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2002 ANNUAL REPORT

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ROUNDTABLE

IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

 

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Government Documents Roundtable is to promote documents library service by providing an avenue for discussion of problems and concerns and for exchange of ideas among librarians working with government publications in all types of libraries.

 

ACTIVITIES     

The 17th Annual Government Documents Workshop took place July 12, at the Parks Library, Iowa State University.  The workshop, "A Melange of Government Information", featured Willis J. Goudy, Professor of Sociology at ISU, who spoke on "Population Change in Iowa and the Nation." The presentation was followed by look at Approximately 26 people attended the workshop.

 

GODORT sponsored one session at the ILA Fall Conference in Des Moines.  The GODORT Executive Board displayed Library Journal's 2001’s Notable Government Documents and Iowa Depository Program Core Documents.  The Iowa documents were given away in a drawing.

 

GOALS ACHIEVED

Published three issues of Documents Roundtable News (March, June, October, December)

Organized a successful Government Documents Workshop

Sponsored one session & a government documents display at the Fall Conference

Worked with the ILA webmaster to launch a web page for ILA/GODORT on the ILA web site

 

FINANCIAL REPORT

                        Cash Balance 1/1/02                  $   1,067.30

                        Income

                                    Dues                             $      145.00

                                    Workshop Receipts        $        60.00

                        Expenses                                  $        43.36

                        Cash Balance 11/01/02              $   1,228.94

 

GOALS & OBJECTIVES FOR 2001

Publish four issues of Documents Roundtable News        

Sponsor a summer government documents workshop

Sponsor a preconference at ILA Fall Conference

Maintain the ILA/GODORT web page

 

2000 OFFICERS

                        CHAIR:  Joyce Lindstrom, Iowa State University

                        VICE-CHAIR:  Marianne Mason, University of Iowa

                        SECRETARY/TREASURER: Barb Corson, State Library of Iowa

 

2001 OFFICERS

                        CHAIR: Marianne Mason, University of Iowa

                        VICE-CHAIR: Barb Corson, State Library of Iowa

                        SECRETARY/TREASURER: Hank Zalatel, Iowa Department of Transportation

 

Submitted by:

Joyce Lindstrom, Iowa State University

 

This report is to be submitted by the 2002 chair to the ILA office and the subdivision's Executive Board liaison by December 1, 2002.  The chair will then submit an end-of-the-year financial report to the Finance Committee by January 31, 2003.