Dear all

 

A word from the list-owners ...

 

Lesley and I have been working on some more in-depth guidance relating
to lis-e-journals and postings to the list, and thought it would be
useful to share it with everyone.

 

Good practice

 

*         Positives as well as negatives!  We know there are lots of
issues with e-resource provision, but there are also excellent
initiatives and projects going on.  So let's hear about them.

*         Keeping a professional tone.  We have a diverse membership
from all levels of the library, intermediary and publisher world, and we
can only benefit from sharing our knowledge and opinions in a
non-inflammatory manner.  Although the list is not moderated as such, we
will step in if we feel discussions are getting out of hand.

*         Keeping post length as short as possible, and relevant to the
aims of the list - to discuss all elements of e-resource management and
practice.

*         If something is for one person only, post to them and not to
the entire list.  However summaries of responses received are encouraged
if off-list respondents are in agreement.

*         Contribute - don't feel your views will not be relevant.  This
particularly applies to our large non-UK membership who may feel the
list is too biased towards UK practice, and to intermediary and
publisher members.  All knowledge and discussion is useful.

*         Sharing news and views on the wider implications of resources
either directly related to, or peripheral to, e-resource management.
For example Open Access, Institutional Research Repositories,
digitisation ... 

 

Not-so-good practice

 

*         Using the list as a marketing outlet.  By all means share
information on your companies, products, and appointments, but don't use
the list as a place to air your press releases, or for items not
directly of relevance to e-resource practice.  Make sure the important
information gets to the list without getting lost in lengthy postings
full of soundbites.  Lis-e-journal should not be an outlet for
self-promotion and advertising!

*         Naming and shaming without good cause.  Use examples to back
up your concerns and try and resolve issues with the
provider/agent/library directly first.  It is perfectly acceptable to
use the list if all other avenues have been exhausted.

*         Forgetting that there is a bigger picture out there which
affects e-resources.  It is easy to focus on the nitty-gritty but
sometimes it is good to step back and take a look around.

*         Posting without due consideration for the membership.

*         Quoting an entire post by someone else when commenting on it.
Quote selectively and try to avoid one-liner responses.

*         No discussion of commercially-sensitive information (such as
pricing) please.

 

Finally, thank you for remaining a member of this list.  Your support
(and hopefully your participation) is much appreciated.

 

Louise 

 

 

Louise Cole

Senior Information Advisor (Collections)

Nightingale Centre, Kingston Hill Campus

Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

Surrey

KT12 7LB

 

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Telephone 020 8417 5383

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