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.

ALA Connect to replace the GODORT email list immediately after ALA Annual

  • 1.  ALA Connect to replace the GODORT email list immediately after ALA Annual

    Posted Apr 01, 2010 12:54 PM
    The godort@ala.org announcement list will be discontinued, in lieu of ALA Connect (http://connect.ala.org), immediately following the Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
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    Background:
    At the 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago, an Ad Hoc Committee on GODORT Communications was formed, with the following charge:  
    To identify the range of GODORT communications, define appropriate roles for each of the tools above if appropriate for the purpose, and to define a policy regarding member experiments that may make use of the GODORT identity. 
    The committee recommendations should
    • support and further the intent of the GODORT communication
    • facilitate communication by all GODORT members and not serve as a barrier to participation
    • enhance distributed work patterns, as we are an all-volunteer organization
    • maximize automated solutions where possible in order to extend the reach of GODORT-created content as widely as possible with the least amount of manual effort
    • support continued experimentation with new technologies in order to expand virtual, year-round participation in GODORT
    • eliminate tools if deemed appropriate 
    The committee reviewed the use of several existing tools and at the Midwinter Meeting in Boston recommended to Steering that the godort@ala.org announcement list be discontinued, in lieu of ALA Connect (http://connect.ala.org
    Rationale:
    The committee noted that the godort@ala.org list is not automatically updated with current GODORT membership information and believes that ALA Connect will allow greater participation by members.