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FGI’s guide to “unreported” FDLP publications
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 […]
Reps Quigley and Comer re-introduce Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA)
Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and James Comer (KY-01) re-introduced the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to create a single website on which Congress and the public can easily search, sort, and download all executive agency congressional reports. Quigley has introduced this bill every Congressional session since 2011. In the last session of Congress, […]
Great news! GPO announces “fugitive documents” will now be called “unreported publications”
This is a good week for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The Government Publishing Office (GPO) has just announced that it has acted on community feedback regarding the terminology used to describe federal government publications that are within scope of the FDLP but not included in the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP) — see […]
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 […]
FGI comment on GPO RFC re Regional Online Selections Draft Policy
May 14, 2021 / 2 Comments on FGI comment on GPO RFC re Regional Online Selections Draft Policy
Last fall, GPO announced a new Superintendent of Documents (SOD) draft policy statement “Regional Depository Libraries Online Selections.” GPO surveyed regional depository libraries and released the results of that survey in February, 2021. They’re also asking the wider library community and interested parties for comment DUE MAY 16, 2021. FGI has submitted a comment regarding […]
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