Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Agency Digital Products Case Study Report Now Available

In the fall of 2016, the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Superintendent of Documents entered into an interagency agreement with the Federal Research Division (FRD) of the Library of Congress to develop and test a methodology for identifying agency digital publishing, dissemination, and preservation policies and practices. The final report, "Disseminating and Preserving Digital Public Information Products Created by the U.S. Federal Government: A Case Study Report,” is now available.

The results and recommendations found in the report provide Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) a more informed approach to:
  • Foster productive, collaborative relationships with agencies
  • Develop strategies to improve and transform its operations and services to facilitate a more effective and efficient proactive approach to increased discovery and access to Government information
  • Ensure all in-scope content is acquired for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the Cataloging & Indexing Program (C&I), and GPO’s System of Online Access (FDsys/govinfo)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

World War II Army Operations Reports

The Cleveland Public Library is now a Digital Access Partner for their digitized versions of the First United States Army’s Report of Operation. These reports describe the tactical operations of the First U.S. Army in Europe between Oct. 20, 1943 and May 8, 1945.
All three multiple volume reports are cataloged in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications with PURLs to the digitized content at the Cleveland Public Library.

Title: Report of operations, October 20 1943- 1 August 1944
SuDoc: W 1.2:AR 5/8/943-44
CGP system number: 001066860
PURL: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo107290

Title: Report of operations, 1 August 1944-22 February 1945
SuDoc: W 1.2:AR 5/8/944-45/V. 1-4
CGP system number: 001059995
PURL: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo93043

Title: Report of operations, 23 February-8 May 1945.
SuDoc: W 1.2:AR 5/8/945/V. 1-3
CGP system number: 001060038
PURL: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo93055

GPO thanks the Cleveland Public Library for sharing this digitized content with the Federal depository library community and the public.

Legislative Branch Innovation Hub

The Legislative Branch Innovation Hub seeks to highlight Legislative branch activities that use technology to cultivate collaboration, foster data standardization, and increase transparency. The Hub includes information to help law-making bodies innovate, communicate, and legislate effectively, and it is being developed iteratively by non-partisan support staff in United States Legislative branch organizations coordinated through the Bulk Data Task Force in collaboration with civil society. GPO staff participate and are active members of the Bulk Data Task Force.