[Sigifp-l] Fwd: End of year reflections

[Unsworth,Kristene]

Wanted to share this with you all. I know a number of you are involved with ALA too...consider getting involved with GODORT.



Kristene Unsworth, PhD
Assistant Professor
The iSchool at Drexel University

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From: "Cassandra J Hartnett" <cass at u.washington.edu>
To: "GOVDOC-L at LISTS.PSU.EDU" <GOVDOC-L at LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Subject: End of year reflections
Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 22:09



I am picking up on the points raised by Jim & James. One of the ways to influence direction on many of these themes (e-government services, digital deposit and preservation, fugitive docs, breaking bottlenecks in the flow of information, working in concert with each other) … is to work through the American Library Association, specifically the Government Documents Roundtable, GODORT.

It's not the only way, but it's a way I feel very passionate about.

Because the Depository Library Conference was cancelled in October, and because ALA has radically shifted their ballot deadlines from previous years, we do not have the luxury of face to face conversations with all of you as we recruit you to run for offices and keep our vibrant, essential association out in front of these issues.

Please, we need your help, most especially in finding our Chair Elect, International Docs Task Force Coordinator (1 yr) *and* Coordinator-Elect (2 yrs), State Docs Coordinator (2 yrs), and new members for 3 committees: Awards, Bylaws & Organization, and Nominating. Register yourself on our ballot by the end of the day on Friday, January 3rd. To register to be a nominee, use ALA's online form at https://www.alavote.org/nomination/2014users.html

Select the second option (Divisions/Sections/Round Tables) and then number 64 GODORT. The form is a tad tedious but hang in there until the end.

Thanks again for your willingness to serve,

Cass Hartnett
GODORT Nominations Chair http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Nominating

on behalf of:

Barbie Selby bms8z at virginia.edu 434-982-2677
Helen Sheehy hms2 at psu.edu 814-863-1347
John Stevenson john.a.stevenson at gmail.com 302-831-8671
Bill Sudduth sudduthw at mailbox.sc.edu 803-777-1775 (desk) 803-777-4841
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Cass Hartnett, Librarian
Government Publications
University of Washington Libraries
Suzzallo Library-Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
TEL: 206.685.3130   FAX: 206.616.6135
cass at uw.edu / www.lib.washington.edu<http://www.lib.washington.edu>
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