Glad to see a strong consensus here for announcing books. I guess the
fear has been that mass emails of lists of books might appear, but we
can reasonably limit that. I like Jon's idea of putting a header in
the subject line such as "New Book." Let's mainly announce new
scholarship, rather than merely post "for sale" items.
Gregg
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
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Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Book announcements
Gregg,
I see nothing wrong with new book announcements pertinent to Virginia
history, or even modern day studies. After all, this is the LIBRARY of
VIRGINIA, and you have posters of new books for sale in your Broad
Street windows, hold book signings, etc. Please don't let one person's
complaint ruin our use of the library or any news deemed pertinent to
your core mission. Announcements of new books, and/or reviews of new
books, is certainly within your core mission. The Virginia Historical
Society magazine routinely reviews new books (not always positive, I
might add.)
Craig Kilby
On Mar 31, 2011, at 9:49 AM, Kimball, Gregg (LVA) wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I received an email questioning my approval of a book notice from a
> list member. Honestly, I assumed folks would want to know about new
> books, but I can see the list member's point about commercial use of
the list.
> Brent tells me that we have indeed restricted commercial announcements
> for books in the past, although a few have slipped through. My
> apologies.
>
> Gregg
>
> Gregg D. Kimball
> Director, Education and Outreach
> Library of Virginia
> 804-692-3722
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