Through participation in the Federal Depository Library Program, Federal depository libraries may gain no-fee access to agency subscription services.Your library will need to sign up for these services exclusive to the FDLP. Access methods and terms of service vary from service to service.Currently, one service is available. It is:Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)In order to ensure timely processing of your request for access to this service, first verify tha...

What are Cataloging and Metadata Contributors? These partners assist GPO with providing bibliographic data or serial holding information for historic and unreported publications that are not currently available in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) or for which there are only minimal records. No publications, either digital or tangible, are exchanged in this type of partnership. The publications, however, must be within scope of GPO’s information dissem...

What are Digital Content Contributors?If you have digitally imaged U.S. Government information or are considering a digital imaging project for content in scope of the National Collection, this partnership is for your organization.Digital Content Contributors provide digital content to GPO for ingest into GovInfo. The Contributors provide content that meets GPO specifications for ingest into the repository. GPO provides ongoing access and preservation of the digital cont...

The Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP) ended on December 31, 2024. Information regarding the CRDP now resides under our Archived Projects area on FDLP.gov ...

The Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program is one of the Superintendent of Documents’ Public Information Programs mandated by Title 44 of the United States Code (U.S.C.). The statutory obligation of the C&I Program is to prepare and publish a comprehensive index of every Federal document issued or published by a department, bureau, or office, not confidential in nature, and regardless of format. This is derived from the requirements for cataloging and indexing cod...

The Superintendent of Documents received comments from the depository library community, interested stakeholders, and the broader general public on the following:TOPIC: Print distribution and digital dissemination of information to Federal depository librariesPROPOSAL:  Print Distribution and Access to Government Publications in a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (SOD-PPS-7-2025)SUPERSEDES: Dissemination/Distribution Policy for the Fede...

This article contains information on GPO collections and databases, including some with additional access for Federal depository libraries. For more information about content, see the FDLP Content LibGuide.Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications contains bibliographic records for U.S. Government publications cataloged by GPO for both the Federal Depository Library Program and the Cataloging and Indexing Program...

GPO catalog records are those created for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I), programs of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO).  This article provides a high-level overview of the characteristics of these records.About GPO CatalogingGPO cataloging data consists of MARC records for materials published by all three branches of the Federal Government.  Publication types include:Books (print and online...