Government Documents Roundtable

of the Iowa Library Association

 

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2003 Annual Report

Government Documents Round Table

Iowa Library Association

 

PURPOSE:

 

The purpose of the Government Documents Round Table 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 IN FULLFILLMENT OF GOALS SET FOR 2003:

 

  • Completion of the Iowa State Plan for Federal Depository Libraries http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/govpubs/iowaplan-rev03.html on file with the Superintendent of Documents at the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.   The Memorandum of Agreement signed by each Iowa depository library is on file with the Regional Librarian, Carolyn Kohler.
  • 18th Annual Government Documents Workshop at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum was held on July 11, 2003 with speakers from the National Archives and Records Administration and National Park Service tours of the museum and historic site.
  • Two sessions were sponsored at the Iowa Library Association Annual Conference.  On October 16th GPO Access Database Specialists from Washington, D.C. provided two demonstration sessions of the newly redesigned database.  On October 17th a speaker from the Great Plains Office of the National Archives and Records Administration spoke on genealogical research tools available at NARA.  This session was co-sponsored with the Local History and Genealogy Subdivision.
  • Carolyn Kohler’s many career accomplishments in documents librarianship were recognized through a courtesy resolution and the presentation of a plaque.
  • The GODORT Website was further developed.
  • Four newsletters were published.

 

GOALS & OBJECTIVES FOR 2004

 

  • Sponsor summer workshop with focus on the Iowa legislative documents and resources to be held in Des Moines.
  • Sponsor an ILA Conference program on learning about current events through free government resources.
  • Initiate discussions and planning for local documents training for non-depository librarians at various locations across Iowa.
  • Initiate discussion among membership regarding the feasibility of establishing a scholarship/grant to provide support for an Iowa librarian to attend a Federal Depository Library Conference.
  • Continue publishing schedule for the subdivision’s electronic newsletter with four quarterly issues.
  • Further development of the GODORT Website.

 

FINANCIAL REPORT:

 

Balance (1/1/03)       $1,228.94

Meeting receipts            130.00

Dues                                145.00

Total                              1,503.94

Expenses                        130.29

Balance                        1,373.65

 

2003 GODORT Officers:

 

Chair:  Marianne Mason, University of Iowa

Vice-Chair/Chair Elect:  Barbara Corson, State Library of Iowa

Secretary/Treasurer:  Hank Zaletel, Iowa Department of Transportation

 

2004 GODORT Officers:

 

Chair: Barbara Corson, State Library of Iowa

Vice-Chair/Chair Elect: Becky Lutkenhaus, University of Northern Iowa

Secretary/Treasurer: Brett Cloyd, University of Iowa

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Marianne Mason

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