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"On June 3, 2009 Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested the Statement of Disbursements (SOD) be published online, as part of her continued commitment to increase governmental transparency and accountability. Since 1964 Congress has been required by law to publish the SOD,...
"GPO is pleased to announce the re-launch of its agency Web site. This enhanced site includes separate Web pages for FDLP and LSCM information for the public. The new Web pages will help inform the public about and lead the...
Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program - Back Issues available from 1996-2008, HTML Version (and PDF from 2001). Note - the Federal Depository Library Program website is now located as follows: "The FDLP Desktop serves as a centralized resource...
"On May 7, Mary Alice Baish of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) gave testimony [Statement on behalf of GPO funding] before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Legislative Branch Subcommittee, in support of the fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget...
FDLP Desktop: "The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was directed by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) to conduct a study on the conditions of regional depository libraries. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the extent to which...
"Through Government Information Online (GIO) you can ask government information librarians who are experts at finding information from government agencies of all levels (local, state, regional, national international) on almost any subject from aardvarks to zygomycosis. GIO is a free...
US Courts press release: "Free public access to federal court records is available at 16 libraries in 14 states [the list is included with this release] under a joint pilot project of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts...
"A new Web page designed to keep libraries informed of weekly depository shipments has been released and is available at http://www.fdlp.gov/distribution/index.html."...
GPO: "Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) and volunteers from the Federal depository community worked to consolidate and update the Instructions to Depository Libraries and the Federal Depository Library Manual, including its supplements, into one online publication. All the chapters...
Press release: "As the world pauses to remember the 62nd anniversary of the Allies' victory in Europe during World War II (May 8, 1945), the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is joining with Southern Methodist University (SMU) Central University Libraries...
CRS Report, RS22605, FY2008 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability, February 13, 2007: "This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices to obtain...
"The Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries 2005 Results report has been posted. The survey results reflect conditions in depository libraries as of December, 2005. The 2005 Biennial Survey Significant Findings report was also posted..." [Link to both surveys]...
A summary of the responses to the survey on depository usage of PACER is available in PDF (3 pages) via this FDLP Desktop webpage. "GPO has requested that the Administrative Office provide no-fee public access through Federal depository libraries. However,...
In a follow-up to this July 25, 2004 posting - Depository Libraries Directed to destroy DOJ Pamphlets - this update, via Mike Ravnitzky, from the Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation (FEAR): "In response to our FOIA requests, this week the...
"The List of Classes is the official listing of publications available for selection by depository libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The list is arranged by the Superintendent of Documents classification numbering system and is designed to...
The members of the Depository Library Council (DLC) are pleased to announce that our vision discussion paper entitled The Federal Government Information Environment of the 21st Century: Towards a Vision Statement and Plan of Action for Federal Depository Libraries. See...
From GPO Access: "A number of Federal depository libraries were in the path of Hurricane Katrina. While it is too early to gauge the impact of this horrendous storm on those institutions, GPO is committed to helping our depository partners...
The Memory Hole has made available an unredacted copy of a report previously recalled from federal depository libraries: 75 Years of IRS Criminal Investigation History, 102 pages, PDF. [thanks Suzanne]...
As announced this afternoon by Judith C. Russell, Managing Director, Information Dissemination (Superintendent of Documents), links to documents (all in PDF, unless otherwise indicated), are as follows: Plenary Session on Strategic Vision Bruce James, Public Printer GPO's Future Digital Content...
Report to Congress: Organizations Complementing Federal Agency Information Dissemination Programs, April 15, 2005 (23 pages, PDF): "This report discusses Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Depository Libraries (FDLs), Federally funded CTCs, public libraries, and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) research...
Get Assistance from a Federal Depository Librarian: Government Information Online Pilot Project "U.S. Government agencies provide information on a wide variety of topics, from nutrition and health care to gardening and saving money on your electric bill. Other topics include...
Survey to Identify Essential Titles for Public Use in Paper or Other Tangible Format March 4 - March 18, 2005: "The dissemination of information products through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) includes a variety of formats. As directed by...
From the American Library Association Washington Office Newsline: (proposed changes effective October 1, 2005) "...GPO would produce and distribute in print only the 50 titles listed on the Essential Titles for Public Use in Paper Format. The Essential Titles list,...
Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction, which was prepared by Charles Duelfer, chief weapons inspector for the Iraqi Survey Group. This report is in three volumes, comprising 1000...
August 24, 2004: Text of Letter from Congressman Conyers and Senator Leahy to AG Ashcroft Concerning Efforts to Destroy Public Documents. For reference, see Justice Department asks depository libraries to destroy forfeiture documents and related postings from beSpacific....
As a follow-up to my July 25 posting, Depository Libraries Directed to Destroy DOJ Pamphlets, from the American Library Association, Department of Justice Rescinds Order for Libraries to Destroy Documents and ALA welcomes Department of Justice decision to rescind destruction...
From the Boston Globe, this article reports the story about a DOJ directive to GPO concerning the destruction of five government documents on the prosecution of asset forfeiture cases. The data contained therein is already part of the public record,...
"GPO officials appeared before the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee this week [March 4] to request $25 million for digital publishing and distribution technology." [Link] "Our vision is to move the GPO forward from a predominantly ink-on-paper distributor of printing...
From the GPO: Essential Titles for Public Use in Paper Format: The list comprises 48 titles, along with associated web links as available. "The dissemination of information products through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) includes a variety of formats....
State-by-State Report on Permanent Public Access to Electronic Government Information, June 2003, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 292 pages, pdf. "The purpose of this study was to assess the level of permanent public access to electronic government information across...