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Webinar: Federal Open Data - 2022 Update

September 15, 2022
Register to attend the live training webinar, “Federal Open Data - 2022 Update." Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Hyon Kim, Program Director,… Read More

FDLP eXchange Technical Issue – Publication Start Date

September 14, 2022
GPO has discovered two issues in FDLP eXchange that impact the input and retention of the Publication Start Date field when spreadsheets are uploaded. The bigger issue is isolated to uploads of long spreadsheets. Spreadsheets containing more than 250 items are uploaded directly into the system without going through the review panel process that allows users to… Read More

Task Force on a Digital FDLP: Draft Report Available for Public Comment

September 14, 2022
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The draft report of the GPO Director’s Task Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is now available for public comment through October 14, 2022. Draft Report for Public Comment: Task Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program Draft report comment form   … Read More

How Is Your Library Celebrating Constitution Day?

September 13, 2022
  Constitution Day is September 17, 2022! GPO wants to know how you are celebrating. Send us photos and descriptions of your events, and your library could be featured on FDLP.gov and on GPO social media. Please try to include patrons enjoying your events in the photos. Still planning? A wide variety of downloadable… Read More

New Electronic Titles for August 2022

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

GPO Director Names Yale Librarian As Superintendent Of Documents

September 08, 2022
U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named Scott Matheson as the new Superintendent of Documents for the Agency. As Superintendent of Documents, Matheson will lead the Agency in providing public access to Government information published by the U.S. Congress, Federal agencies, and the Federal courts. Matheson will also focus on… Read More

National Collection Strategic Plan Released

September 06, 2022
The Superintendent of Documents released the, "National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information: Strategic Plan for FY 2023 — FY 2027," today, September 6, 2022. The focus of this strategic plan is building and curating the National Collection thereby ensuring the public’s right to free, equitable, and convenient access to the past and present public Government… Read More

Selection Profile Update Cycle: Final Date for New Selections is Midnight, Friday, September 30, 2022

September 06, 2022
Midnight, Friday, September 30, 2022, is the deadline for libraries intending to add tangible formats to their item selection profiles for Federal fiscal year 2023 (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023). Changes to item selection profiles are made in the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS). Beginning on October 1, 2022, any tangible format item… Read More

Webinar: The 1950 Census

September 02, 2022
Register to attend the live training webinar, "The 1950 Census."                                                                     … Read More