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“Unreported documents” and the history of the printing and distribution of Congressional hearings
Those of you who know me know that I’m an “unreported documents” nerd and have LONG advocated that it is every government information librarian’s duty to hunt for and send “unreported documents” to the Government Publishing Office (GPO) so that they can capture and catalog them for inclusion in the National Collection of U.S. Government […]
Congressional Research Service (CRS) releases report on Congressionally Mandated Reports
Wow, the FirstBranchForecast was on fire this week (as it is most weeks!), announcing a new bill to protect Inspectors General, talking about the just-released FOIA Advisory Committee’s draft report available for public comment (submit yours via email to foia-advisory-committee@nara.gov through June 2), and also highlighting a new CRS report Congressionally Mandated Reports: Overview and […]
government staffing & turnover
Senior Fellow Tenpas at the Brookings Institution conducted a study on the administration’s senior government turnover, “Tracking turnover in the Trump administration.” The Office of Personnel Management issues reports. “Sizing Up the Executive Branch.” (FY 2017) GPO cataloged FY 2012, SuDoc Number: PM 1.2:W 89/6/ 0295 (online). “Senior Executive Service Report.” (FY 2017) SuDoc Number: […]
New year’s resolutions for 2020: setting a new agenda for a new FDLP
Happy 2020! Now that we’re starting a new decade(!) — and GPO has set up a working group to study and consider digital deposit and Depository Library Council (DLC) will soon announce its PURL working group! — it is time for FGI to make its new year’s resolutions and envision a new agenda for a […]
FGI’s guide to “unreported” FDLP publications
April 23, 2021 / Leave a comment
Introduction Four easy steps to reporting “unreported” publications Strategies for finding “unreported” documents (more tips and tricks!) Historically “Unreported” materials of particular interest History of the problem Appendix: how to fill out the askGPO form Introduction “Unreported” publications (which were, until recently, called “fugitive” publications) are those that are within scope of the Federal Depository […]
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