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Government PUblishing Office Cataloging Guidelines

Published by United States Government Publishing Office | Government Publishing Office (GPO) | Metadata Last Checked: September 17, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-08-07
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Cataloging Guidelines are intended to provide specific examples and practices that are unique to the cataloging and creation of various types of metadata for U.S. Government information published by all three branches of the Federal Government and in all formats. These guidelines are used by staff at GPO but are also intended for use by staff in Federal depository libraries and library staff in other institutions who handle, process, or use U.S. Government information.

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