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The 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference is less than a week away. Let’s have some fun, and play FDL Conference bingo! Keep your bingo card nearby during the conference. Each time you experience something listed on the card, check off the box. Post your completed bingo card, include #FDLConference, and tag @USGPO. If you get ‘bingo’ during a session, chat the… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Access to Court Resources: PACER, Court Records, and More." Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speakers … Read More

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

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Science Resources at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Libraries." Date: Thursday, November 3, 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

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern names David Ford as Managing Director, Security and Intelligent Documents (SID). In this capacity, Ford will lead the GPO business unit that designs, prints, personalizes and delivers Secure Federal Credentials for many Government Agencies, which includes the U.S. passport for the State Department… Read More

U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has named Stephen LeBlanc as the Agency’s Chief of Staff. In this role, LeBlanc will support Director Halpern in carrying out GPO’s mission and meeting Agency goals. In addition to his GPO-wide program and management responsibilities, LeBlanc will oversee GPO’s Strategy, Communications and… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. Hungry for some interesting discussion with the Depository Library Council (DLC)? Back by popular demand at the fall 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference is ‘Snacks with Council.’ On Tuesday, October 18, and Wednesday, October 19, 2022, between 12:00 and 12:50 p.m. (EDT), the DLC… Read More

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation making a 10-year term appointment for the GPO Director, thus aligning the position with the Librarian of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol. The Chair, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, and Ranking Member, Rep. Rodney Davis, of GPO’s oversight committee discussed the legislation and achievements of the GPO team on the… Read More

GPO’s System of Online Access | Collection Development Plan has been updated for fiscal year 2022 and is available on FDLP.gov. This revision reflects content added to GovInfo in FY 2021. GovInfo ingest priorities include digitizing historic volumes of congressional publications: hearings, committee prints, reports, and documents. Additional ingest priorities… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. Have you registered to attend the “FDLP Preconference: Updates from GPO’s Library Services & Content Management” on October 12, 2022, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT)? Join LSCM’s Chiefs and Managers for news and updates on LSCM’s top initiatives. This 90-minute session will cover a variety of special… Read More