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Beginning summer 2023, we are updating our guides. You may notice changes to the look and feel of our existing guides. If you have any questions or experience any issues, please contact askGPO.

FDLP Content: Featured FDLP Content

Federal depository libraries are required to provide access to all Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) content and catalog or point to the content that is most useful to library patrons. This guide describes that content.

GPO Staff Picks

August, 2023

GPO Staff Picks include publication titles from various resources, including:

FDLP promotional materials
Government Book Talk blog
GovInfo Featured content
FDLP.gov featured content, including the quarterly Historic Publications
FDLP News and Events
And, last but not least, staff favorites

GPO Staff Picks archive

FDLP Content examples

Examples of FDLP content related to the subject of “pandemics”:

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

FDLP Basic Collection

Occupational Outlook Handbook, specifically Healthcare Occupations
United States Government Manual See mentions of services provided by Federal agencies in response to COVID-19 throughout the publication.

The Navy's experience with influenza in recent years, before and since the pandemic of 1918, is indicated by the following table:

FDLP partner content

National Library of Medicine Catalog

Naval Postgraduate School Homeland Security Digital Library

NASA STI Repository (Technical Reports Server)

FDLP Content

Government information resources found in:

Tangible or physical publications at depository libraries
FDLP Basic Collection
Online publications, available through the CGP, including publications in GovInfo, CGP’s MetaLib, and the FDLP Web Archive
Official FDLP partner resources
Agency subscription databases