GPO’s Library Services & Content Management contributes to and supports four statutory programs: The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) The Cataloging & Indexing Program (C&I) The International Exchange Service (IES) The By-Law Program Notable numbers provides a snapshot of the work done to support these programs. There are 1,105 libraries in the FDLP. In FDLP eXchange, there are 79 libraries offering in 25 regions. There are...

The National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information is a geographically dispersed collection of the corpus of Federal Government public information, accessible to the public at no cost. The development, maintenance, and preservation of the National Collection is critical to providing free, ready, and permanent public access to Federal Government information, now and for future generations. What’s in the National Collection? The scope of the Nati...

The West National Collection Service Area (NCSA) is one of four areas in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) that was established to ensure geographically dispersed permanent public access to Federal Government information products, to receive services from the Government Publishing Office, and to facilitate collaboration between and among Federal depository libraries. About the West NCSA This area, with thirteen states, Guam, and th...

Thursday, May 2, 2024; 12:30 – 5:15 p.m. (EDT) Final Schedule  Detailed Agenda  Open Forum and Poll Questions  Handouts & Slides Archived Recordings Thank you, FDLP community, for another successful, annual spring Virtual Meeting. During this free event, attendees: Participated in informative and interactive meetings of the Depository Library Council. Contributed to important discussions about free public access to U.S. Government ...

Institutions that have a project or a resource that would benefit the public and the depository community are encouraged to form partnerships with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). Many Federal agencies and Federal depository libraries have developed unique or innovative services for both the public and Federal depository libraries. GPO provides and guarantees access to these services for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) through partnerships. ...

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) will attempt to replace copies of federal publications that are damaged in shipment, not received, or defective. Claims may be filed by the depository coordinator or another staff member authorized by the coordinator. Claims must be made within 60 days of the date of the shipping list. Only a small number of claims copies are available. Replacement copies are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. You should consul...

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The Depository Library Council (Council) serves as an advisory committee to the Director, GPO and the Superintendent of Documents. Over the years, Council has offered advice and recommendations on matters relating to the indexing, classification, cataloging, distribution, format, storage, utilization, and administration of depository material. Council also has advised the Director, GPO on information policy issues affecting depository libraries and the FDLP. Counci...

Work to implement a digital FDLP is ongoing at GPO. The table maps recommendations of the Task Force on a Digital FDLP to action items with status updates. Action items and progress updates are reviewed and modified quarterly. Action Status Notes Assess the LSCM business unit for organizational and staffing changes to support digital initiatives. In Progress Internal consultations are ongoing and will be implemented as vac...