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.

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Poll: Should GODORT endorse in principle the Draft Resolution on Accessibility of Library Websites? See attached file.

  • 1.  Poll: Should GODORT endorse in principle the Draft Resolution on Accessibility of Library Websites? See attached file.

    Posted Jul 01, 2009 10:53 AM
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  • 2.  RE: Poll: Should GODORT endorse in principle the Draft Resolution on Accessibility of Library Websites? See attached file.

    Posted Jul 01, 2009 02:37 PM
    Cass, the system does seem to work fine for polling on an issue.  It was good to have the draft resolution close for review.  The only thing I wished for was to know why people voted for or against the resolution in the poll.  I think this might work best for polling a group after there has been discussion and pros and cons have been discussed.


  • 3.  RE: Poll: Should GODORT endorse in principle the Draft Resolution on Accessibility of Library Websites? See attached file.

    Posted Jul 03, 2009 06:57 PM

    Cathy, thank you for weighing in. I was testing this feature with a resolution that I did not expect to be particularly controversial.  A few observations thus far: the votes are not confidential (perhaps making some reluctant to vote?), require a bit of effort (logging on, figuring things out -- there's a low voter turnout thus far!), and yes I should have conducted the poll after discussion.  People are still free to comment now and offer pros & cons to GODORT's supporting this resolution.

    Cass Hartnett/ University of Washington Libraries/ 206-685-3130



  • 4.  RE: Poll: Should GODORT endorse in principle the Draft Resolution on Accessibility of Library Websites? See attached file.

    Posted Jul 03, 2009 06:57 PM
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Kathleen Bloomberg: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Bernadine Abbott Hoduski: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Kathy Tezla: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Marilyn Von Seggern: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Michele McKnelly: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM William (Bill) Sleeman: No
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Mary Mallory: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM David McFadden: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Patricia Inouye: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Tim Byrne: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM David Iversen: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Cathy Hartman: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Geoffrey Swindells: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Karen Russ: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Timothy Dodge: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Amy West: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Kevin Reynolds: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Valerie Glenn: No
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Patricia Phipps: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Jennie Burroughs: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Rebecca Stockbridge: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Alexandra Simons: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Timothy Morgan: Yes
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Steven Jeffery: No
    Feb 13 2009 6:31PM Timothy Sutherland: Yes