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Constitution Day preparations around the country are underway! You can now order your library’s batch of free Pocket Constitutions. Each Federal depository library may order up to 100 copies. All orders must be placed by September 2, 2022, in order to ensure delivery for Constitution Day.  Order Pocket Constitutions. Visit our ordering page. Click … Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Using Science.gov to Access U.S. Government Science Information." Monday, August 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

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Help @ Your Fingertips: VA Mobile Mental Health Apps."                                                              … Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been adding Library of Congress Classification call numbers in bibliographic records for congressional hearings and reports for approximately 20 years. The Library of Congress (LOC) and the GPO recently held several meetings to discuss this practice, and the two agencies mutually agreed that the practice is no longer… Read More

LSCM recently released a set of enhancements to the askGPO site: A new “Depository Highlights” field in the Federal Depository Library Directory. This field is included in all search and export functionality, and depository coordinators can edit the field to indicate areas of interest or depository collection and services strengths for their institution. LSCM… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 7:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 2 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation while we… Read More

Today, Monday, June 27, 2022, the Superintendent of Documents has released, for your review and comment, a draft version of the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information Strategic Plan for FY 2023 ― FY 2027. The plan provides a framework to coordinate and apply lifecycle management best practices to support Federal depository libraries, and to establish… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During the period, users are advised… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Next Gen Finding Aid Website, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Photograph Finding Aid." Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Maritime Administration Information Resources: Introduction to Its Economic, Maritime, and National Security Information Resources." Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available… Read More