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Two Superintendent of Documents Policies Revised

November 15, 2022
The Superintendent of Documents has released revised versions of two policies. Regional Depository Libraries Selecting Solely Online Materials (SOD-PPS-2022-1) and Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional Depository Libraries (SOD-PPS-2022-2) are both effective as of November 15, 2022. SOD-PPS-2022-1 provides regional depository libraries flexibility… Read More

Final Shipping Lists for FY 2022

November 14, 2022
The final shipping lists issued for FY 2022 are: Paper: 2022-0286-P *last shipped 2022-0274-P* Electronic: 2022-0003-E Separates: 2022-0044-S Microfiche:  2022-0088-M View recent shipping lists and archived shipping lists on FDLP.gov. Read More

Webinar: Chronicling America: Using Historical Newspapers

November 10, 2022
Register to attend the live training webinar, “Chronicling America: Using Historical Newspapers." Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker Robin Butterhof,… Read More

Limited Offer for FDLP Libraries: 200 Notable Days: Senate Stories, 1787 to 2002

November 09, 2022
A new, limited-quantity offer is now available to Federal depository libraries. GPO’s Library Services & Content Management has acquired a small number of the publication, 200 Notable Days. Title: 200 Notable Days: Senate Stories, 1787 to 2002 Item number: 1004-E  SuDoc Class number: Y 1.3:ST 7 CGP System number: 000595711 PURL Each library may… Read More

GPO Named One Of America's Best Employers For Veterans

November 09, 2022
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2022. GPO has a long-standing history of employing veterans dating back to the Civil War and currently employs 640 veterans who make up 40 percent of the Agency’s workforce. For decades, the Agency has hosted an annual Veterans Day Program in recognition… Read More

New Electronic Titles for October 2022

November 08, 2022
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for October 2022. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

Celebrate World Digital Preservation Day

November 03, 2022
Happy World Digital Preservation Day! This year, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) wishes to share the worldwide celebration of digital preservation taking place on November 3, 2022. GPO is eager to collaborate with you and your library or institution’s collections to increase access to digital publications through our digital repository, GovInfo. GovInfo is… Read More

Five Libraries Partner With GPO To Preserve Government Information

October 26, 2022
Merrill Cazier Library at Utah State University has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward, and four other libraries are adding materials to their current Preservation Steward collections. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has… Read More