GODORT (Government Documents Round Table)

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The mission of the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) is to (1) To provide a forum for discussion of problems, concerns, and for exchange of ideas by librarians working with government documents; (2) to provide a force for initiating and supporting programs to increase availability, use, and bibliographic control of documents; (3) to increase communication between documents librarians and other librarians; (4) to contribute to the extension and improvement of education and training of documents librarians.

Learn more about GODORT on the ALA website.

  • 1.  Advocate today!

    Posted May 09, 2011 08:12 AM

    Please take part in National Library Advocacy Legislative Day by contacting your elected officials today and asking them in particular to

    • Maintain funding for the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistical Compendia Branch at $2.9 million in order to preserve publication of “Statistical Abstracts” and other publications;
    • Fund the Salaries and Expenses work of the Government Printing Office (GPO) at $42,173,000 to preserve public access through the FDLP and FDsys.

    Find your elected officials here: http://capwiz.com/ala/dbq/officials/?affiliate_lookup=1

     



  • 2.  RE: Advocate today!

    Posted May 09, 2011 09:52 AM

    Hi, Ellen,

    What are the bill numbers or other identifying numbers for these two issues? Our legislators may not be familiar with these issues.

    Larry

    Larry Romans,
    Vanderbilt University Libraries,
    Nashville, TN 37203-2427
    larry.romans@vanderbilt.edu
    (615) 322-2838

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