As a subscriber to (previously described as a 'lurker on') the list from a
commercial organisation (and an ex librarian who started in libraries in
1975) I would be very unhappy if the list were to be closed to me simply
because I'm in trade. I work in the computer system supply business and
frankly it can be very difficult for us to know what the current and future
issues for libraries and librarians are - the list is an excellent place for
us to identify many of these. How are we to help you achieve your objectives
if you make finding out what they are difficult or impossible? Any
professional group which talks only to itself cannot then complain if its
commercial partners are less well informed than they might be.
Dan Holmes
Geac Software Solutions Ltd
-----Original Message-----
From: Thompson, John - Libraries
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Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 3:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: purpose of lis-pub-libs - commercial opportunists
So, re commercial organisations opportunism,
I agree with Lionel Aldridge (I'm deleting a lot of messages unread)
Why not close the current "lis-pub-libs" address, advertise a new
address to bona fide (???) librarians through LA and start again (with a
couple of new ground rules)
-----Original Message-----
From: Lionel Aldridge [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 02 May 2002 14:25
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: purpose of lis-pub-libs and postings to the list
Thanks Penny for posting this. I think part of the problem is the
success
of the list - people know they can reach a large number of other
professionals & have no other ready means of doing the same. We probably
need a seperate list for stock & circulation discussions. There have
been a
number of threads I've followed with interest which haven't been to do
with
the internet but there has been a tendency lately to use it as a
soapbox.
Perhaps a redefinition is in order as others have suggested but I would
prefer a focus rather than everything & anything (not necessarily UK
only
either).
We also have a number of contributers whose apology for cross-posting
seems
to be merely empty words (repeated on other lists I'm on).
Whether the LA fits the last we'll all have our own opinions but I hope
they amongst others take your message to heart & stop sending details of
courses with no or only tenuous connection with internet implementation.
I
am even less happy with commercial organisations trying to flog their
courses. Until about a year ago it was rare for me to delete items from
the
list unread - no longer!
Lionel Aldridge
Leeds Library & Information Services
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