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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.

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GODORT Cataloging Committee meet virtually Tuesday April 19, 2022 at  2:30 PM CT / 3:30-5 PM EST

  • 1.  GODORT Cataloging Committee meet virtually Tuesday April 19, 2022 at  2:30 PM CT / 3:30-5 PM EST

    Posted Apr 15, 2022 11:18 AM
    Hello from the GODORT Cataloging Committee!

    The GODORT Cataloging Committee will meet virtually on Tuesday April 19, 2022 at  2:30 PM CT / 3:30-5 PM EST.

    Agenda:
    • Motion to approve the January 11, 2022  Committee Meeting minutes
    • Any GPO Library Services & Content Management Update & Library Technical Services Update
    • Any Marcive Update
    • Any Steering Committee Updates
    • Any RDA Cataloging Standard Update & CC: DA Report – RDA: Resource Description and Access
    • Any updates on 3 Cataloging Toolboxes
      • Volunteers in proofreading and editing content updates
      • FDLP.gov broken links updates
      • Accessibility updates
    • Any Old Business
      • Continue discussions from December and January in sharing resources about subject headings awareness such as demographic group terms that are misleading or interpreted differently or inconsistently or missing from authority records to keep these in mind for future discussions, and if we add these area to the current 3 Cataloging Toolboxes or a creating new toolbox of resources
      • Try to organize a future "Ask a Cataloger" Friday Chat with committee volunteers with possible breakout rooms during chat on workflows related to OCLC in public libraries, law items, CRDP, and state & local documents. 
      • Continue to work on follow-up to do a LibGuide Feedback form linked to the Cataloging Toolboxes under "Help/Contacts",
      • Need to gradually have to walk through the Cataloging Committee part on the ALA GODORT webpage, as areas could be out of date
    • Any New Business
    • Announcements
      • GODORT Cataloging Committee Virtual Meeting Wednesday June 15 at 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET
      • ALA Annual June 23-28, 2022
      • GODORT 101 Session - Getting to Know GODORT - Friday, June 24: 2:30-3:30 PM CT / 3:30-4:30 PM ET, Happy Hour to follow
      • Celebrate 50 years of  GODORT!
        When: June 26th, 6pm-8pm
        101 Callahan Drive
        Alexandria, Virginia 22301
        Near Alexandria Metro Station
        This is a free event but attendance will be limited. Please register at orms.gle/Ys5guEWKNGm79Vvd9
        Stay up to date on the GODORT 50th celebrations and events at our libguide
    • Adjournment

    GODORT Cataloging Committee April Update Virtual meeting - Tuesday April 19, 2022 at 3:30-5 PM EST:

    Here is the Zoom invitation:

    godort@ala.org is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

     

    Topic: GODORT Cataloging Committee

    Time: Apr 19, 2022 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

     

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    Thanks!
    Andie Craley
    GODORT Cataloging Committee Chair

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    Andie Craley, Chair GODORT Cataloging Committee
    Manager for Technical Services & Government Documents Librarian
    FDLP Depository Library Coordinator
    ILL Supervisor
    Harford Community College Library
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