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SLA-CBOS
SLA-CBOS is a discussion list for members of SLA Boston. Those considering membership in the association are welcome to join. The goal of this list is to promote networking. Personal messages should be addressed to an individual, not broadcast to all subscribers. Please show courtesy and exercise tolerance. Focus will be on topics relevant to the membership of the SLA Boston Chapter.
Some suitable subjects for posting are:
- Discussions of topics of interest to special librarians from daily practical problems to the future of the information profession
- Queries on topics of mutual interest
- Announcements of chapter meetings and other activities
- Announcements forwarded from SLA Association Office or from other SLA Chapters/Divisions, etc. of general interest to SLA Boston members.
- Job announcements
- Member news
- Sharing of committee information
Spamming, blatant advertising, and irrelevant postings are not welcome.
| List Commands | |
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| Sending Messages to the List | Send messages to sla-cbos@sla.lyris.net |
| Subscribing to the List | Via Email Via the Web Once subscribed, you receive messages until you "unsubscribe" or until mail bounces from your email account. Because of the large volume of messages that bounce because of intermittent problems, be aware that you may become "unsubscribed" in this way. |
| Reading Messages, Changing Options | SLA's web site has good instructions on how to read messages via the web, change personal settings, etc. Please see their Discussion Lists page. |
Net Etiquette
Participants on this list are asked to be tolerant and courteous. Messages sent should relate to issues of interest to members of the Boston Chapter of SLA. The goal of this conference is to promote networking. If problems arise, they should be referred to the
President of the Boston Chapter or the list manager, as should any comments and suggestions on the functioning and policy of the conference.
Cross-posting from Other Lists
Cross-posting, or forwarding a note you have seen on another list, is a normal procedure on mailing lists. It is good form to notify the original writer of a note of your intention to
forward that note. If you are sending a note of your own to several lists, it is a courtesy to have the note "fwd from (original list)" in the subject field or to draw attention to the cross-posting at the beginning of the message to make it easier for people subscribed to several lists to delete the duplicates.
Bouncing Messages
Don't send messages to the list about bounced messages. Send such messages to the list manager.
