• 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. … ... Read More

    • Introduction for New Coordinators and Staff

    If you are new to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) welcomes you. Your position and hard work support free, public access to U.S. Government information resources.Your primary role as Federal depository library staff is to help your library’s researchers find and access Federal content. This guide is intended to… Read More

    Examine Your Library’s Depository Operation: Determine if your Library Acquires any Publications in a Physical Format

    Since February, 2024, the only publications being distributed are Special Selection Offers and those on the Print Distribution Titles List.Special Selection Offers (SSOs)These are print publications on “hot topics” or titles of major interest to many libraries. They are disseminated in the FDLP by library request, and not by item number.Check if there is interest at your… Read More

    Examine Your Library’s Depository Operation: Determine if your Library has an FDLP Item Selection Profile (and is making use of it)

    BackgroundTraditionally, an item selection profile was a depository’s collection development profile.  Item numbers were created circa 1940 to support tangible format distribution.  Depositories selected various item numbers to receive associated publications in physical formats.Item numbers have been assigned to all formats of publication, including online… Read More

    Examine Your Library’s Depository Operation

    Gain an overview of your library’s depository operation. Locate or identify: Library staff involved in the depository operation and their roles. This may include reference librarians, catalogers or systems librarians, electronic resource managers, collection management librarians, staff opening up depository shipments, etc. Depository collections … Read More
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