Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:52:28 -0500
From: Eleanor Cook (Chief Editor, ACQNET-L) (cookei_at_appstate.edu)
Subject: Updated Welcome Message & Editorial Policy for 2005
Greetings subscribers! The updated Welcome Message and Editorial Policy
is now available
and is included below. It is also updated on AcqWeb and in the ACQNET
Archives. Most
of the information is the same, though we added a table of contents and
rearranged it somewhat.
I would like to thank the Editorial Board from 2004 for their ready
assistance and wise advice.
In addition, special recognition goes to Rick Anderson (AcqFlash Editor
and Associate Editor)
and Thelma Diercks, Deborah Duke and Paul Orkiszewski, who served as
Assistant Editors of
ACQNET this past year. Also, Eric Lease Morgan, our Archivist, has done
a great job keeping
our archives available and updated regularly
A big accomplishmemt for 2004 was the migration of AcqWeb to its new
address -
www.acqweb.org and the transition to Paul Orkizewski as its web master.
A big thanks to Lisa German for her years on the Editorial Board - she
is stepping down this
year. Lisa served as an assistant moderator for several years and has
been a great editorial board
member in all ways!
We welcome two new Editorial Board members for 2005: Marsha Bennett,
Serials Librarian,
Boston Public Library, and Lisa Spagnolo, Acquisitions Librarian,
University of CA-Davis.
And finally, a big thanks to all you subscribers, who continue to keep
ACQNET-L
alive and kicking!
Eleanor Cook
Chief Editor, ACQNET-L
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ACQNET-L WELCOME MESSAGE
REVISED FEBURARY 2005
ACQNET-L
The Acquisitions Librarians Electronic Network
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME
TO COMMUNICATE WITH ACQNET
EDITORIAL POLICY
SCOPE
OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRIBUTORS
SUBMISSION OF POSTINGS
EDITING
COMMERCIAL MESSAGES
COPYRIGHT
CROSS-POSTING
DISCLAIMER
ACQFLASHES
ARCHIVES
RELATION TO ACQWEB
SUBSCRIBER LIST
ACQNET-L EDITORIAL BOARD
WELCOME
Welcome to ACQNET.
The purpose of this message is to give you some information about ACQNET.
ACQNET is a forum in which acquisitions librarians and others interested
in acquisitions may exchange
information and ideas, and find solutions to common problems. It started
with a group of 25 librarians in
December, 1990 and as of February 2005 has over 1800 subscribers.
ACQNET is a moderated list. It uses the "Listproc" software platform. Messages are posted several times
a month. Although you can subscribe and un-subscribe at will, you cannot contribute to the list directly.
The editors receive all potential postings, and then they organize, edit, and distribute them to the subscribers.
The editors summarize (i.e., post replies) when there are responses to a topic. You do not have to be subscribed
to ACQNET to submit a posting, but your posting should be relevant to the aims of the list. COMMERCIAL
POSTINGS ARE NOT ACCEPTED (see below for more information). If you wish to post to ACQNET, but are
not a subscriber, please submit your posting directly to either the Chief Editor, Eleanor Cook at:
cookei_at_appstate.edu <mailto:cookei_at_appstate.edu> or to Associate Editor for AcqFlashes, Rick Anderson at: rickand_at_unr.edu <mailto:rickand_at_unr.edu>
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EDITORIAL POLICY
SCOPE
ACQNET subscribers discuss any topic within the main area of interest of
the list: library acquisitions,
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in mind other electronic lists such
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Feature articles or reports should generally be submitted to _AGAINST
THE GRAIN_ or other appropriate
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may be sent instead to electronic lists
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AcqWeb.
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Those that are judged to fall outside the scope of the list are returned
to senders with an explanation for the
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are posted. No anonymous messages
are posted. Postings must be in the English language. The Editorial
Board reserves the right to rule against
any postings. Since ACQNET is an independent, non-profit entity, with no
formal affiliation with any library
organization, the only further appeal to a contested posting would be to
the entire subscriber list, but this
has rarely been requested.
OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors clearly understand the importance of assuring the accuracy
of the information they include in
their postings and their subsequent accountability to the group and the
profession. The experiences of some
of our colleagues in other venues suggests that this is essential,
especially considering that the archives of
this list are open for all to see.
ACQNET promotes congenial and courteous scholarly discussion.
Contributors may argue facts or opinions;
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intentionally be posted. "Flames"
are not welcome.
Subscribers must remember that the over 1800 subscribers represent a
wide range of locations, cultures, and
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appreciation that what is being said,
as it were, is spoken from a podium in front of a very large, very
diverse group of people. For instance,
humor is often interpreted differently than intended depending upon a
person's cultural background or beliefs.
SUBMISSION OF POSTINGS
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message deal with a single question
or issue, as it makes the job of editing and combining postings
considerably easier. Please send replies to
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address, since editors take turns handling
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e-mail messages only.
