Office of Government Relations (OGR)
Last Update: July 31, 2008
On September 1, 2008, ALA will
unveil a redesigned web site that is the culmination of two years of gathering
information from focus groups, interviews, usability tests, surveys and other
feedback loops.
We invite you to preview the site's new look at www.ala.org/preview, and to
see the Washington Office's work in progress at http://staging.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/washoff/index.cfm. Beginning August 1, information on our web pages will NOT be updated
until the new launch in September. Please check the District Dispatch, the
Washington Office blog for regular updates and information during this time. You may contact the ALA Library at library@ala.org (or
800-545-2433, x2153) if further assistance is needed locating specific content
or updates during our migration.
Mission
As part of the ALA Washington Office, the Office of Government Relations (OGR) is charged with following and influencing legislation, policy and regulatory issues of importance to the library field and its publics. In coordination with its sister office, the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), OGR works to insure that libraries are consistently involved in the legislative and policy decision-making processes by:
- informing government of the needs and concerns of the library community;
- providing library supporters with up-to-date information on government actions or proposals;
- building coalitions with Washington-based representatives of other groups with similar concerns; and
- developing grassroots networks to lobby legislators and further library interests.
At the direction of the ALA Committee on Legislation, the Office of Government Relations covers a broad range of issues including, but not limited to: copyright, appropriations, library programs, government information and telecommunications.
(Draft Mission Statement 2001)
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Legislative Action Center
Try out ALA's E-Advocacy site!
Click here or the logo above to:
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Jump to ALA's Legislative Action Center;
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See what library legislation is hot;
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Send a letter or fax to Congress.
We invite you to try out our new site today! If you experience problems with or have questions about the new site, please email Andy Bridges.
And don't hesitate to pick up the phone, too! Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-225-3121 to contact your Member of Congress.
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