MORE 'GPO' POSTS
From a Federal Depository Library Program E-Mail Announcement: The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has received the final report from Ithaka S + R (Ithaka), who was contracted to develop practical and sustainable models for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). GPO appreciates the comments that were submitted by members of our community during Ithaka’s […]
FDLP=Federal Depository Library Program Direct to Full Text From a Column by Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents: Welcome to the inaugural issue of the FDLP Connection: A monthly newsletter featuring insights from the FDL community. It was an honor to be appointed Superintendent of Documents by our new Public Printer, Bill Boarman, in January. […]
From a GPO Announcement (PDF): The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has expanded its collection of eBooks to more than 200 titles. GPO and Google formed a partnership in 2010 to convert Government publications into eBook format and make the eBooks available through Google’s eBookstore. For example, a recent addition, the first volume of the […]
"Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the Implications of RDA for Federal Depository Libraries"
|From the FDLP Desktop: The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) continues to monitor the discussion of the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA: Resource Description and Access. RDA is based on FRBR, or Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, and was released in 2010. It has undergone testing at the Library of Congress, the […]
Digital Preservation: GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) Provides Access To NOAA Collection
Data Files, Digital Preservation, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation
|From a GPO Announcement: The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is providing permanent public access to the Coastal Zone Information Collection (CZIC) through the agency’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, GPO is providing digital access to more than 5,000 coastal related documents. The […]
From a Sunshine Foundation Post by Daniel Schuman: Legislation that would require copies of congressionally mandated reports to be published online by GPO cleared a major hurdle when it unanimously passed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a business meeting on Wednesday. The “Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act,” introduced by Rep. […]
We hope this course includes material about a number of sources and initiatives that provide (or plan to provide) free access to court records. From an Announcement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: A pilot project aimed at having public libraries enhance the public’s knowledge and use of the federal judiciary’s Public Access […]
From a U.S. Courts Announcement: A dozen federal courts have been selected to participate in a pilot program in which the federal judiciary and the Government Printing Office are partnering to provide free public access to court opinions through the GPO’s FDSys system. The one-year pilot project was approved by the Judicial Conference in March […]
From a Text Summary of a Federal News Radio Interview: Now in its 150th year, the Government Printing Office has been on a digital tear for the last several years. In December it went live with FDsys.gov, its new system of record. GPO is partnering with several agencies to help with digital conversion and public […]
From a GPO Announcement: Public Printer Bill Boarman, Archivist David Ferriero, and Director of the Federal Register Ray Mosley presented President Barack Obama with the first volume of the Public Papers of the President, Barack Obama in an Oval Office ceremony. The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) works with the National Archives and Records Administration’s […]