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Register to attend the live training webinar, ""Taking the Department to the People: Editing Wikipedia to Help Ensure Equitable Access to USDA National Agricultural Library Resources and Collections." Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed… Read More

Library Services and Content Management introduced the FDLP community to a new limited print distribution framework for tangible publications in the fall of 2023. A public report, Implementing a New Print Distribution Framework: A Report for the FDLP Community, is now available, detailing the process and implementation of the framework.  More… Read More

Have you been wanting your library’s very own stand-up Ben cutout? Or has your Ben seen better days and needs replacing? Our colorful, 12” stand-up Ben has been restocked! It includes the Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government URL and comes with his own kickstand to keep him upright. Federal depository libraries can order up to two stand-up Ben cutouts, at no cost… Read More

Metadata and Collection Services (formerly Library Technical Services) has launched a new GitHub repository, Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Geographic-Based Record Sets. The repository contains sets of Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) bibliographic records based on geographic coverage and governmental jurisdictions. Our intention is to provide a… Read More

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for July 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking Technical Services Librarians to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbents will serve in the Metadata and Collection Services (MCS) unit of LSCM and perform a wide variety of technical services… Read More

The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER) team of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award given by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). The award recognizes an archives institution, education program, nonprofit organization, or Government organization that has given outstanding service to… Read More

New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Summer 2024, including: Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands from Digital Content Contributor Indiana State Library. Peace Corps publications from Digital Content Contributor University of Memphis. New additions… Read More

The Overview of GPO's Catalog Records web page was recently updated and is now linked from the Sources of GPO Cataloging Records web page under the section “About GPO catalog records." The Overview web page provides a high-level description of GPO catalog records, including updated or changed records. This may be useful information to share with colleagues at… Read More

Libraries at Colgate University and the University of Idaho have signed Memorandums of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards, and libraries at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and Colorado School of Mines have expanded their partnerships with GPO. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government… Read More