbers assigned to other Congressional Committee Hearings… Read More

The 2008 Recommended Specifications for Public Access Computers in Federal Depository Libraries are now available from GPO. The recommended specifications (RS) are intended to assist depository coordinators in making informed purchases that will best achieve the goal of providing public access to Federal Government information in a variety of electronic formats. The RS… Read More

The U.S. Census Bureau has published the Census Atlas of the United States. The new Atlas is an authoritative reference work that paints a fascinating and dynamic portrait of the American nation. It includes more than 700 full-color maps derived from 210 years of official Census data. The Atlas interprets population and housing data through maps organized by: … Read More

GPO's Depository Distribution division has begun using UPS as its small package pickup contractor. There is now a new process for return labels. This streamlined process will allow for fewer misdirected packages.When Distribution receives a request for a return label, that request will be entered into the UPS Ship Master.The request is then forwarded to the UPS processing… Read More

The November - December 31, 2007 issue of Administrative Notes Technical Supplement has been added to the FDLP Desktop in PDF format.The updated cumulative table of contents is also available.In addition, as an interim to the restoration of a searchable WEBTech Notes application that is still a work in progress, an Excel file containing the WEBTech Notes dataset was… Read More

A new microfiche vendor, Data Management Internationale, was recently selected for program 823-S (Bound Congressional Record), effective November 1, 2007, replacing Thomson West Court Records Service (West/CRS). Please send claims to the new contractor at the below address, which now appears on the shipping lists.Data Management Internationale 55 Lukens Drive New Castle,… Read More

The small package pick-up contract for Depository Distribution Division has expired. This contract is used to deliver selected publications to members of the Federal Depository Library Program. Our bid process has concluded and United Parcel Service (UPS) has been awarded the contract. The new service is to start on March 10, 2008. We do not anticipate any disruption in… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) would like to thank the libraries that participated in the 2007 Biennial Survey of Federal Depository Libraries. Over 95% of libraries completed the survey, which provides important information concerning the conditions of both individual depository libraries and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) as a whole.GPO… Read More

The tracking sheets were mistakenly sent by GPO to the wrong libraries. Due to our tight deadline, please make corrections to the tracking sheets you received. Then send back the document with the corrections to the tracking sheet inserted using the FedEx labels provided. We apologize for the confusion and inconvenience. Read More