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Version 2.51
HLIB-NW is a discussion list created and maintained by Maryanne Blake (blakema@u.washington.edu) and Michael Boer (boerm@u.washington.edu). It debuted on a NorthWestNet host in November 1993, with 80 charter subscribers.
The archives of messages on HLIB-NW can be found at http://mailman.u.washington.edu/pipermail/hlib-nw/
This FAQ (i.e., Frequently Asked Questions) was last reviewed and revised on September 30, 2003. It is posted from time-to-time on the HLIB-NW List <hlib-nw@u.washington.edu>, and is available at the following URL:
http://nnlm.gov/pnr/hlib-nw.html
Instructions for subscribing, unsubscribing and getting to the archives have been modified to reflect the change in list management software from Listproc to Mailman.
The URL for the HLIB-NW Archives was changed.
PNRNews is now running on mailman, so the subscription form has changed.
The HLIB-NW List exists to facilitate electronic communications via the Internet among the health sciences library community in the Northwest. It provides a forum for discussing practical, theoretical, and philosophical issues and for exchanging advice, information, ideas, and resources of interest to its intended audience.
This list is not meant to take the place of MEDLIB-L but rather to serve as an adjunct forum for those interested in health sciences libraries in the Northwest.
Appropriate uses of the HLIB-NW List include, but are not limited to, publicizing regional meetings, classes, and other educational offerings; making announcements of regional interest, including job postings; sharing information and resources; and asking for advice from colleagues. It also serves as the discussion list for PNC/MLA, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association, and for WMLA, the Washington Medical Librarians Association.
The HLIB-NW List is not intended for advertisements by publishers, software producers, or other vendors, however discussions and questions about products and services initiated by list subscribers are appropriate. The list is also not the place for non-librarians to ask reference questions or to ask for assistance with library research.
HLIB-NW is intended for anyone who has an interest in health sciences libraries in the Northwest. The Northwest is defined as the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington in the United States and the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territory in Canada.
The HLIB-NW subscription list is maintained by the Regional Medical Library (i.e., NN/LM PNR: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region) and the co-owners are Maryanne Blake and Michael Boer. This is an "unmoderated" list. This means that what subscribers post goes directly to the entire HLIB-NW community. It also means that it is the responsibility of list members to send messages appropriate to the previously stated purpose of the list. The list owners may, however, respond to inappropriate postings with a message to the senders informing them of list policies. By the way, recent changes to the permissions allow only subscribers to post messages to the list.
Inappropriate postings, such as subscribe/unsubscribe messages, personal responses inadvertently sent to the list, messages not within the scope of the purposes of the list, and even flames may appear from time to time. The best way to handle these is to ignore them, remembering that we all make mistakes, and let list owners handle the transgression.
At times a lively debate may occur on the list. There is room for dialogue and even controversy as long as a spirit of respect for others opinions is maintained. Members who do not meet the minimum expectations will be notified and may be excluded permanently from future participation.
While not policy, there are some courtesies that we should extend to each other when we are on the list, or sending any e-mail. Here's some "netiquette" to remember:
When sending a message please give a brief and descriptive "Subject:" line.
It is courteous to sign your full name at the bottom of your e-mail messages, including your affiliation, and e-mail address. Some subscribers receive their messages with the header information stripped by their local system and therefore cannot know who the author of a posting was.
It is helpful to provide context when replying to previous posting. There can be several "threads" of discussion going on simultaneously, which makes unreferenced postings such as, "I'd be happy to send it", confusing to the readers. A popular way of providing context is to quote verbatim from the original message. However, keep the quotations *short* and *relevant*. Quoting whole messages, signatures and all, can be inconsiderate.
Remember that humor in e-mail can be easily misinterpreted. Using Smilies :-) often helps to clarify the intent of a comment.
Mistakes, such as sending a personal message to the whole list, happen and these can be embarrassing, for both sender and receiver. A moments thought when you reply is helpful but, hopefully, we are all tolerant of such errors.
You are advised to consider all messages to HLIB-NW to be public information. Sending a message to the HLIB-NW List is equivalent to publishing an announcement in a newsletter. On HLIB-NW, permission for all postings to be cited, abstracted, and forwarded (with proper credit to the author) is implied.
Copyright law provides a level of protection for all original expression. Electronic messages, to the extent that they are an author's original work, are subject to the protections, as well as the fair use provisions, of copyright law.
Send your message to the following Internet address:
All messages sent to the above address are forwarded to all HLIB-NW subscribers. You must be a subscriber in order to send a message to the list.
HLIB-NW now uses Mailman, a Web-based discussion list software. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or edit your subscription options such as digest, postpone list message delivery while on vacation and more, or to access archived messages you must start at the HLIB-NW Information page. To do that go to
https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/Hlib-nw
If you are already subscribed to HLIB-NW here are some new detailed instructions for unsubscribing or editing your subscription options:
You will need to login with your email address and a password.
On some occasions you might want to find an old HLIB-NW message. The list software, Mailman, keeps monthly archives that you can access easily. The URL for the Web-based archives is:
Due to the overlap between the HLIB-NW group and the other e-mail distribution lists maintained by NN/LM PNR, some HLIB-NW subscribers may receive duplicate mailings from time-to-time. This is a source of some confusion both for subscribers and non-subscribers. Therefore it is important for HLIB-NW subscribers to understand the difference, and (it is hoped) be willing to be the recipient of occasional redundant transmissions.
The uses and purposes of the HLIB-NW List are described elsewhere in this document. Addition to the HLIB-NW List is by subscription only: No one is added to the HLIB-NW subscription list except through his/her own initiative. The content of HLIB-NW is an enterprise and responsibility of its community.
The other lists maintained by NN/LM PNR are intended for the use of NN/LM PNR staff and are not "publicly-accessible." These "other" lists are compiled from information gathered for the NN/LM PNR's annual Directory of Health Sciences Libraries. These lists are used to conduct NN/LM PNR business and to disseminate selected information (e.g., announcements received from non-Internet sources which might be of interest to particular audiences within the region). It is important to understand that HLIB-NW is a "virtual" community whose purposes and interests will evolve on a path determined by the members of the community. HLIB-NW provides a common forum for all members of the community. NN/LM PNR, on the other hand, has its own purposes and interests, many of which may equate with those of the HLIB-NW community, but which are highly dependent upon the funding and dictates of the National Library of Medicine. Thus, just like any other Internet user, NN/LM PNR has certain responsibilities which require the maintenance of its own e-mail address books.
In the long-run, you should not expect to see very much duplication of content between HLIB-NW and the e-mail emissions of NN/LM PNR. So, it is left to the individual to determine whether or not to subscribe to and participate in the HLIB-NW community.
If you prefer not to participate in HLIB-NW, but still want to receive announcements from NN/LM PNR, you may subscribe to PNRNews, a list which only transmits Dragonfly articles and other important messages. (Tip: Since PNRNews messages also appear on HLIB-NW, there is nothing to be gained from subscribing to both lists!)
You can subscribe to PNRNews via this page: http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/pnrnews
Please send them to the list owners: blakema@u.washington.edu or boerm@u.washington.edu
This publication is funded in whole with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. N01-LM-1-3516.
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