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 -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:44 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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 > [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html