GPO Names Syracuse University Library with Best Federal Depository Website

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) honors E.S. Bird Library at Syracuse University with the best website in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) for 2024. This is the second library to ever receive the award, which was created last year to recognize the creativity and easy access of Government information libraries are sharing on their websites. The library’s website offers a variety of topical tabs on elections, the Constitution, and more for users to explore Government information. In addition, the website highlights when and how the public can access Government information and who to contact for further assistance. 

E.S. Bird Library FDLP website: https://researchguides.library.syr.edu/government

“Congratulations to E.S. Bird library on their fantastic website which makes it easy for hundreds of thousands of people in central New York state to access Government information,” said GPO Superintendent of Documents Scott Matheson. “On behalf of everyone at GPO, we applaud E.S. Bird Library on helping GPO deliver on its vision of an America Informed.”

“Syracuse University Libraries is proud to be a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents,” says David Seaman, Dean of Syracuse University Libraries and University Librarian.  “In fact, Syracuse University Libraries is the second oldest depository library in New York State and has been a part of the Federal Depository Library Program for more than 140 years. We are extremely grateful to John Olson, our Government and Geo-Information Librarian, who developed the online Research Guide that makes it easy for users to find these important resources, and we are honored to be recognized as the Federal Depository Library Program website of the year.”

The depository collections of E.S. Bird Library serve 23,000 students, staff, and faculty of Syracuse University as well as the 600,000 people in the central region of New York state. The Government Documents research guide has been viewed and used more than 4,000 times in the past 18 months, more than 220 times per month.