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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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State and Local Documents Task Force 2009 Annual Meeting Agenda

  • 1.  State and Local Documents Task Force 2009 Annual Meeting Agenda

    Posted Jul 01, 2009 11:33 AM

    Hi –

     

    I know we’ve got the 8am Saturday meeting time, but it will be totally worth your while to join us!

     

    Please review the minutes online – we will not have any print copies at the meeting; but I will have a copy on my computer with projector so we can look at it.

    http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Local_Midwinter_2009_minutes

     

    Here is our agenda:  http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Local_Annual2009

    Welcome and Introductions

    Icebreaker - What's in your budget?

    Attendance Sheet (Annelise to circulate)

    Adoption of the Agenda

    Approval of State_Local_Midwinter_2009_minutes Minutes from ALA Midwinter

    Liaison Reports

    Reports from Committees that have met and only items that are of direct interest or affect SLDTF; Liaisons please post reports to this section of the wiki

    • Legislation
    • Membership
    • Program (2009 Chicago Annual Meeting Program specifically ties in with SLDTF)
    • Cataloging
    • Education
    • GITCO
    • Publications
    • Rare and Endangered Government Publications

    Old Business

    • Inventory of Projects Preserving State Government Information (Karen Hogenboom)

    [Link to Description]

    Outcomes

    1. Participants are given an update on what the project is, the wiki, and participation thus far.

    2. We will have more volunteers from other states.

    • Wither the Committee of 8 (Kris Kasianovitz, Barbara Miller)

    Outcomes

    1. Participants are given a brief background of the C8 and their function.

    2. Decide if the C8 structure should continue, be reconfigured, reconvened or dissolved.

    Remembrance of Margaret T. Lane (Kris and group)

    Discussion - Statistics and Data Session (Kris Kasianovitz, Annelise Sklar)

    Outcomes

    1. Participants understand the difference between statistics and data, aggregate data, microdata

    2. Participants are introduced to use of statistical information and/or data in library instruction and research (include sources for information)

    3. Participants gain experience in evaluating statistical information

    4. Participants learn components of statistical tables

    5. Participants are able to bibliographically describe statistical tables

    6.Participants have a packet of information that they can use when providing library instruction

    Recap of any action items, next steps, etc.

    Adjourn