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.

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GODORT Chair's Program at ALA: PEGI Project

  • 1.  GODORT Chair's Program at ALA: PEGI Project

    Posted Jun 17, 2019 05:34 PM

    Dear Colleagues,

     Please join us at ALA for the GODORT Chair's Program:  The PEGI Project and the Collective Impact Model: Collectively curating government information and data.

    Date/Time: Saturday, June 22, 2019; 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Location: Washington Convention Centre, 143A

    Session Link: https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=519436

     Abstract: Access to government information is of vital importance to communities served by cultural memory institutions. However, changing information publication and dissemination practices have disrupted workflows for collecting, describing, accessing, and preserving born-digital government information and data.  The Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project brings together librarians and other information professionals who are seeking solutions to improve long-term access to at-risk born-digital government information of historical significance.  This panel will introduce the scope of the PEGI Project, describe the Collective Impact model, and explore ways in which the Collective Impact model will inform our work going forward.

    Panel speakers:

    • Shari Laster, Head Open Stack Collections, ASU Library
    • Martin Halbert, Dean of Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    • Roberta Sittel, Government Information Librarian, University of North Texas
    • Deborah Caldwell, Diversity Resident Librarian, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    • Lynda Kellam, Research Data Services Librarian, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    • James Jacobs, US Government Information Librarian, Stanford University


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    Susan Paterson
    Government Information Librarian
    University of British Columbia
    Vancouver, BC CANADA
    susan.paterson@ubc.ca
    604-827-5832
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