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The December 2009 revision of the Federal Depository Library Handbook (FDLH) is now available. There are major revisions to Chapter 7 (Public Access Assessments) and Chapter 11 (Collaborative Efforts). Chapter 7 was revised and renamed to reflect an emphasis on depository cooperation and Public Access Assessments. Chapter 11 was revised and renamed to bring greater… Read More

Virginia Saunders, GPO’s longest-serving employee, passed away in her sleep on June 19, having recently celebrated 64 years of Federal service. She started as a clerk typist at the F.B.I. in 1945, before spending the last 63 years working at GPO. Since 1969, Virginia had been responsible for the Congressional Serial Set—a case-bound compilation of all House and Senate… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Oklahoma State University (OSU) are pleased to announce that a redesign of the Browse Topics Web site is underway. This redesign continues GPO's and OSU's successful partnership to create topical pathfinders to electronic Federal Government information. The new Browse Topics Web site: Includes an updated list of topical… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has partnered with Southern Methodist University (SMU) Central University Libraries to provide permanent public access to a digital collection of more than 300 U.S. Government publications distributed by GPO during World War II. "Giving the public permanent access to this historic digital collection is an example of GPO’s… Read More

GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Richard J. Daley Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago through 2012. Originally signed in 1997, the partnership provides permanent public access to content in the Department of State Foreign Affairs (DOSFAN) Electronic Research Collection, a digital library of electronically archived information… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce the launch of an enhanced version of the Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects. All listings from the previous iteration have been incorporated into the new site, which is available at: http://registry.fdlp.gov. The enhanced Registry provides the ability to: Browse… Read More

The U.S. Census Bureau has published the Census Atlas of the United States. The new Atlas is an authoritative reference work that paints a fascinating and dynamic portrait of the American nation. It includes more than 700 full-color maps derived from 210 years of official Census data. The Atlas interprets population and housing data through maps organized by: … Read More

Some libraries are reporting confusion about the availability of the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit. To clarify, libraries that are both public AND a depository library are able to register for a free secondary copy in addition to the copy that they will be receiving from the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The confusion results from the following language… Read More

In June 2006, President George W. Bush created the Task Force on New Americans that included Federal agencies working together in developing a series of initiatives to strengthen immigrant integration efforts. The work of the Task Force on New Americans focuses on inter-agency projects that aim to help immigrants to learn English, embrace the common core of American… Read More

The Department of Interior (DoI) has notified GPO that they have discontinued "People, Land, & Water" in printed format. DoI indicates that this title will be available only on the internet and that the style of publication will change from the standard volume/issue configuration into a rolling article-by-article configuration. Articles from previous issues and those… Read More