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Now, Cresida Annesley's reply to my suggestion is precisely what I wanted to avoid. Editors of the Journal have been inviting submissions for the Journal for years and getting - well, not always useful articles. For Heaven's sake,. why don't you get a little more proactive and instead of waiting for something, go out and get it. There really is no reason why you shouldn't identify something yourself and follow it up. Just as there really is no reason to be so handwringingly helpless. Len McDonald ++++++++++++++ L.J. McDonald 46 Weaver Ave Rainhill PRESCOT, Merseyside Phone: 0151-426 5273 Mobile: 07775 914796 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Cressida Annesley <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 5:52 PM Subject: RE: history of list > In response to Leonard Mcdonald's message, the editors of the JSA always > wecome submissions and would be pleased to receive a piece on this > topic. > > Prospective authors, please contact me for further details. > > Cressida Annesley > > Cressida Annesley (Miss) > Dean and Chapter Cataloguer > Canterbury Cathedral Archives > > Joint editor, Journal of the Society of Archivists > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Leonard Mcdonald [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 21 August 2000 20:56 > > To: mailbase > > Subject: Re: history of list > > > > Now, Brenda's history of the list and its spectacular growth IS worth > > publishing in the something more permament. Perhaps in a section of > > the > > Society's Journal which replaces "The Society's Chronicle" or runs > > parallel > > with it. Editors to comment please! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 6:09 PM > > Subject: history of list > > > > > > > Thank you Sarah for pointing out that the description of the list on > > > the web page was out of date. It is being amended to reflect the > > > introductory file which is sent out to new members, and states that > > > the primary purpose of the list is to facilitate discussion of all > > > aspects of archival work in the UK. > > > > > > For those who are interested, the following is a note on the > > > Archives and Internet Group as it disappears from view: > > > > > > The Archives and Internet Group was an informal one, dating back > > > to 1994, when University archivists were preparing bids for the > > > Follett funding round and issues of mounting information about > > > archives on-line were under consideration for the first time. The > > > Group was initially convened by Louise Craven and Una O'Sullivan > > > (then both at HMC); I took over later. It had a lively existence > > for a > > > few years but outlived its purpose and was wound up last year. > > > > > > Una established this list as a means of communication for the > > > Group in February 1995, using the Mailbase infrastructure which > > > was already in place. At the time access to email was largely > > > limited to the HE sector. Since the list was seen to be fulfilling > > a > > > useful purpose, it was decided to widen access to the whole > > > archival community. We are grateful to Mailbase for allowing so > > > many members from outside HE. > > > > > > The list is an open channel of communication managed by > > > volunteer owners. It has no formal links with the Society of > > > Archivists, though all four co-owners are members of the IT Sub- > > > Committee. Over five and a half years membership has grown from > > > the initial twenty or so to 800. > > > > > > Brenda Weeden > > > > > > ----------------------------- > > > Brenda Weeden > > > Archivist, University of Westminster > > > ISLS > > > 4-12 Little Titchfield Street > > > London W1P 7FW > > > Tel 020 7911 5000 ext 2524 > > > Fax 020 7911 5894 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%