Taylor, Richard wrote:
...
>
> Compared to other email lists I'm on, this list is hardly high-traffic. I
> think we could stand a bit more on-list discussion, and a bit more expression
> of opinion.
>
I agree. There are those who argue that email lists are not ideal for
this purpose, but I think they can still be very effective, even if they
do fall short of ideal.
> And before I get snowed under with all the messages telling me that "my
> in-box is jammed full of emails as it is and I don't want any more" - well,
> aren't we meant to be information management professionals? Having all your
> incoming emails sitting in your general Inbox is the equivalent of keeping
> all your documents in the default "documents" folder on your C:\ drive.
>
> At the very least spend a few minutes learning to use the "rules" and
> "filters" tools in your email software. All my incoming listserv emails (as
> well as all incoming emails from certain people and institutions!) are
> automatically diverted from my Inbox to seperate folders for me to consult at
> my leisure - which also means that I can just delete whole discussion threads
> unread if they don't interest me. (Apologies to non-Microsoft users - your
> vocabulary may vary.)
>
Absolutely. Any email client worth the name has had such facilities for many
years, and for information professionals the excuses for not learning how to
use those facilities are wearing a bit thin. If it's because IT services
don't provide appropriate information or training, then you should be
able to make a persuasive case that they should do so - or find a way
of providing it without them.
[That said, I managed to send this reply to Richard originally
rather than to the list because I misread the Reply-to settings. I've
only been using email for 30 years and I ought to know what I'm
doing by now - shouldn't I ? :-) ]
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