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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Notice to GODORT Membership
Vote to Amend the GODORT Bylaws
General Membership Meeting, ALA Midwinter Meeting
Sunday, January 22, 2017
At the GODORT General Membership meeting at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the membership will be asked to vote on the following proposed amendment to the current GODORT Bylaws. The title of Article VIII (Task Forces, Committees, and Discussion Groups) will be changed to Article VIII. TASK FORCES, COMMITTEES, DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND INTEREST GROUPS and the following new Section 5 will be added:
Section 5. Interest Groups
An interest group is an informal group welcoming all ALA members for participation in discussions. The Steering Committee must approve a statement of each interest group’s purpose and duration for inclusion in the PPM. The interest group leader is appointed by the GODORT Chair to define discussion topics, coordinate discussion, and report back to GODORT membership as appropriate.
RATIONALE: This amendment to the Bylaws will provide an option for GODORT units to organize as an “Interest Group.” Interest groups are inclusive, open-ended groups, focused outward towards all interested members of the American Library Association, who are interested in government information issues and documents, but not necessarily narrowly focused on specific documents librarian topics.