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Southern Methodist University Central University Libraries Government Information And Map Resources Department Getting Started With Government Documents

GPO And FDLP : GPO

GPO = Government Printing Office

• Congressional agency established in 1860
• Legal authority vested in Title 44 of the United States Code (USCODE)
• Public printer -- printer of record for federal information -- "official publisher"
• Sale and distribution functions added in 1895
• Cataloging (descriptive and organizational) responsibilities substantially revised in 1976 and in 1996
• For more information, see: http://www.gpo.gov/aboutgpo/index.html

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Please direct questions or comments to the Librarian, Government Information And Map Resources, 214-768-2331. Updated March 2006.