Instructions
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Instructions

This section contains information on how to use various FDLP services and resources.

  • Claiming Federal Publications
    The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will attempt to replace copies of Federal publications that are damaged, not shipped, or defective. In order to request a replacement copy, libraries must first determine the ty
  • Claims Copies Exhausted
    Surplus stock has been exhausted for the following titles. Do NOT submit claims for publications appearing on this list. Item numbers with this symbol % are shipped short; no rainchecks.
  • Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS)
    Depository libraries receive Federal publications through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Libraries select Federal publications that they wish to receive based on the needs of their constituents. Consult
  • Direct Mail Titles
    Direct mail is depository material that is shipped directly to the library from a GPO contractor. This material does not appear on a GPO-issued shipping list. Any titles currently selected by libraries and received thro
  • Establishing Intrastate Regional Depository Libraries
    The provisions of chapter 19 of Title 44, U.S.C., prescribe a structure for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) consisting of regional and selective libraries, and set the conditions for the operation of the FD
  • Federal Depository Library Directory
    The Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD) contains location and contact information on Federal depository libraries. This information provides the public with the ability to locate and contact a Federal depository
  • Forwarding or Returning Misdirected Shipment Boxes
    A misdirected depository shipment box is one you receive that: Does not have your library number on it. Has your library number on it but the contents are not items that you select. Has your library number on it and
  • Item Lister
    Item Lister provides users with the ability to see which item numbers are and are not being selected by any given Federal depository library. To search, select the type of report and enter the library number. There are
  • Linking to Federal Resources Using Persistent Uniform Resource Locators (PURLs)
    PURLs provide stable URLs to online Federal information that can be used on depository library Web sites and in cataloging records. Since March 1998, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has used persistent uniform
  • List of Classes
    The List of Classes is the official listing of publications available for selection by depository libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Tags: selection profile

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