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Master Schedule
The complete schedule of upcoming OPAL public online events.
Auditorium
Most OPAL programs are held in the Auditorium.
After clicking on the link above, type in your name and press Enter. First-time
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Archive
Recordings and other documents about previous OPAL programs.
Podcast
For information on listening to previous OPAL events on your portable MP3 player,
visit the OPAL Podcast blog.

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Archive of GPO (U.S. Government Printing Office) Online Programs
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If you have viewed a GPO presentation, please take a moment to complete a
short evaluation. Your feedback is important to us.
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Digitization Projects Registry: a tool for Discovery, Collaboration, and Preservation
presented on July 7, 2011 by David Walls, GPO Preservation Librarian from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Searching the CGP presented on May 26, 2011 by Linda Resler and Patricia Duplantis
from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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FDsys: Advanced Search Techniques and Tips presented on March 10, 2011
by Amanda Colvin, Ashley Dahlen, and Blake Edwards from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Web Tech Notes presented on February 15, 2011
by Valerie Martens Furino.
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Modeling a Sustainable FDLP for the 21st Century presented on January 13, 2011
by Roger C. Schonfeld and Ross Housewright.
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Going Mostly Electronic - Part III: Chat with GPO presented on November 10, 2010 by the staff of the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Going Mostly Electronic - Part II: Options and Opportunities presented on October 14, 2010 by Kathy Bayer,
Senior Outreach Librarian, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Going Mostly Electronic - Part I: The Basics presented in September 2010 by Melissa Fairfield,
Education and Outreach Librarian, U.S. Government Printing Office.

Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference
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Keynote Speech by Gabriela Schneider
from the
Sunlight Foundation, recorded on August 11, 2010.
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"Census: Demographics & Business" presented by Jerry O'Donnell from the
U.S. Census Bureau, recorded on August 12, 2010.
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"Next Level Docs: Going Beyond the Basics" presented by Brad Vogus from
Arizona State University, recorded on August 16, 2010.
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"International Sources & Statistics" presented by Kate Holvoet
from the
University of Utah, recorded on August 17, 2010.

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Needs Assessment & 2009 Biennial Survey: What Did We Learn?
presented on July 20, 2010 by Cindy Etkin, Senior Program Analyst,
and Kristina Bobe, Outreach Librarian, Education and Outreach, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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GPO's FDsys Overview and Q&A Period presented in June 2010 by Matthew Landgraf and Katherine Zwaard,
Lead Program Manageers, Program Management Office, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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The GPO Historic Shelflist Project presented in May 2010 by Laurie Hall,
Director of Library Technical Information Services and Suzanne Ebanues, Senior
Planning and Development Specialist, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Helping GPO Identify Fugitive Publications presented in January 2010 by
Joe McClane, Manager of Content Acquisitions, and Linda Nainis, Acquisitions Librarian,
U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Trademarks: What Every Librarian Should Know presented in December 2009 by
Natalie Polzer and Tom Turner from the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program.
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Discards, Needs, & Offers - Oh My! What's One to Do? presented in December 2009
by Cynthia Etkin, Sr. Program Planning Specialist, and Lisa Russell, Manager,
Content Management, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Project presented in December 2009 by
Laurie Hall, the U.S. Government Printing Office's Director of Library Technical
Information Services, Joan Chapa, and Jim Noel from MARCIVE, Inc.
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A Brief Overview of Microfiche, Shipping Lists, and SuDoc Classification in the
Federal Depository Library System presented in November 2009
by Valerie Martens Furino, Supervisory Librarian of Library Technical Services
Support, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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An Overview of the Microfiche Program of the Federal Depository Library Program presented in November 2009
by Valerie Martens Furino, Supervisory Librarian of Library Technical Services
Support, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Department of Energy Office of Science & Technology Information (OSTI):
A Very Brief Overview of OSTI Offerings presented in October 2009
by Holly Harper, GPO intern and MLIS student at the University of Washington.
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Searching for Free Government Full Text Docs Online:
Where to Begin? presented in October 2009
by Holly Harper, GPO intern and MLIS student at the University of Washington.
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Disseminating Government Information in Partnership with GPO presented on September 16, 2009 by
Joe McClane, Content Acquisitions Manager, GPO
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Geology Librarianship and Government Documents presented in August 2009
by Stephanie Earls, GPO intern and MLIS student at the University of Washington.
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Geographic Information System Programs in Libraries presented in August 2009
by Stephanie Earls, GPO intern and MLIS student at the University of Washington.
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Orientation for New FDLP Depository Staff presented on June 30, 2009
by Robin Haun-Mohamed, Ashley Dahlen, and Kathee Brazee.
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The Conservation Kitchen Returns: Wraps, Jackets, and Boxed Treats presented on May 28, 2009
by Diane Hutchins, Marcea Horst, and Laurie Fortier from the Washington State Library.
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Overview of Authentication and Authentication of FDLP Partner Content,
presented on May 14, 2009 by Lisa Russell and Ted Priebe from the U.S. Government
Printing Office
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Cooking with Content - Creating Successful OPAL Presentations,
presented in October 2008 by Diane Hutchins, Program Manager - Preservation and Access Services,
Washington State Library
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The Federal Depository Library Handbook: Module 1,
presented in September 2008 by Nancy Faget from the U.S. Government Printing Office
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The Federal Depository Library Handbook: Module 2 ,
presented in September 2008 by Nancy Faget from the U.S. Government Printing Office
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The Federal Depository Library Handbook: Module 3,
presented in September 2008 by Nancy Faget from the U.S. Government Printing Office
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The Designation Handbook for Federal Depository Libraries,
presented in September 2008 by Nancy Faget from the U.S. Government Printing Office
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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.
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The New FDLD: Federal Depository Library Directory presented in November 2007
by Patricia A. Duplantis, Librarian (Automation).
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GPO Authentication Initiative presented by Lisa Russell on October 30, 2007.
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MP3 audiorecording
about the GPO Authentication Initiative (6 MB; playback time of 19 minutes)
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Introduction to the New Browse Topics Website
presented on August 8, 2007
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The GPO Catalog of Government Publications
presented on March 6, 2007 by Linda Resler from the U.S. Government Printing Office

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