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.  Please Submit Your Nominations for Noteworthy Government Documents

    Posted Dec 06, 2018 11:08 AM
    The GODORT Notable Documents Panel requests your nominations for notable government publications produced in 2017 or 2018 by any Federal, state, local, foreign or international agency.  Selected nominations will be featured in the May 15, 2019 issue of the Library Journal.

         By nominating a government publication you can help the panel raise awareness about the immense value of government information, promote utilization of government documents collections and support the wider mission of GODORT.

         You can submit your recommendations through the form at this link:

    www.library.unt.edu/forms/...

        All formats welcome.

        Please submit your nomination by January 9, 2019.

         If  you have any questions please contact me bryan.fuller@morgan.edu or 443-885-1705

    Thank you,
    Bryan Fuller
    Notable Documents Panel Chair

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    Bryan Fuller
    Morgan State University
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  • 2.  RE: Please Submit Your Nominations for Noteworthy Government Documents

    Posted Dec 07, 2018 07:39 AM
    ​Bryan--

    You should also submit your request for NGD to government documents listserv, such as GOVDOC-L and DocTech-L to reach a wider audience.  If you are not a member of either listserv, I can submit the notification for you.

    Vicki Tate
    GOVDOC-L Moderator & DocTech-L subscriber

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    Vicki Tate
    Head, Documents/Serials
    University of South Alabama
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