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Metadata and Collection Services (formerly Library Technical Services) has launched a new GitHub repository, Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Geographic-Based Record Sets. The repository contains sets of Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) bibliographic records based on geographic coverage and governmental jurisdictions. Our intention is to provide a… Read More

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for July 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking Technical Services Librarians to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbents will serve in the Metadata and Collection Services (MCS) unit of LSCM and perform a wide variety of technical services… Read More

The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER) team of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award given by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). The award recognizes an archives institution, education program, nonprofit organization, or Government organization that has given outstanding service to… Read More

New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Summer 2024, including: Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands from Digital Content Contributor Indiana State Library. Peace Corps publications from Digital Content Contributor University of Memphis. New additions… Read More

The Overview of GPO's Catalog Records web page was recently updated and is now linked from the Sources of GPO Cataloging Records web page under the section “About GPO catalog records." The Overview web page provides a high-level description of GPO catalog records, including updated or changed records. This may be useful information to share with colleagues at… Read More

Libraries at Colgate University and the University of Idaho have signed Memorandums of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards, and libraries at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and Colorado School of Mines have expanded their partnerships with GPO. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government… Read More

Effective today, Thursday, August 1, 2024, the business unit in GPO’s Library Services & Content Management, formerly known as Library Technical Services, will now be named Metadata and Collection Services (MCS). This name change was put into place to better reflect the unit’s business operations, which focus on providing metadata analysis and creating metadata for… Read More

Get ready for Constitution Day! You can now order your library’s batch of free Pocket Constitutions. Each Federal depository library may order up to 100 copies. All orders must be placed by September 3, 2024, in order to ensure delivery for Constitution Day, which is on September 17. Don’t delay; place your order soon to ensure delivery. Order Pocket… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations for two Federal depository library awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Learn more about the awards and nomination guidelines. Nominate libraries. Library of the Year … Read More