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GPO Hosts Nation’s Librarians for Virtual Conference


Washington - The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is holding a two-day virtual meeting of the Depository Library Council (DLC) starting today at noon. More than 400 librarians and professionals from Federal Depository Libraries have already signed up to be part of the conference. Some of the presentations on the agenda include:

  • Regional Discard Policy
  • Preservation Stewards
  • The 2017 Biennial Survey of Federal Depository Libraries
  • FDLP Coordinator Certificate Program
  • GPO Cataloging Guidelines
  • Preservation initiatives

Anyone can register to attend the conference for free here: https://go.usa.gov/x58ZS

GPO is the Federal Government's official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government. The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through www.govinfo.gov, partnerships with approximately 1,150 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program, and our secure online bookstore. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov.

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