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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

Microfiche Distribution Update

September 01, 2022
The final issue of the Code of Federal Regulations in microfiche format has been distributed to selecting libraries. The final shipping list for this publication is 2022-0038-M. Here are some reminders: Microfiche conversion is wrapping up for House and Senate Journals and all SuDocs beginning with Y 1 and Y 4. For a list of the content impacted, consult… Read More

Request for Comments: Regional Discard Policy Proposed Revision

September 01, 2022
The Superintendent of Documents seeks your thoughts about Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional Depository Libraries, a proposed revision of Public Policy Statement SOD-PPS-2020-1. The revision of the policy recognizes the establishment of the National Collection Service Areas and their potential role in collection management decisions for regional… Read More

GPO Surpasses a Cataloging Milestone for the Law Library of Congress Historical Reports Collaboration

August 31, 2022
GPO’s Library Technical Services staff members surpassed the 2,000 record milestone for GPO’s collaboration with the Law Library of Congress to catalog digitized and born-digital historical legal reports. The number of reports cataloged is 2,209 as of August 30, 2022, which is 55% of the approximately 4,000 reports to be included in the partnership. The collaboration… Read More