FDLP Resource Guides: FDLP Succession Planning: Information for New Coordinators

Recommended Tasks for Day One

The succession plan should include first steps for the new coordinator. Make sure someone will provide the plan to the coordinator on their first day.

These are some suggested tasks for Day One:

Update the Federal Depository Library Directory with current contact information. If you do not have access to your askGPO account, send an inquiry to the Federal Depository Support Services for assistance.
Subscribe to the FDLP News and Events announcements
Review your library's succession plan and related documents about FDLP operations
Browse the depository collection to familiarize yourself with the collection, whether tangible or digital materials
Review the FDLP Quick Start Guide
Read the Legal Regulations and Program Requirements
Join government information listservs, such as govdoc-l and doctech-l

Featured GPO Resources

This table has featured GPO resources that are helpful for depository coordinators and library staff that handle FDLP operations.

Resource	Information
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)	The CGP is free online resource of bibliographic records for U.S. Government publications. To learn more about how to use this catalog, check out CGP Search Tips/Help.
DiscoverGov	DiscoverGov "provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases including GPO's CGP and GovInfo. It will retrieve reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources and publications available online."
FDLP Academy	While freely available for the general public, the FDLP Academy offers webinars and webcasts for Federal depository libraries. Its mission is to "create and deliver enhanced educational opportunities to the FDLP community by fostering collaboration, by facilitating knowledge sharing, and through the application of new methods and use of multiple mediums" about Federal Government resources.
FDLP Archive-It	Explore FDLP Archive-It, which "harvests selected U.S. Government Web sites in their entirety."
FDLP Depository Operations Training Series (DOTS)	DOTS is a series of webcasts for depository coordinators on how to manage their FDL collections. There are accompanying slides. The recordings were made in August 2022
FDLP Resource Guides	FDLP Resource Guides provide information about the Federal Government and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). There are two types of guides: Subject and FDLP Information. “Subject Guides” explore a variety of topics that concern the Federal Government for the general public. “FDLP Information Guides” contain resources and guidance for Federal Depository Libraries about operations and services.
GitHub	GPO catalogers place bibliographic information on records about various topics in GitHub. Some of the records are brief bibs or preliminary records. Almost all of the records are for online versions of the resources.
GovInfo	GovInfo has featured collections on types of Federal Government documents and topics. Visit the Tutorials and Handouts on how to use and search in GovInfo.