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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  • 1.  Accessing court docs for US District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Posted Nov 03, 2023 09:45 AM
    Hello,

    I have a student trying to access the court filings for Curtis James Jackson III v. Taco Bell Corp (US District Court for the Southern District of New York). She found this on Justia https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2008cv06545/329845 and the page refers to PACER (https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/) for further documents.

    I was wondering:

    a) does anyone have an institutional subscription to PACER or information on setting it up or whether it's worthwhile for your library
    b) any ideas on how to find these court filings/documents for this case elsewhere? We searched NexisUni and Westlaw and did not find anything.

    Thank you in advance for your help!


    Rachel Stein, Ph.D. | Scholarly Engagement Librarian - Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Programs

    Tulane University Libraries - Scholarly Engagement

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  • 2.  RE: Accessing court docs for US District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Posted Nov 06, 2023 09:12 AM
    Hi Rachel,

    If you haven't already done so, I strongly recommend contacting the law librarians at Tulane. I am certain they can assist you and/or the student patron with these questions.  http://library.law.tulane.edu/screens/reference.html

    Best wishes,
    Elizabeth
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    Elizabeth Outler (she/her)
    Collections & Acquisitions Librarian
    Vincent G. Rinn Law Library
    DePaul University College of Law
    25 E. Jackson Blvd., Fifth Floor
    Chicago, IL 60604
    office: 312-362-8176 | cell: 352-284-4703



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  • 3.  RE: Accessing court docs for US District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Posted Nov 06, 2023 09:40 AM
    Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and extremely useful information! I did also forward to our law librarians at Tulane and got their take on how they handle these requests as well. 

    With gratitude,
    Rachel


    Rachel Stein, Ph.D. | Scholarly Engagement Librarian - Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Programs

    Tulane University Libraries - Scholarly Engagement

    Howard-Tilton Memorial Library 

    7001 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70118

    Office Suite 201/202 (Knowledge Lab, 2nd Floor Stacks) 

    rstein7@tulane.edu | (504) 247-1820 | Zoom Room


    Pronouns: she/her/hers (what's this?)

    Schedule an appointment

    Remote Work: Wednesdays & Fridays




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