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.

  • 1.  Steering Committee Agenda for ALA Annual

    Posted Jun 09, 2018 09:35 PM
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    All are welcome to join the GODORT Steering Committee as we discuss Round Table governance and plan for future conferences.

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    Shari Laster
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  • 2.  RE: Steering Committee Agenda for ALA Annual

    Posted Jun 12, 2018 01:05 PM
    Dear Friends,

    I would like to request 7 minutes to discuss re-establishing a GODORT reorg committee/initiative, to finalize the work begun under Stephen Woods.

    Back then, we began adjusting individual committees, but did not address GODORT operations as a whole, thus maintaining our organizational structure optimized for 1973 librarianship. I believe that changes in ALA, GODORT membership, government documents/info librarianship, gov doc curricula, succession planning, modes of communication and the state of our government, demand we evaluate how to achieve our mission, especially in developing and expanding  our community.

    I propose that this committee's first change would facilitate strategizing and clarifying GODORT's goals, and then recommend attendant bylaws-friendly structural improvements. It would be less concerned with what GODORT does than how we do it. After 6+ years an active member/chair of Membership committee, Education Committee and liaison to other ALA groups, I know firsthand how exceptional GODORT and its members are, and would love to help eliminate some operational roadblocks preventing us from realizing our potential.

    Like most of us, I am very busy. But these are critical times, and as the single organization addressing local, state, federal and international gov information exclusively, we have unparalleled responsibility and opportunity.

    Thanks for consideration,
    Rachel Dobkin


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    Rachel Dobkin
    Government Information Reference Specialist
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  • 3.  RE: Steering Committee Agenda for ALA Annual

    Posted Jun 14, 2018 05:19 PM
    Rachel,

    Thank you for your proposal. We'll have time for discussing this topic at the Membership Update, following my status report on the conclusion of formal reorganization activities. 

    See you soon,

    Shari

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    Shari Laster
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