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The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) including GPO’s MetaLib will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022, 6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

GPO stands ready to assist Federal depository libraries that face disasters, both natural and man-made. If your library is faced with a disaster, when safe to do so, please inform your regional depository and GPO’s Federal Depository Support Services (FDSS) via askGPO or by phone at (202) 512-1119 to let us know if your library is closed. Our staff will be happy to… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Introducing loc.gov: Orientation and Research Strategies." Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Elizabeth L… Read More

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

The Superintendent of Documents seeks your thoughts about Regional Depository Libraries Selecting Solely Online Materials, a proposed revision of Public Policy Statement SOD-PPS-2021-1. The revision of the policy recognizes the establishment of the National Collection Service Areas and their potential role in collection management decisions for regional depositories… Read More

NASA, in a global collaboration with the European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency, launched the James Webb Space Telescope on December 25, 2021, from Kourou, French Guiana. In January 2022, the telescope began to take infrared pictures of the universe, ranging from colliding galaxies to stars and nebulas. Rendered into false-color to make them visible to the… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations of libraries with innovative services, programs, or staff members who are engaged with meeting the needs of their communities. Nominate an exceptional Federal depository library for the 2022 Federal Depository Library of the… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Connecting with your Communities: Promoting Voter & Civic Engagement." Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. Planning for the fall 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference is well underway. The all-virtual event will take place October 17 – 19, 2022. GPO is seeking presenters from the FDLP community to participate in this annual, free event. Volunteer by September 1, 2022. Volunteer to present an… Read More

Federal News Network recently spoke with Laurie Hall, Managing Director of GPO’s Library Services & Content Management (LSCM), and Suzanne Ebanues, Supervisory Analyst, LSCM, about GPO’s latest digitization projects with the Library of Congress and National Archives. Read the interview. Read More