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.

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Call for Volunteers: Notable Documents Panel

  • 1.  Call for Volunteers: Notable Documents Panel

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    The GODORT Publications Committee seeks three volunteers (focusing on federal, international, and state/local documents) to serve as Selectors/Annotators for the annual Notable Documents Panel.

    What is the NDP?

    Every year since 1982, the NDP has asked the community to nominate recent government documents (state, national, international) that are particularly important, useful, and notable. Judges evaluate each submission using a standardized rubric, and documents with the highest scores are listed on the annual Notable Documents List published by Library Journal (2023 is here: https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/population-prosperity-and-parks-notable-government-documents-of-2023  ). Library Journal is an excellent venue for the Notable Documents list because it is an opportunity to promote government publications to a broad audience.

    What do volunteers do?

    Selectors/Annotators review the judges' scores, tabulate the results, and determine which documents scored the highest. They will also ensure that citations of the winning documents are correct before they're listed in LJ, and write brief summaries (75 words).

    All volunteers are listed as contributors in the published Library Journal piece. Volunteers do not need to be members of GODORT; government information specialists outside librarianship are also encouraged to volunteer.

    If you are interested or have questions, please get in touch with the chair of the Notable Documents Panel, Jennifer Castle, at jennifer.castle@vanderbilt.edu



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    Jennifer Castle
    Librarian for Human and Organizational Development
    Vanderbilt University
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