Videolib-ers, Over the years we have all benefited from many a lively, and occasionally heated, discussion.
Since yesterday, I have been contacted off-list by several subscribers (librarians and distributors alike) who are profoundly disappointed and/or intimidated by some exchanges that have been interpreted as critiques or personal attacks on specific librarians' curatorial practices and/or character. I have never had such a response to a thread before, and while there are clearly some opposing and varied viewpoints here, I think we can all agree that we have reached a tone heretofore not seen on videolib. There are folks who are afraid to respond to posts-- and folks who have decided to leave us because of a lack of collegiality in communication. We have always included a sentence in the videonews subscription statement reserving the right to revoke subscriptions in the case where the intent of the list or general listserv etiquette is violated-- I have added such language to the videolib subscription statement (please see http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html). Please note that name calling, personal attacks and impugning an individual librarian's (or distributor's) ethical and professional values will not be tolerated on this forum. I do reserve the right to revoke subscriptions-- it is not a power I take lightly-- and one I hope to not have to use. Please never hesitate to contact me on or off list with feedback, commentary, concerns-- especially those of you who may be considering jumping ship. We need your voice and perspectives. Gisele Gisèle Tanasse Head, Media Resources Center 150 Moffitt Library #6000 University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 PH: 510-642-8197 BCAL: nerdpo...@berkeley.edu NOTE: PART TIME SCHEDULE Monday-Thurs 8AM-2PM
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