OPAL GPO Archive

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Archive
Recordings and other documents about previous OPAL programs.

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Archive of GPO (U.S. Government Printing Office) Online Programs

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The Conservation Kitchen: Basic Tools for Any Preservation Recipe presented on May 20, 2008 by Diane Hutchins and Marcea Horst from the Washington State Library.
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about book conservation (runtime 40:11)
- MP3 audiorecording about book conservation (10.7 MB; runtime 40:11)
- Slide set about book conservation

The New FDLD: Federal Depository Library Directory presented in November 2007 by Patricia A. Duplantis, Librarian (Automation).
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about the New FDLD (playback time of 34 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording about the New FDLD (10.7 MB; playback time of 34 minutes)

GPO Authentication Initiative presented by Lisa Russell on October 30, 2007.
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about the GPO Authentication Initiative (playback time of 19 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording about the GPO Authentication Initiative (6 MB; playback time of 19 minutes)

Introduction to the New Browse Topics Website presented on August 8, 2007
- Streaming audio with webpages and text chat about the New Browse Topics Website
  (playback time of 30 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording
  of the New Browse Topics Website (9.2 MB; playback time of 30 minutes)

The GPO Catalog of Government Publications presented on March 6, 2007 by Linda Resler from the U.S. Government Printing Office
- Streaming audiorecording with presentation slides
  (playback time of 34 minutes)
- Original WMA audiorecording of the CGP by Linda Resler
  (5.1 MB; playback time of 34 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audiorecording of the CGP by Linda Resler
  (13.7 MB; playback time of 34 minutes)
- Presentation slides of the CGP by Linda Resler