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.  Survey of Round Table Members

    Posted Oct 30, 2020 12:15 PM

    Dear Members of all ALA Round Tables,

     ALA's Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) has provided recommendations that all round tables have the same membership categories, charge the same membership dues, and in other ways standardize certain aspects of governance. The Round Table Coordinating Assembly (RTCA)'s Bylaws Working Group is trying to assess the potential impacts of implementation on round tables and round table members. 

     We invite you to complete the following survey, which has nine questions and should take about ten minutes to complete: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekqWCbMQPZ3EJd9JsJ2WElc0IJsyIAZiPC_36PytJw_B1qtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

    Please respond by Monday, November 9.

    Thank you for your time and insights!  

    Mark, on behalf of the Bylaws Task Force



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    Danielle M. Ponton
    Program Manager to ALA Round Tables
    AOMR
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  • 2.  RE: Survey of Round Table Members

    Posted Nov 21, 2020 07:06 PM
    A proposed standardized Round Tables Bylaws Template is ready for membership review here: Bylaws Task Force_ Round Tables Bylaws Template_11.2020.pdf  

    Provide feedback and suggestions to this proposal here: RTCA Bylaws Task Force: Feedback on Bylaws Template Draft 
    Please submit feedback by February 1, 2021.

    Background: the Round Table Coordinating Assembly (RTCA)'s Bylaws Working Group will reconvene in early February to finalize the template and be part of RTCA's recommendations. 


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    Angela June Kent
    Head of Reference and Information Services
    Texas State Library and Archives Commission
    She/Her/Hers
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  • 3.  RE: Survey of Round Table Members

    Posted Nov 23, 2020 09:46 AM

    Thank you to you and your team for working on this and for getting input from members! I really appreciate your hard work.

     

    Susanne Caro
    Government Information Librarian

    North Dakota State University

    Susanne.caro@ndsu.edu

    She/her/hers