This is interesting because the last time I tried to buy an ALA list which was some years ago, they did NOT have list specific to media librarians.
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Meghann Matwichuk <mtw...@udel.edu> wrote: > I think Mike is on to something -- I am an ALA member, as is the other > media librarian in my department. When I register for conferences I always > make sure to check the opt-out box on the registration form so that I don't > get deluged with advertisements / invitations / etc. from distributors, most > of which do not have anything to do with my area of specialty. My colleague > doesn't. The deluge he gets is pretty phenomenal. > > We both get postcards / catalogs / etc. from media vendors, who I always > supposed built their own lists based on web searches, past purchase records, > listserv participation, etc. These are much more useful, for the most part. > > I was head of Membership for VRT several years back, and I am still getting > junk mail from my days in that role -- I think because I was the contact > point when VRT rented a booth and booth materials, and had my information in > the ALA Membership directory. But otherwise, it's been minimal. > > Happy Friday, > > > ************************* > Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. > Associate Librarian > Instructional Media Collection Department > Morris Library, University of Delaware > 181 S. College Ave. > Newark, DE 19717 > (302) 831-1475 > http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ > > On 10/1/2010 9:55 AM, Mike Tribby wrote: > > I shouldn't be forced to opt out in order to control what flows into my > mailbox. The connection between my recent ALA renewal and the barrage of > emails from video companies cannot be coincidental. As far as i am concerned > this is reason enough to not renew my ALA membership next year. > > > Helen's situation would seem unlikely to be purely the result of > coincidence, but when I renewed my ALA membership (for the 18th year in a > row? Gad, I need a change), I noticed no increase in vendor emails either at > work or at home. In the past when I have noticed a spike in unwanted email > traffic from vendors, it has corresponded to times I've gone to conferences > or expositions and signed in to or for something, or given my business card > out. It's been so long now that I don't remember exactly how my ALA > membership profile is set, but, at least in my experience, simply renewing my > ALA membership has not had the results Helen mentions, so maybe changing > one's profile works. > > This is not to say that vendors don't traffic in contact lists, just that ALA > isn't the only culprit involved in disseminating contact information for > librarians. > > > > Mike Tribby > Senior Cataloger > Quality Books Inc. > The Best of America's Independent Presses > mailto:mike.tri...@quality-books.com <mike.tri...@quality-books.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > <videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] On Behalf Of Helen P. Mack > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 8:27 AM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Marketing list of librarians? > > That's terrible. They're like vultures! > > I just wrote an angry message to ALA Member Services, detailing the fact that > I had just changed my profile to eliminate all communications except for > official ALA ones (ballots, renewals, etc.). It's a shame that it has come > to this, but I don't want to be put on any mailing list unless I opt in. I > shouldn't be forced to opt out in order to control what flows into my > mailbox. The connection between my recent ALA renewal and the barrage of > emails from video companies cannot be coincidental. As far as i am concerned > this is reason enough to not renew my ALA membership next year. > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
