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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Final Days to Submit! GODORT Awards Deadline is 1/31

  • 1.  Final Days to Submit! GODORT Awards Deadline is 1/31

    Posted Jan 29, 2025 12:40 PM

    Hello GODORT Community,

    This is a final reminder that the deadline for GODORT General Awards nominations is this Friday, January 31, 2025! There are only a few days left to recognize and celebrate excellence in government information. If you know someone deserving of an award, or have a project worth nominating, now is the time to submit!

    The following awards are included in this extension:

    • James Bennett Childs Award
    • ProQuest/GODORT/ALA "Documents to the People" Award
    • NewsBank/Readex/GODORT/ALA Catharine J. Reynolds Research Grant
    • Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award
    • Margaret T. Lane / Virginia F. Saunders Memorial Research Award

    Please note that the deadlines for the W. David Rozkuszka Scholarship and the GODORT Preservation Grant remain unchanged: March 1, 2025.

    For more information about the awards and to submit your nominations, visit: Awards and Conference Committee

    If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at godort.awards1972@gmail.com. Please share this reminder with your networks to help us recognize outstanding contributions in the government information community.

    Let's make sure we celebrate and honor those making an impact in our field!

    Best regards,
    GODORT Awards and Conference Committee



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    Sanga Sung (she/her)
    (pronounced: SAANG-ah)
    Government Information Librarian & Assistant Professor
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library
    ssung@illinois.edu|217-300-9910
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