The FDLP Coordinator Certificate Program (CCP) is on hold as GPO transitions the FDLP framework to a digital model. Registration for future iterations of the FDLP Coordinator Certificate Program will be announced via FDLP News once content is updated to reflect the new program model. In the meantime, recorded webcasts derived from the CCP curriculum are available via the FDLP Depository Operations Training Series. This series consists of 8 video recordings...

At the request of the Federal Depository Library community, the Government Publishing Office, Library Services & Content Services, Library Technical Information Services (LTIS) staff has formulated a policy for creating separate records for every manifestation of a document. This policy follows an internal review of the current approach of single record cataloging. Below is LTIS’ proposed policy for metadata creation for individual formats. Background In the 19...

Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) is making available, free of charge, bibliographic records for the online versions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publications on the CGP on GitHub repository. GitHub is a web-based computer source code sharing and publishing service. A GitHub account is not required for downloading the record sets. The NIST records were ingested into FDsys, now govinfo, in 2016. LSCM will release g...

With an increasing number of digital reproductions being created by Federal agencies and by GPO and GPO's partners, GPO's Library Technical Information Services (LTIS) has formulated procedures for cataloging digital reproductions of a tangible document. These procedures were developed following a cataloging community-wide review of digital reproduction cataloging, and will likely experience changes as the cataloging community evolves its views. Application GPO wil...

In an effort to provide Federal depository libraries and the general public with more timely access to bibliographic records in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) (http://catalog.gpo.gov), Library Services and Content Management (LS&CM) recently began a Library Technical Information Services (LTIS) internal pilot project to develop standards for the creation of brief bibliographic records for monographs. The goals of the project are to: Test poss...

The Superintendent of Documents proposed discontinuing the printed United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog (Serial Set Catalog) after production of the 105th Congress (1997-1998). The online Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) with enhanced functionality will replace the printed Serial Set Catalog. To this end, Library Technical Information staff (LTIS) staff evaluated the cataloging policy for Congressional Serial Set documents. These procedur...

The staff of the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) unit are here to assist you in the management of your Federal depository library. Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) - askGPO, Federal Depository Library Program > Suggestion: CGP technical enhancement/MetaLib Resource (or) Technical Issue: Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)/MetaLib/Z39.50 Cataloging and Classification - askGPO, &...

Thank you, members of the FDLP community, for joining the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Depository Library Council for 2019’s annual spring DLC Virtual Meeting. Archived Conference Information Final Schedule Detailed Agenda Slides and Handouts Conference Recordings The DLC Virtual Meeting on Twitter Explore the event’s Twitter feed for tweets and photos shared by attendees and GPO. Search #DLCVirtual19. Event Photos Click on any i...

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and its impact on Federal depository libraries. Libraries have closured or placed restrictions on access and should continue to address their situation as appropriate. These actions are taking place for the safety of library employees and patrons. In a letter sent to all Depository Coordinators, Superintendent of Documents Laurie Hall addressed questions concerning acce...