ACQNET-L WELCOME MESSAGE
REVISED OCTOBER 2008
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ACQNET-L
The Acquisitions Librarians Electronic Network
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WELCOME
Welcome to ACQNET-L
The purpose of this message is to give you some information about
ACQNET-L
ACQNET-L is a forum in which acquisitions librarians and others
interested in acquisitions work for all material types 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 October 2008
has over 1,800 subscribers.
ACQNET-L is a moderated list. Messages are posted several times a week.
Although you can subscribe and unsubscribe 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-L 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-L, but are not a subscriber,
please submit your posting directly to either the Chief Editor, Eleanor
Cook at: cooke_at_ecu.edu <mailto:cooke_at_ecu.edu%20> or to Associate Editor
for AcqFlashes, Keith Powell at: kpowell_at_uci.edu
<mailto:kpowell_at_uci.edu>
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ACQFLASHES, SEE BELOW.
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EDITORIAL POLICY
SCOPE
ACQNET subscribers discuss any topic within the main area of interest of
the list: library acquisitions, collection development, and related
subjects. Subscribers need to keep in mind other electronic lists such
as: AutoAcq-L, Liblicense-L, COLLDEV-L, SERIALST, and various integrated
library system-related lists. Feature articles or reports should
generally be submitted to _AGAINST THE GRAIN_ or other appropriate
newsletters or journals.
ACQNET does not accept "want" lists or items to give away. Such lists
may be sent instead to electronic lists that specialize in this sort of
activity. These can be found through AcqWeb.
This is an edited list. The editor(s) reserve the right to make all
decisions regarding the posting of messages. Those that are judged to
fall outside the scope of the list are returned to senders with an
explanation for the rejection, or suggestions for re-submission. All
messages not returned 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; however, personal attacks on
other contributors or institutions will not intentionally be posted.
"Flames" are not welcome.
Subscribers must remember that the over 1,800 subscribers represent a
wide range of locations, cultures, and levels of expertise. Message
content and language should reflect an 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
Contributors who wish to communicate with the group should send a
posting to the editors at: ACQNET-L_at_lists.ibiblio.org The editors
request that a single message deal with a single question or issue, as
it makes the job of editing and combining postings considerably easier.
Please send replies to established threads to the above address, NOT to
the editor's personal address, since editors take turns handling
postings and all editors want to receive all messages.
Contributors are asked to make sure that their name, as well as their
email address appears in the "FROM" line of their postings, not just
their e-mail address, or in the signature information if they sign their
messages. Name, affiliation, and email address are preferred.
Please indicate the specific topic of the message on the "SUBJECT" line
of the posting. Words such as "For ACQNET" are not sufficient, and it is
helpful to start the subject line with the statement "ACQNET:"
PLEASE DO NOT SEND attached files; all submissions should be sent as
e-mail messages only.
Contributions are accepted only when they are sent to ACQNET through the
Internet.
EDITING
ACQNET derives much of its appeal from the fact that it is current,
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
ACQNET-L_at_lists.ibiblio.org
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 ibiblio (and its parent organization, the University of North
Carolina).
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ACQFLASHES
ACQflashes are single-topic postings of a time-sensitive nature. 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 Keith
Powell at: kpowell_at_uci.edu <mailto:kpowell_at_uci.edu%20> or to Eleanor
Cook at: cooke_at_ecu.edu <mailto:cooke_at_ecu.edu>
Request that your posting be sent as an ACQflash if it is
time-sensitive.
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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-July 2008 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.
Ibiblio manages the current archives starting with August 2008-
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RELATION TO ACQWEB
ACQNET maintains an affiliation with AcqWeb, a web site originally
developed by Anna Belle Leiserson. AcqWeb provides links to publisher
and vendor home pages, and links to other resources of interest to
acquisitions librarians. AcqWeb as of 2007, is under complete revision,
except for the ACQNET-L Archives section.
AcqWeb's URL: www.acqweb.org <http://www.acqweb.org/>
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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.
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ACQNET EDITORIAL BOARD (2008)
Rick Anderson, University of Utah;
Marsha Bennett, Boston Public Library;
Stephen Brooks, George Mason University;
Marla Chesler, Library of Congress - FLICC/FEDLINK;
Eleanor Cook, East Carolina University;
Deborah Duke, Fort Worth (TX) Public Library;
Jack Montgomery, Western Kentucky University;
Keith Powell, University of California-Irvine;
Susan Scheiberg, Library, RAND Corporation;
Lisa Spagnolo, University of California-Davis
Christian Boissonnas, formerly Director, Central Technical Services,
Cornell University Library (now retired) was founding Editor of
ACQNET-L. Anna Belle Leiserson, Webmaster, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
Center, as Founding AcqWeb Editor, and Eric Lease Morgan, as ACQNET
Archivist, serve Ex-Officio on the ACQNET Editorial Board.
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