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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.

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Legislation Committee agenda MW '15

  • 1.  Legislation Committee agenda MW '15

    Posted Jan 16, 2015 01:20 PM

    Legislation Committee meeting schedule and agenda


    Midwinter Meeting 2015 Chicago, IL


     


    Legislation Committee I (joint w ALA COL/GIS)


    Saturday, January 31, 2015


    1:00pm – 2:30pm


    MCP - W175A


     


    Legislation Committee II


     


    Sunday, February 1, 2015


    10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.


    Swissotel - Vevey 1


     


    Welcome and Introductions


     


    Discussion of future of NTIS and GODORT resolution


     


    Discussion of United Nations Proposal - report from International Documents TF


     


    Discussion of Orientation Statement for Members of Congress and other policy makers.  (Drafted by FDTF Working Group)


     


    Discussion with Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents about proposal to allow regional depository libraries to substitute paper with version on FDsys. (GODORT papers written in response to COL FDLP Task Force report and GODORT letter to GPO provide background:


     



    • Libraries – The Last Best Place for Preserving Paper & Digital Government Publications

    • Digitization And Preservation of Historic US Government Publications

    • Federal Depository Library Program:  Sustainable Structure For the 21st Century


     


     


    Legislation Committee III


     


    Monday, February 2, 2015


    8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.


    Swissotel - Vevey 1


     


    Welcome and Introductions


     


    Follow-up discussion of work to be done to prepare for annual