Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
DttP 2006, Volume 34
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SPRING Contents SUMMER Contents FALL Contents WINTER Contents Spring 2006; Volume 34, No. 1 Columns 4 - Editor’s Corner: 4 - From the Chair 4 - On the Range: Promote Your Documents Expertise 6 - International Documents Update: The “Other” WTO 9 - Washington Report 11- By the Numbers: Criminal Justice Statistics from Different Perspectives 13- Geospatial News: Cartographic Web Sites You Should Visit Articles 17- Electronic Government, the Internet, and Disasters: An Emerging Relationship John G. McNutt 23- New Data Mining Technique May Bring Security Concerns to eGov Initiatives Scott Matheson...
DttP 2005, Volume 33
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SPRING Contents SUMMER Contents FALL Contents WINTER Contents Spring 2005, v. 33, no. 1 Columns 4 - Editor’s Corner 5 - From the Chair 5 - On the Range: The Business Model is Not the Business 6 - By the Numbers: Exit Polls: Votes You Can Count On? 7 - International Documents Update: MyiLibrary and SourceOECD Reviewed 10- Geospatial News: Supporting the NSDI: Geospatial One-Stop Articles 13- Taking our Pulse: University of California Workshop on “The New Government Information Landscape: UC Opportunities for Shared Collections and Collaboration.” Kris Kasianovitz 17- An Arizona Model for...
GODORT Task Froces
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Task forces are action-oriented groups related to levels of government which are created to perform ongoing work of our Round Table. For more on the three GODORT Task Forces, please visit the GODORT Wiki.
State & Local Documents Interest Group
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) The State and Local Documents Interest Group (SLDIG) of the Government Documents Round Table provides a forum for librarians and others working with, or interested in, state and local government information. The Task Force focuses attention on the problems and concerns of documents librarian and others, offering an opportunity for discussion and exchange of ideas and news in the field of state, regional, and local information. The Task Force provides a means for initiation and supporting bibliographic control, guidelines and...
Federal Information Interest Group
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) The Federal Information Interest Group (FIIG) provides a forum for the sharing of knowledge regarding U.S. federal government information, and is open to those who have an interest in any and all aspects of federal government information. Meetings of this interest group will provide an opportunity to: Discuss current trends, challenges and concerns Provide educational opportunities to the ¾«¶«´«Ã½community regarding U.S government information
GODORT Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM)
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Chapters: Conferences Revised March 2020 Communication & Correspondence Revised March 2020 Steering Committee Revised March 2020 Officers: Chair Revised March 2020 Officers: Chair-Elect Revised March 2020 Officers: Past Chair Revised March 2020 Officers: Secretary Revised March 2020 Officers: Treasurer Revised March 2020 Officers: Bylaws Coordinator Revised March 2020 Officers: Councilor Revised March 2020 Officers: Special Officers Revised March 2020 Task Forces Revised March 2020 Committees: Awards Revised March 2020 Committees: Cataloging Revised May 2023 Committees: Conference Revised...
GODORT Meeting Minutes
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Committees Bylaws Cataloging Consolidated Education Government Information for Children GITCO Legislation Membership Program Publications Rare and Endangered Government Publications Social Media and Outreach Steering Technology Web Managers Task Forces/Interest Groups Federal Documents Task Force Federal Information Interest Group International Documents Task Force State and Local Government Documents Conferences Committees Bylaws Committee 2012 Annual 2011 Annual 2011 Midwinter 2010 Annual 2010 Midwinter 2009 Annual 2009 Midwinter Back to top Cataloging 2020 Midwinter Schedule 2019 Virtual...
Publications and Resources
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This page is an overview of GODORT publications / published resources for government information professionals (and those interested in government information at the federal, state, and local levels)
About GODORT
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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) is a dynamic forum where information professionals learn, discuss, advocate, and create scholarship on and about government information at all levels of government (local, state, national, international). Any member of ¾«¶«´«Ã½may elect to become a personal member of GODORT by paying the Round Table's annual dues. Round Table members who are personal members of ¾«¶«´«Ã½receive the right to vote and hold office. ¾«¶«´«Ã½and GODORT offer special membership rates for library school students. For a listing of GODORT's officers, committee chairs and members, task...
