Government Documents Round Table

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The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) is an American Library Association membership group that provides a forum for discussing issues and sharing ideas around government information. [1] GODORT began as the Task Force of Government Publications of the Social Responsibilities Round Table. It was founded as a separate round table in 1972. [2] GODORT oversees the publication of Documents to the People, an open access, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the articles related to government information.

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Past Chairs of GODORT [3]


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  1. "ALA GODORT". ALA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  2. "History of GODORT" . Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. "GODORT Chair" . Retrieved 2024-06-13.