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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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NCLA GRS and ALA GODORT Help! Webinar on Researching State Legislation

  • 1.  NCLA GRS and ALA GODORT Help! Webinar on Researching State Legislation

    Posted May 25, 2021 12:38 PM

    Join us for the next NCLA GRS and ALA GODORT webinar!


    Help! I'm an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents... Researching State Legislation: Why You Need to Put on Your Detective Hat
     
    The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association and the American Library Association Government Documents Round Table welcome you to a series of webinars designed to help us increase our familiarity with government information. All are welcome because government information wants to be free.
     
    While most of the attention is focused on the actions (or lack thereof) of the U.S. Congress, the nation's state legislatures are increasingly deciding the issues that affect citizens most directly, including voting rights, access to health care, and education. These legislative bodies vary greatly, ranging from full-time professional legislatures to part-time institutions with limited staff, and their websites reflect these differences. This webinar will focus on researching state legislation and laws, including navigating state legislative websites that are not necessarily designed with the average citizen in mind. It will also highlight alternative sources of state legislative information and strategies for ferreting out additional information and context on state legislation. We will meet online on     Thursday, May 27th from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). Please RSVP for the session using this link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m78WrDE5QoihbUEEOkUmJw.

    Presenter:

    Jennifer Horne (she/her) is the Business, Economics, and Government Information Librarian at the University of Kentucky. In this role, she supports the schools of business, public policy and administration, and diplomacy. She also serves as the library's forward facing contact for government information. Prior to joining UK, she spent more than twenty years in public policy research and legislative affairs for organizations that represent state and local officials, including the Council of State Governments, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. She earned her Master's in Information Science from the University of Tennessee, a Master's in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University, and a Bachelor's degree in politics and Spanish from Washington & Lee University.


    We will use Zoom for the live session. Information on testing and accessing the session will be made available when you register.     

    Rebecca Freeman

    NCLA GRS Chair

    grs@nclaonline.org 

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    Lynda Kellam
    Cornell University - CISER
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