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.
My GODORT Councilor's report appears in the next issue of DttP and offers some highlights from the ALA Council meetings at the annual conference. Those who like even more detail may follow these links to see the actions and votes of Council members: Actions http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/council/council_actions/2011mw_annual_actions/annual2011_actions_f.pdf Attendance and voting http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/council/attendance_voting/vote_tally2004_2011/vote_tallies_ac_2011.pdf
Please let me know of any issues or concerns you'd like me to bring to Council. Thanks.