¾«¶«´«Ã½GODORT Conference Schedules
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¾«¶«´«Ã½Midwinter 2007 Seattle, WA ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual 2006 New Orleans, LA
Schedule Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) The GODORT Schedule committee is comprised of the Immediate Past-Chair, the current Assistant Chair/Chair-Elect, and the Web Administrator. Each has a role in setting and communicating the GODORT schedule for Annual Conferences and MidWinter meetings. Further content is located on the GODORT Wiki.
Publications Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes The Publications Committee has responsibility for: Coordinating the dissemination of information in DttP: Documents to the People or other publications or through correspondence to member affiliates; Publishing from time to time appropriate bibliographic or other special publications by and for the benefit of document librarians and others; Compiling information on publication options and procedures, reviewing to approve proposals or submitted texts of items to be published, distributed, or endorsed by GODORT and...
Rare and Endangered Government Publications Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes The Rare and Endangered Government Publications (REGP) committee seeks to identify rare, unique and/or endangered government publications, in all formats and from all levels of government; to evaluate materials for preservation and conservation; and to plan programs and workshops on the preservation of these materials. Virtual Meeting June 15, 2021 recording and minutes Preservation and Archive Sites ¾«¶«´«Ã½Preservation Policy Conservation OnLine (CoOL) Guidelines for the Preservation of Military Items Library of...
Program Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes The Program Committee proposes, plans, and implements GODORT programs. Have a program idea? The GODORT Program Committee would like to hear it! Contact the Program Committee Chair for further details.
Nominating Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) The GODORT Nominating Committee coordinates the nomination process for GODORT's elected positions and for appointments to the Depository Library Council from GODORT. Elected positions GODORT's elected positions and terms of office are as follows: Assistant Chair/Chair-elect (3 year term: 1 year as Assistant Chair/Chair-elect, 1 year as Chair, 1 year as Past Chair) Secretary (1 year term) Treasurer (2 year term) Bylaws Coordinator (2 year term) Publications Committee Chair-elect (3 year term: 1 year as Assistant Chair/Chair-elect...
Membership Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes About the Membership Committee The Membership Committee actively promotes membership in ¾«¶«´«Ã½and the Round Table and participation of Round Table members in ¾«¶«´«Ã½and Round Table activities. The Committee also maintains communication with state and local affiliates, assisting and/or advising with projects, interests and activities groups. GODORT Membership Statistics (2004-present) New and Prospective Members Information for New Members State & Regional Groups GODORT Affiliates State Documents Collaborative Group
Education Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Meeting Minutes The Education Committee shall identify needs and issues concerning the education of users of government information and propose projects to resolve these needs and issues. The goal of this committee is to act as conduit for information regarding education resources in using government information to four audiences: 1. users and potential users of government information; 2. government information librarians and staff; 3. librarians who do not work directly or primarily with government information; and 4. library...
Awards Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) The Awards Committee makes recommendations to the Steering Committee for the recipients of GODORT's Awards. The Awards Committee is also responsible for establishing new awards, including obtaining ¾«¶«´«Ã½approval, developing criteria, and writing and/or designing the citation and/or plaque. Overview of Awards GODORT presents six awards annually: three awards to recognize achievements by documents librarians, one award designed to encourage participation in professional study or publication, a scholarship for those pursuing a library...
Cataloging Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) | Minutes GODORT's Cataloging Committee has four main purposes: To provide a forum for technical discussions on policies and practices for government document cataloging. To serve as an interface for information exchange between documents catalogers and documents users in government agencies, various types of libraries, and bibliographic networks. To comment upon matters which affect the cataloging of government documents and to raise such issues as appropriate. To serve as liaison with other groups within ¾«¶«´«Ã½and through GODORT...
Development Committee
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Current Members | Bylaws | Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM) The Development Committee is responsible, in conjunction with other GODORT entities, for creating and implementing a Development Plan, with functions to include: identifying and soliciting funds from external sources of support; developing a list of potential individual and corporate donors and private foundations; researching and developing various fundraising projects for the purpose of support to the scholarship endowment and subsidizing group events, speakers and programs; planning and implementing fundraisers for GODORT...