The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is a database containing non-classified Presidential directives, policy, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources related to homeland security. The public can access approximately half of the items in HSDL without an account. For more information about HSDL content, see the Sources and Collection information on the HSDL about page. Additional information about this service is co...

There are six types of official GPO partnerships in which institutions can take part. Official partners enter into signed formal institutional agreements with GPO.Cataloging and Metadata ContributorDigital Access PartnerDigital Content ContributorDigital Preservation StewardPreservation StewardOther/Specialized: GPO will consider all partnership proposals that support free public access to U.S. Government information.Current GPO Partnerships ...

OverviewLaunched in 2021, LSCM Pilot Projects are focused initiatives designed to enhance the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information and to help Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) libraries make Government information more discoverable for the public. Learn more by visiting the LSCM Pilot Projects page.Pilot Project 1 opened for submissions in the fall of 2021, and the Merrill Cazier Library (MCL) at Utah State University was sele...

The Midwest 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 Midwest NCSA This twelve-state area has 290 Federal ...

AboutFDLP eXchange facilitates disposition processing by allowing libraries to enter information on printed materials they want to discard and to have the process managed by an automated workflow. FDLP eXchange also enables libraries to enter information on materials needed for their collections or digitization efforts.FDLP eXchange TerminologyOffers: Offers are items that a library is seeking to weed from their collection. Offers can be entered as individual items or ra...

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 NCSAThis area, with thirteen states, Guam, and the Federated States of Micrones...

If you are new to the FDLP, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) welcomes you. This guide is intended to help you get started with your library’s Federal depository operation.First StepsIdentify Basic Information about Your Library’s DepositoryFederal Depository Library (FDL) NumberFound in the FDL Directory and on the inside flap of depository shipment boxes. The number includes leading zeroes and may contain a letter at the end, for example, 0463B. Eac...

AboutSome depository libraries elect to maintain an item selection profile through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). This item selection profile can be viewed and updated in the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS). In DSIMS, you can see item numbers your library has selected and add or remove item numbers from your profile. After making changes in DSIMS, the depository coordinator will receive an email confirmation of the changes....

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.  Item numbers were adopted for use in catalog record distribution services and have also been used ...

AboutThe List of Classes of United States Government Publications Available for Selection by Depository Libraries is the official listing of publications available for selection by depository libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).The List of Classes is arranged by the Superintendent of Documents classification numbering system and is designed to group together publications by the same Government author. Use the List of Classes to work w...