Contributions are accepted only when they are sent to ACQNET through the
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EDITING
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allowing contributors to express concerns
and opinions and get rapid feedback. Contributors are therefore advised
that editing of the messages that they
send is kept to a minimum. It is limited to looking for erroneous
information, organizing the postings so that they
are as easy to read as possible, and fixing grossly incorrect usage of
the language. Paragraphs with complete
sentences are appreciated and the use of abbreviations and uncommon
initials or jargon is discouraged.
The editors assume that information sent to
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is meant to be redistributed to subscribers. Private communications to
the Editor or others should not be sent to
that address. Be aware that survey replies or other private
communications that inadvertently come to ACQNET-L
will not be redistributed, nor forwarded.
Contributors are sometimes uncertain about whether they can name other
parties, especially when they
possess critical information about those parties. ACQNET policy is to
print names and critical information
that is factual and verifiable, but not to print derogatory or critical
opinions that add nothing to the facts.
COMMERICAL MESSAGES
ACQNET does not accept commercial advertisements of any kind. Press
releases from companies of interest
to the subscribers may be sent to AcqWeb.
COPYRIGHT
The copyright of individual postings to, and archived files of ACQNET
are owned by individual authors. Use
of the information posted in ACQNET for commercial purposes is
prohibited except by written permission of
individual contributors. Posting to ACQNET automatically grants the
editor the right to use contributions in
whole or in part in subsequent publications but only for non-commercial
purposes.
CROSS-POSTING
Cross-posting from other lists is accepted when the content relates
directly to the areas of interest to subscribers
of ACQNET. It is the responsibility of contributors of a cross-post to
obtain permission from the original author
to post the message to ACQNET, and state that permission has been
granted in the cross-post submission.
DISCLAIMER
Contents of all postings are the responsibility of the contributing
authors and do not imply the endorsement
of the editors, the editorial board, or Appalachian State University.
ACQFLASHES
ACQflashes are single-topic postings of a time-sensitive nature. They
are archived for one year only. These
are sent out more quickly than regular ACQNET postings. Items such as
surveys, meeting announcements
and job postings that have some aspect of acquisitions responsibility or
would be of interest to the subscribers
are sent out as ACQflashes. ACQflashes are sent out as soon as possible
after receipt. If you are not a regular
subscriber of ACQNET and wish to send a posting as an AcqFlash, please
send it directly to either Rick
Anderson at: rickand_at_unr.edu <mailto:rickand_at_unr.edu> or to Eleanor Cook
at: cookei_at_appstate.edu
Request that your posting be sent as an ACQflash if it is time-sensitive.
ARCHIVES
Official archives of the list are available via AcqWeb. These are
maintained by Eric Lease Morgan. The archives
are divided into three sections:
1990-July 2000 (When ACQNET-L was a digested newsletter with volume and
issue numbering); postings from
August 2000- which are chronologically arranged; and Acqflashes, which
are also chronological and are kept for
one year and then purged. A search engine is available from which one
can search for specific topics or threads.
PLEASE NOTE: The ACQNET archives are publicly indexed and accessible on
the Internet.
RELATION TO ACQWEB
ACQNET maintains an affiliation with AcqWeb, a web site developed by
Anna Belle Leiserson and beginning
in 2004, maintained by Paul Orkiszewski. AcqWeb provides links to
publisher and vendor home pages, and links
to other resources of interest to acquisitions librarians.
AcqWeb's URL: www.acqweb.org <http://www.acqweb.org/>
SUBSCRIBER LIST
The subscriber list is closed. It is not available for commercial use.
Any non-commercial use must be
cleared by the Editorial Board.
ACQNET EDITORIAL BOARD
Marcia Bennett, Serials Librarian,
Boston Public Library;
Marla Chesler, Collection Development Librarian,
Northeastern University
Thelma Diercks, Head, Acquisitions Dept.,
University of Hawaii at Manoa;
Deborah Duke, Collection Management Administrator,
Fort Worth (TX) Public Library;
Jack Montgomery, Coordinator, Collection Services,
Western Kentucky University;
Paul Orkiszewski, Acquisitions Coordinator,
Appalachian State University;
Keith Powell, Marketing Representative,
Ambassador Book Service;
Susan Scheiberg, Assistant Director,
Library, RAND Corporation
Lisa Spagnolo, Acquisitions Librarian,
University of California-Davis
Christian Boissonnas, formerly Director, Central Technical Services,
Cornell University Library
(now retired) was founding Editor.
Anna Belle Leiserson, Webmaster, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, as
Founding AcqWeb Editor,
serves Ex-Officio on the ACQNET Editorial Board.
ACQNET also includes a Technical Board. Members serve as assistant
editors in the day-to-day
operation of the list. These individuals include:
Rick Anderson, Associate Editor & Acqflash Editor
Deborah Duke, Assistant ACQNET Editor
Thelma Diercks, Assistant ACQNET Editor
Paul Orkiszewski, AcqWeb Editor
Eric Lease Morgan, Infomotions, Inc., ACQNET Archivist
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