Upcoming Webinar: Transforming the Monthly Catalog (1895-1976): Integrating 1.2 Million Historic Monthly Catalog Bibliographic Records into the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

  • Last Updated: July 09, 2026
  • Published: July 09, 2026

Join us for our next FDLP Academy  webinar: Transforming the Monthly Catalog (1895-1976): Integrating 1.2 Million Historic Monthly Catalog Bibliographic Records into the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. Register to attend the live event.

For those unable to attend the live event, webinars are recorded and posted to the FDLP Academy Training Repository.

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026  

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET)   

Speaker: Ashley Dahlen, Senior Outreach Librarian, Library Services & Content Management, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)   

Description: The Monthly Catalog is a primary, historic bibliographic resource for Federal Government information. Bibliographic metadata from 1895-1976 has been transformed into MARC format and is now available in GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) as the Historic Monthly Catalog. In this webinar, you will see examples of records and search functionality. You may also pick up tips on how you can use the information to find Government resources, inventory collections, reclass publications, and more. 

Will this event be recorded? Yes  

Is this event free? Yes  

Webinar capacity: 100 attendees. Please only register if you are able to attend the live event. The recording will be available in the FDLP Academy Training Repository as soon as possible after the event.  

Registration confirmation: Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation with a link to join the webinar and a calendar invite.  

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Additional details: LSCM recently transitioned our webinar platform to Zoom. Please contact us via askGPO if you encounter any trouble connecting in the new environment.