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.

Rare & Endangered Government Publications (REGP) meeting

  • 1.  Rare & Endangered Government Publications (REGP) meeting

    Posted Feb 22, 2018 10:08 AM

    Posting on behalf of Aimee Slater and Susanne Caro:


    Join us *today* at 1pm ET via Adobe Connect:
    http://ala.adobeconnect.com/godort/
    Call in information for those preferring telephone instead of computer
    audio:
    (844) 801-7777
    Access code: 738241


    Agenda


    - Introduction
    - Title 44 and its impact on REGP: will this result in more fugitives or
    endangered content? GPO Comments on Title 44: https://www.fdlp.gov/news-and-events/3326-gpo-s-comments-on-draft-title-44-legislation
    - ALA Midwinter handouts from GPO: https://www.fdlp.gov/news-and-events/2883-gpo-handouts-from-ala-s-midwinter-meeting
    - Missing and moved documents: Business as Usual or Cause for Concern?
    Recent story on Pentagon Spending that mentions disabled links: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2017/msu-scholars-find-21-trillion-in-unauthorized-government-spending-defense-department-to-conduct/
    - End of Term: Did more disappear than usual?
    - Preservation issues state or federal
    - In-person meeting at ALA Annual
    - Any Other Business