Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
2023-24 Directory
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**Contact information for GODORT members listed in the directory can be found through ¾«¶«´«Ã½Connect.** Executive Committee | Committees | Task Forces/Interest Groups | Special Officers | Liaisons & Contacts Executive Committee Chair Ben Aldred, University of Illinois at Chicago (2024) Past Chair Kian Flynn, University of Washington (2024) Assistant Chair/Chair-elect Andrea Craley, Harford Community College Secretary Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa (2024) Treasurer Elizabeth Sanders, Lamar University (2025) Publications Committee Chair Rick Mikulski, College of William & Mary (2024) Bylaws...
2023 GODORT Award Winners
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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) 2023 award winners James Bennett Child Award The recipient of the 2023 James Bennett Child Award is Stephen M. Hayes, retired Entrepreneurial Spirit Endowed Business Librarian and Director, Thomas Mahaffey, Jr. Business Library at University of Notre Dame. The Childs Award is a tribute to an individual who has made a lifetime and significant contribution to the field of documents librarianship, and is based on stature, service, and publications. During his tenure of over four decades at the University of Notre Dame, Steve, who transitioned from a...
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Test to get the social feeds going
Rainbow and Government Documents Round Tables announce Larry Romans Mentorship Award
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CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Rainbow and Government Documents Round Tables (RRT and GODORT) are proud to announce Debbie Rabina as the 2023 recipient of the Larry Romans Mentorship Award. The award's namesake, Larry Romans, mentored...
Kenya S. Flash Virtual Lecture Series in Librarianship
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GODORT and ACRL Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section (PPIRS) will host a free online annual speaker series in honor of our beloved colleague, the late Kenya Siana Flash. Ms. Flash was the Librarian for Political Science, Global Information and Government Information at Yale University from 2017 until her untimely death in December 2021. Ms. Flash was an active member of both organizations. She was elected to the PPIRS’ Executive Board and served on the Professional Development and Membership Committees, and helped launch the Preparedness & Security Group. Ms. Flash was...
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2022 GODORT Award Winners
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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) 2022 award winners Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Award Blaine Redemer The Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award recognizes documents librarians who may not be known at the national level but who have made significant contributions to the field of state, international, local, or federal documents. Blaine Redemer served as the Federal Regional Depository Librarian for the State of Illinois while simultaneously carrying out the responsibilities of managing the documents program for publications of the State of Illinois. Blaine weathered rough times when...
2021-22 Directory
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**Contact information for GODORT members listed in the directory can be found through ¾«¶«´«Ã½Connect.** Executive Committee | Committees | Task Forces/Interest Groups | Special Officers | Liaisons & Contacts Executive Committee Chair Robbie Sittel, University of North Texas (2022) Past Chair Lynda Kellam, Cornell University (2022) Assistant Chair/Chair-elect Kian Flynn, University of Washington (2022) Secretary Kelly Wilson (2022) Treasurer Zoeanna Mayhook, Purdue University (2023) Publications Committee Chair Chris Brown, University of Denver (2022) Bylaws Coordinator Angela J.A. Kent, Houston...
1998 GODORT Award Winners
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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) 1998 award winners Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Award Founders Award Janet L. Fisher ProQuest/GODORT/¾«¶«´«Ã½"Documents to the People" Award Grace York James Bennett Childs Award Lois P. Mills W. David Rozkuszka Scholarship Rosalind Lee Tedford
2022 GODORT Award Winners
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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) 2022 award winners Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Award Blaine Redemer The Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award recognizes documents librarians who may not be known at the national level but who have made significant contributions to the field of state, international, local, or federal documents. Blaine Redemer served as the Federal Regional Depository Librarian for the State of Illinois while simultaneously carrying out the responsibilities of managing the documents program for publications of the State of Illinois. Blaine weathered rough times when...
Help! I'm an Accidental Government Information Librarian Webinar Series
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The Government Documents Round Table welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us all do better reference work by increasing our familiarity with government information resources, and by discovering the best strategies for navigating them. These sessions will be recorded and made available after the live sessions on our The Help! Webinars YouTube Channel. Coming up next: The Nuts and Bolts of FRUS November 15, 2023 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Elizabeth C. Charles, historian in the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State, will discuss how Department of State...
GODORT 2020-21 Directory
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Executive Committee | Committees | Task Forces/Interest Groups | Special Officers | Liaisons & Contacts Executive Committee Chair Lynda Kellam, Cornell University (2021) lmk277@cornell.edu Past Chair Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University (2021) susanne.caro@ndsu.edu Assistant Chair/Chair-elect Robbie Sittel, University of North Texas (2021) roberta.sittel@unt.edu Secretary Kelly Wilson (2021) kelly.m.wilson2011@gmail.com Treasurer Rebecca Hyde, Saint Louis University (2021) rebecca.hyde@slu.edu Publications Committee Chair Michael Smith, University of California, San Diego (2023) mls003...
GODORT Award Winners
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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) 2024 award winners
Social Media and Outreach Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes The purpose of the Social Media and Outreach Committee is to: Effectively and efficiently promote GODORT efforts, members, and relevant government information in a timely manner. Maintain all GODORT social media accounts. Assess social media engagement analytics. Actively solicit social media content from GODORT committees. Curate, schedule, and formally post social media content in appropriate social media channels. The committee oversees both GODORT's Facebook and Twitter accounts.
2024-25 Directory
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Current directory of Government Documents Round Table officers and committee members
2020 GODORT Award Winners
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ProQuest/GODORT/¾«¶«´«Ã½"Documents to the People" Award The winner of the 2020 ProQuest/GODORT/¾«¶«´«Ã½“Documents to the People” Award is Jacquelyn Daniel, Reference & Government Documents Librarian at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. This award honors an individual, library, institution, or other non-commercial group that has most effectively encouraged the use of government documents in support of library service. The support letters for Jacquelyn Daniel focused on her dedication to providing government documents in her distinguished 30+ years of service at the Woodruff...
Guidelines for the Preservation of Military Items
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A guide/reference on best practices regarding the personal preservation of personal military materials accumulated during time of service. It will also provide references on where to obtain certain military items that may have become damaged or lost. This is for librarians, veterans and family members
Technology Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes The Technology Committee is responsible for maintaining and updating GODORT's website, including regularly soliciting content from other GODORT committees, task forces, and interest groups, granting and revoking access to GODORT's LibGuides account for current and outgoing committee members, and creating and maintaining guidelines, timelines, and best practices for GODORT's online platforms.
2019-20 Directory
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Executive Committee | Committees | Task Forces/Interest Groups | Special Officers | Liaisons & Contacts Executive Committee Chair Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University (2021) susanne.caro@ndsu.edu Past Chair Hallie Pritchett, North Dakota State University (2020) hallie.pritchett@ndsu.edu Assistant Chair/Chair-elect Lynda Kellam, Cornell University (2022) lmk277@cornell.edu Secretary Emily Alford, Indiana University (2020) alfordem@indiana.edu Treasurer Rebecca Hyde, Saint Louis University (2021) rebecca.hyde@slu.edu Publications Committee Chair Katie Cuyler, University of Alberta (2021)...
2019 GODORT Award Winners
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ProQuest/GODORT/¾«¶«´«Ã½"Documents to the People" Award The winner of the 2019 ProQuest/GODORT/¾«¶«´«Ã½“Documents to the People” Award is Laura Harper, retired government documents librarian from the University of Mississippi. This award honors an individual, library, institution, or other non-commercial group that has most effectively encouraged the use of government documents in support of library service. The support letters for Laura Harper focused on her dedication to providing government documents in her distinguished 45-year career at the University of Mississippi, her contributions to the...