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.

  • 1.  GODORT Chat this Friday October 4 at 1 PM EST / 12 Noon CT

    Posted Oct 01, 2024 01:24 PM
    This Friday October 4 at 1 PM EST (12 Noon CT), is our next GODORT (Government Documents Round Table of ALA) Friday Chat. The topic will be the "LOCKSS-USDOCS program , the Digital Federal Depository Library Program, or the "USDocs" LOCKSS network - https://lockss-usdocs.stanford.edu/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flockss-usdocs.stanford.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cacraley%40harford.edu%7Ca773253177234030db5208dce245439f%7C756eb95a68e14b7a9607685e1277368e%7C1%7C0%7C638634034358936274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uMiAfSXGj67gZ3jdm7nRoQJqdtwuNKwGO82hdYKxfzs%3D&reserved=0">https://lockss-usdocs.standford.edu . We will hear from Snowden Becker, James R. Jacobs, and Mary-Ellen Petrich, of Stanford University, on the work that replicates key aspects of the Federal Depository Library Program (https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/agency/services-for-agencies/federal-depository-library-program. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gpo.gov%2Fhow-to-work-with-us%2Fagency%2Fservices-for-agencies%2Ffederal-depository-library-program&data=05%7C02%7Cacraley%40harford.edu%7Ca773253177234030db5208dce245439f%7C756eb95a68e14b7a9607685e1277368e%7C1%7C0%7C638634034358957742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bHx0GYXuNa202YaanAerFZNJ1Ag2Q5NX0Z3odVMtPS4%3D&reserved=0">https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/agency/services-for-agencies/federal-depository-library-program) with current focus on harvesting and preserving collections hosted on the U.S. Government Publishing Office's https://www.govinfo.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govinfo.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cacraley%40harford.edu%7Ca773253177234030db5208dce245439f%7C756eb95a68e14b7a9607685e1277368e%7C1%7C0%7C638634034358968630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DS0V2TWlO5OYkFn3NJkxNyrxFVgX%2BVwqSA%2FM%2FzuoZTE%3D&reserved=0">https://www.govinfo.gov/ .
    GODORT Chats are hosted on the 1st Friday of each month at 1 PM Eastern. These are informal sessions for the GODORT community and friends to meet and talk about issues in government information. You do not need to be a GODORT member to attend (but we would love to have you join)! Come see some friendly faces in the Government Information world!  See link at https://godort.libguides.com/fridaychats. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgodort.libguides.com%2Ffridaychats&data=05%7C02%7Cacraley%40harford.edu%7Ca773253177234030db5208dce245439f%7C756eb95a68e14b7a9607685e1277368e%7C1%7C0%7C638634034358978818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Bn0kxisoPlclYQqkG0KSamLFMoVqtoGO8qiZ6fU01YE%3D&reserved=0">https://godort.libguides.com/fridaychats
    Register for this chat or the entire series at https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuceGtrT0oHNGszGnr4nCMfmDpspyYYSRp#/registration. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fala-events.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJEuceGtrT0oHNGszGnr4nCMfmDpspyYYSRp%23%2Fregistration&data=05%7C02%7Cacraley%40harford.edu%7Ca773253177234030db5208dce245439f%7C756eb95a68e14b7a9607685e1277368e%7C1%7C0%7C638634034358994536%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2h5%2B7%2FsDIkBW5cN%2Fsy%2BuEQHcAsBLQiOlcdAuuIUj74o%3D&reserved=0">https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuceGtrT0oHNGszGnr4nCMfmDpspyYYSRp#/registration
    Also if you have ideas for chats or would like to host one please contact Chair Andie Craley at acraley@harford.edu 
    Thanks!
    Andie Craley
    GODORT Chair
    acraley@harford.edu


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    Andie Craley, GODORT Chair
    Technical Services & Government Information Librarian
    FDLP Depository Library Coordinator
    ILL Supervisor
    Harford Community College Library
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  • 2.  RE: GODORT Chat this Friday October 4 at 1 PM EST / 12 Noon CT

    Posted Oct 08, 2024 11:29 AM
    The slides have been graciously made available by the speakers during the GODORT Friday Chat on October 4 on the topic of LOCKSS USDOCS and the Digital FDLP program - https://lockss-usdocs.standford.edu , given by Snowden Becker, James R. Jacobs, and Mary-Ellen Petrich, Stanford University.
    Below is the link to the slides.  The link is also available at the GODORT Friday Chats LibGuide page at https://godort.libguides.com/fridaychats 
    Thanks!
    Andie Craley
    GODORT Chair
    Harford Community College Library


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    Andie Craley, GODORT Chair
    Technical Services & Government Information Librarian
    FDLP Depository Library Coordinator
    ILL Supervisor
    Harford Community College Library
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