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= Appropriate use of the SCASL List Serve: = The following information was posted on the SCASL-LS in August 2010: **SCASL-LS Discussion List Guidelines** The SCASL-LS list is a discussion list hosted by the University of South Carolina for the South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Members of the SCASL Information Technology Committee will monitor the list. This is a public professional forum, focusing on topics of interest that relate to school library media and information centers. The goal of the SCASL-LS is to foster professional networking among list members. To facilitate this goal, the SCASL Information Technology committee has developed the following guidelines based on those of the LM-NET and USC listserv systems.  **List Etiquette** **Having Trouble with the SCASL Listserv?**
 * All postings should focus on topics of interest to the school library media and information center community.
 * This is not the venue for personal messages or social commentary.
 * Include a subject line in each posting, using appropriate subject headings (see below).
 * When replying to a message, paraphrase or quote selectively, rather than include original message in its entirety.
 * Think before you post. Please remember that this is a public forum with many members.
 * Adhere to the SCASL-LS "signature file" outline (see below).
 * Please participate!

 Please contact the University of South Carolina at 803-777-6015.  **Improper Use**  Please remember that all postings to the list are monitored. A member of the SCASL Information Technology committee will contact privately anyone posting inappropriate messages. Anyone who refuses to adhere to list guidelines can be removed from the SCASL-LS list.

 Inappropriate messages include:

Please be considerate of others. Through inexperience, carelessness, or limited local software, list members may inadvertently violate these guidelines. A private message to the offender from an experienced friend or from the list monitors is more appropriate than a message posted to the list. Everyone understands how embarrassing it is to mistakenly send something to the list that was intended for an individual-- there is no need to post an apology to the list.  **Signature file**  SCASL-LS subscribers must include a signature file when posting messages. Long signatures are discouraged. Use of quotations may be entertaining initially, but get old quickly and take up valuable computer space and the reader's time. The following information only need be included:  1. Name, Occupation/Job Title  2. Worksite  3. E-mail address  **Compiling Hits** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> If you are soliciting information from members of the list, ask the members to respond to you directly. Type the word TARGET and your topic on the subject line (i.e., Target: Choosing Online Catalogs). After you have compiled all your responses, send one message to all members of the list summarizing the information that you received. Type the word HIT and the topic (i.e., HIT: Choosing Online Catalogs) on the subject line. This provides members with a summary of the topic instead of many individual messages. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> **Subject Headings** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> In order to assist members in managing large volumes of SCASL-LS mail, please use the following subject headings when posting messages to the list:
 * postings that are denigrating to any group of people (e.g. racial, religious, professional, geographical, national, etc.);
 * remarks that are inflammatory, rude, grossly inappropriate, or defamatory;
 * personal attacks against members who have posted to the list;
 * anything that should have been sent to an individual rather than the list.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">**Commercial Vendors** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Messages from vendors, producers, and special interest groups are prohibited without the prior approval of the chairperson of the SCASL Information Technology Committee. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> **Copyright Considerations** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Please do not post messages containing content that is under copyright. That includes messages that are posted to other online groups. Obtain permission first. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> **Archives** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> To search the archives go to http://listserv.sc.edu/ archives/scasl-ls.html in your browser. Use the search feature or access the list by dates. The first time you try to search or access anything you will be told that you need to type in your e-mail address and listserv password. Click on the link to get a new listserv password if you have not used the web-based listserv before. You will receive an e-mail confirmation that you must reply to in order for your password to be successfully registered. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> **Infractions & Consequences of List Serv Misuse** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Questions or comments regarding the use and/or guidelines for the SCASL List serv should be directed to the <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">Information Technology Commitee Chair.
 * ELEM: postings for elementary school topics (grades preK-5)
 * MID: postings for middle school topics (grades 6-8)
 * SEC: posting for secondary school topics (grades 9-12)
 * GEN: topics of interest to the entire list
 * ADMIN: restricted for official messages from the SCASL Information Technology committee
 * JOBS: postings of job vacancies
 * First offense = warning in e-mail from IT Committee Chair, documentation of first warning (date, topic) noted in database to be maintained by current IT Chair
 * Second Offense = second stronger warning in an email from IT Committee Chair; documentation of second warning (date, topic) noted in database to be maintained by current IT Chair.
 * Third Offense = removal from SCASL list serv

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Guidelines developed by the SCASL Information Technology Committee. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'ms sans serif',verdana,arial,helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Approved by SCASL Board on September 29, 2001.