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Background:
At the 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago, an Ad Hoc Committee on GODORT Communications was formed, with the following charge:
To identify the range of GODORT communications, define appropriate roles for each of the tools above if appropriate for the purpose, and to define a policy regarding member experiments that may make use of the GODORT identity.
The committee recommendations should
- support and further the intent of the GODORT communication
- facilitate communication by all GODORT members and not serve as a barrier to participation
- enhance distributed work patterns, as we are an all-volunteer organization
- maximize automated solutions where possible in order to extend the reach of GODORT-created content as widely as possible with the least amount of manual effort
- support continued experimentation with new technologies in order to expand virtual, year-round participation in GODORT
- eliminate tools if deemed appropriate
The committee reviewed the use of several existing tools and at the Midwinter Meeting in Boston recommended to Steering that the
godort@ala.org announcement list be discontinued, in lieu of ALA Connect (
http://connect.ala.org)
Rationale:
The committee noted that the
godort@ala.org list is not automatically updated with current GODORT membership information and believes that ALA Connect will allow greater participation by members.