Government Resources

The Government Resources Section promotes state-wide cooperation among
library employees working with all types of government documents, provides opportunitiesfor continuing education and idea sharing, supports all levels of government in making their public documents readily available to all types of libraries,and seeks to fulfill the objectives of the North Carolina Library Association

Executive Committee

Chair
Mimi Curlee
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
704-416-0106
mcurlee [at] plcmc [dot] org

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Dianne Ford
Elon University
336-278-6584
dford [at] elon [dot] edu

Secretary/Treasurer
Lynda Kellam
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
336-334-5251
lmkellam [at] uncg [dot] edu

Past Chair
Beth Kaylor
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
910-962-4232
kaylorj [at] uncw [dot] edu

Docket Editor
Mike van Fossen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
919-962-1151
mike_vanfossen [at] unc [dot] edu

Representative of the Federal Regional Depository Library
Beth L. Rowe
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
919-962-1151
blr [at] unc [dot] edu

State Documents Clearinghouse Coordinator
Jennifer Davison
State Library of North Carolina
919-807-7442
jennifer [dot] davison [at] ncmail [dot] net

GRS Sponsored Programs at NCLA Conference:
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
GRS
1:30 – 2:45: Politician’s Papers: Who Wants Them and Why
Ridley Kestler Memorial Program—Library archivists discuss the acquisition
of the personal papers of politicians and their importance to library collections.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
GRS/BLINC: 11 - 12
NC EDIS: Economic Development Intelligence System
John Correllus, Business Intelligence Director at NC Dept of Commerce,
will give us a tour of NCEDIS, a statistical and mapping tool that provides
economic and demographic data for economic developers, businesses and the general public

GRS/State Library of NC Government and Heritage Library
4:15-5:15: Government Resources in State Library Digital Projects:
NC State Publications Collection, NC Mosaic, and Historical NC Census Data
Jennifer Davison, Head, Government Documents Branch, and
Amy Rudersdorf, Director, Digital Information Management Program,
both with Government and Heritage Library, State Library of NC.
Program will highlight State Library digital projects that focus on government resources.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009
GRS
8:00-8:45: GRS Business Meeting
Business meeting for all members of the Government Resources Section,
includes annual elections.

GRS/REMCO
9 – 10:15: All About Census 2010
A panel will present the process and release for Census 2010,
census data vs. American Community Survey data, and why libraries need to be involved.
Beth Hayden, State Demographer, State Library of NC;
Bob Coats, NC Office of State Budget and Management;
Laura Strickland McClettie, US Census Bureau.

Hope to see as many GRS members there as possible.
Please mention our programs to your coworkers...we think they will be of interest to a wide audience.
Mimi Curlee, GRS Chair