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The FDLP eXchange is temporarily unavailable. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we will inform the community when it is available for use. We apologize for the inconvenience. Read More

Michael F. DiMario, who served as Public Printer of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) from 1993–2002, passed away on July 5th in Annapolis, MD.  He was 87 years old.  "On behalf of the entire GPO team, I send our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to Public Printer DiMario’s son Steve, extended family, colleagues, and friends," said GPO Director… Read More

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

A new webcast, "LSCM GitHub Repositories Webcast Series – Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Subject-Based Resources," is now available for viewing. Speaker: Celeste Welch, PhD, Technical Services Librarian, Library Technical Services, Library Services & Content Management (LSCM), U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) … Read More

Are you new to the Federal Depository Library Program or need a review of the basic operations? Check out these two resources. The introductory guide for new Federal depository staff has been updated on FDLP.gov. The guide is intended to help new staff get acquainted with their library’s depository operation. See Introduction for New Coordinators and Staff. This… Read More

May and June have been busy months for digital FDLP implementation activities. Work is ongoing with the List of Classes, which lists what is available for depository libraries to profile. Almost all entries are ‘EL’ for digital or online-format titles. The majority of paper-format entries are for PDT List titles. Other tangible-format entries continue to be worked… Read More

Superintendent of Documents Public Policy Statement (SOD-PPS) 8-2024, Withdrawal of Federal information products from the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information and GPO’s online U.S. Government Bookstore, became effective July 8, 2024. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) staff when Congress or… Read More

This message is being posted on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.  The U.S. Department of Education would like to spread awareness about this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The staff at the Department are hoping that Federal depository libraries can help provide promotional support over the summer months to remind students and… Read More

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), including GPO’s MetaLib, will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024, 6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

GPO’s Library Technical Services (LTS) has posted a new GitHub collection of 226 records for updating databases in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). The Updating Databases Collection is part of the CGP on GitHub repository. The databases provide access to publications, statistics, journal articles, and other types of information. Due to the different… Read More