The Publications Committee has responsibility for:
GODORT Publications Committee June 10, 2024
1pm EDT
Agenda
Approve minutes 1/8/24 meeting
Treasurer Report
DttP Report
Notable Documents Panel Report
Summary/recap of issues from the year (Chair)
Proposed Citation Guide Project
Proposed Creation of as historic list of Notable Documents
Proposal to create opportunities for members of the community to participate (eg. DttpP, publication projects, committee membership)
Indexing in DOAJ
New Business
AI policy for DttP
Join us for an introduction to the activities and offerings of ALA's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)! Meet GODORT officers, talk to members, and hear about ongoing and upcoming activities of the Round Table. All are welcome to attend (GODORT is not just for government documents librarians!) and hear how they can get involved in GODORT.
The Development Committee is responsible, in conjunction with other GODORT entities, for creating and implementing a Development Plan, with functions to include:
1. Confirmation of agenda (all)
2. Fiscal report as pertains to the Development Committee (Elizabeth 5 min)
3. ALA website migration--impact on donation activities if any (all)
4. Website and gen webpages (Monifar 15 mins)
4.1. Mock-up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHaR05ee8K8XD3HaO_dx7VKshUkP0DFIOBQRDZ2CSMc/edit#heading=h.tfrt8xhvaa6k
4.2 Development webpages that need updating: https://www.ala.org/rt/godort/developmentcommittee
5. Silent auction Jun 10 through Jul 10. Information forthcoming. (Joseph 5 mins)
5.1 publicity--who can do what
6. Preservation Grant implementation (Shari and Joseph 20 mins)
6.1 What may be the ideal yet practical setup to get grant donations on a more regular basis than quarterly? (all)
6.1.1 Based on the test donations made in late 2023 and early 2024, the long lag time is a major issue in fundraising.
6.2 publicity text and website update (Shari)
6.3 any other issues we can try to work on before Annual?
7. Any other new business (all 5 mins)
8. Adjournment
The Program Committee proposes, plans, and implements GODORT programs.
AGENDA:
1. Welcome and Introductions of the GODORT Program Committee Members
2. Task Force on Committee Size & Composition updates
3. ALA recently upgraded and migrated content to new website on May 1
4. Reminder of GODORT June 10-14, 2024 Committee virtual meetings schedule at LIbGuide - https://godort.libguides.com/2024godortannual
5. Reminder of 2024 ALA Virtual Membership Information Session Tuesday June 18, 2024 - https://www.ala.org/membership/vmm?_zs=SA2xg1&_zl=kkVc9
6. Reminder of ALA Annual physical conference schedule in San Diego, CA June 26-July 2, 2024 - https://2024.alaannual.org/
a. GODORT sponsored programs information - https://godort.libguides.com/c.php?g=1401698&p=10371947
b. GODORT ALA Annual June 26-July 2, 2024 San Diego Tips and Events from GODORT Chat Friday June 7
7. Reminder about Friday Chats, the 1st Friday of each month at 1 PM EST - https://godort.libguides.com/fridaychats
8. Reminder of Help! Webinars - https://www.ala.org/godort/HelpWebinars
a. Past webinars on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6CfualeU8N77us06prY10Q
9. Reminder of 2024 Kenya S. Flash Lecture Series in Librarianship on Wednesday July 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST - Register here: HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/KFLS24
10. New Business
11. Adjournment
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: