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After serving for six years as the Superintendent of Documents, Laurie Hall has informed U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern she will resign as Superintendent upon the selection of a successor. She will continue to serve as the Managing Director of Library Services and Content Management (LSCM). Hall has been serving in both of these… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange next week. Start Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During the period,… Read More

Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) would like to commend both the University of Minnesota Libraries (UMN; FDLP Library 0295) staff and GPO’s Library Technical Services (LTS) team for partnering to enhance the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) by adding records for ceased agency publications held by that regional depository library. GPO and UMN… Read More

GPO is distributing the National Debate Topic for High Schools, 2021-2022. This publication is now also being offered as a Special Selection Offer with 25 copies available. Libraries not selecting item number 0996-A can request to receive the publication. The 30-page document is an annotated bibliography compiled by the Congressional Research Service and is intended to… Read More

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

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and MetaLib will undergo routine maintenance from Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) through Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. (EST). During the maintenance period, these services may experience brief, intermittent downtime. Thank you for your cooperation, and we apologize for the inconvenience. … Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 7:00 p.m. (EST) 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… Read More

Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) is pleased to announce the next LSCM Pilot Project opportunity with Federal depository libraries in support of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).   Pilot Project Opportunity 2 is scoped as cataloging, item-level inventory, condition assessment, and digitization of a collection of 200-300 Federal… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named one of the best employers in the country by Forbes. GPO ranked for the first time on Forbes’ annual list of mid-sized agencies in Government Services. GPO joined the Department of Education and the Government Accountability Office in the category for best Government agencies. During the COVID pandemic GPO has… Read More

New highlights have been added to FDLP.gov’s Historic Publications page for Winter 2022, including: More treasures from the U.S. Congressional Serial Set collection on govinfo. Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1793-1965. Register of Officer Personnel, United States Navy and Marine Corps, and Ships’ Data, 1801-1807. U.S… Read More