While I agree with your take on appropriateness in the literal sense, I do believe that some of the comments were incorrect and perpetuate a hostile “us vs. them” attitude that does damage to relationships between librarians and other parties in the serials chain. And I do believe that matters.
Whatever our beefs with publishers, agents, or vendors (or other librarians for that matter!), we need to be respectful and factual in our comments, especially public ones. I don’t think I am alone in wanting this list to serve as a tool to help us do our jobs instead of one to bash those we disagree with.
Buddy Pennington
Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian
University of Missouri - Kansas City
800 East 51st Street
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ian Woodward
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:53 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Backserv?
The comments were not 'inappropriate' in a public forum. Discussing your sexual proclivities in a public forum is inappropriate.
Her comments were uncharitable and assumed something (that a commercial company in a competitive industry is a price-maker in a serious way) that is almost certainly wrong.
We all ought to mind the p's and q's that matter and not invent unnecessary ones.
IW
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Rebecca Martinez <rannmart@rulmail.rutgers.edu> wrote:
Katy,
Thank you for sending your response! I found the comments to be very inappropriate for a public forum.
Rebecca Martinez
Distributed Technical Services Coordinator/Serials Team Leader
Email: rannmart@rulmail.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University Libraries
Alexander Library
Distributed Technical Services
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tel: (732) 932-7388 ext. 119
Fax: (732) 932-8141
From: "Katy Ginanni" <ksginanni@EMAIL.WCU.EDU>
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:46:13 AM
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Backserv?
Just because a company is in business to make a profit (most of them are; it’s kind of the point of capitalism) does not make them unethical. What you say here borders on the libelous. You should more carefully consider what you post in a public forum.
Katy G.
Katy Ginanni, Collection Development Librarian
President, NASIG
Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
176 Central Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828-227-3729 office
828-227-7380 fax
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Melinda Shedlarz
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:43 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Backserv?
Well, it is a good thing they don't, isn't it since the list hasn't been functional for going on almost a month now.
We may not pay for this list, but I can guarantee you Swets finds other ways to price gouge. It is beyond a disgrace that there has been absolutely zero updates about this from this so called Swets representative. With their resources you'd think fixing a simple error such as this would be within their means.
Melinda J. Shedlarz
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Sarah D Tusa <sarah.tusa@lamar.edu> wrote:
To my knowledge, Swets does not charge for using Backserv.
Sarah Tusa
Lamar University
From: "Melinda Shedlarz" <mshedlarz@GMAIL.COM>
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 8:18:18 AM
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Backserv?
I'm very disappointed that the Backserv list is still not working correctly, and we've had no updates from the Swets representative either since her initial e-mail.
Another example of the corporate big wigs taking our money and running. (Huh??)
Melinda J. Shedlarz
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I. Woodward
Serials Desk
Colgate University Libraries
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