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.  DttP Student Papers Issue

    Posted Jun 07, 2010 07:16 AM

    DttP Student Papers Issue

     
    The student papers issue of DttP is designed to showcase the talents and interests of current library school students. Papers should focus on substantive issues in government information at all levels of government (local, state, federal, international) librarianship, including:

    • contemporary or historical problems related to government information access, dissemination, or preservation
    • challenges to providing reference and instructional services in public, academic, school, or government libraries
    • bibliographic control of government information
    • government efforts to promote and/or restrict access to information
    • development of specific government programs that promote access to information (e.g. DOE Information Bridge)
    • government/private sector partnerships providing access to information


    Papers must be nominated and forwarded by a faculty member.


    Required length:  2000-3000 words.
    Please see our style guidelines for more information.

    DttP is a professional journal. Class papers which do not conform to editorial guidelines should be reformatted to receive consideration.


    All papers must be submitted by August 1, 2010.

     

    Selected papers will be printed in volume 39, issue #1, Spring 2011.


    If you are teaching government documents course or know someone who is, please contact:


    Beth Clausen
    Co-Lead Editor
    phone: 847-491-2891
    b-clausen@northwestern.edu

    Or

    Valerie Glenn
    Co-Lead Editor
    phone: 205-348-4971
    vglenn@gmail.com