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This FAQ (frequently asked questions) is offered to help
prospective subscribers discover what NCSLA is and how navigate the
list. If you have further questions, contact the listowner,
semonch@metalab.unc.edu.
Further, this message will guide subscribers on the commands to
subscribe, unsubscribe, request digest format (and how to cancel the
digest format), postpone messages temporarily, receive copies of one's own
messages, obtain a list of subscribers, and how to conceal one's own email
address from the list. Finally, this guide will reveal how to obtain a
listing of archive files from NCSLA and then how to retrieve a desired
archive file.
This list for news research is set up to provide an electronic
place where special librarians, information specialists, knowledge
managers, database architects, library graduate students, researchers and
educators can "meet" and discuss topics relevant to our professions. Since
NCSLA's debut in 1994, the list of subscribers has grown dramatically. As
of May 1999, the number of subscribers to NCSlA exceeded 251; by
September 2000 the number of subscribers increased slightly to 254. The
majority of the subscribers come from North Carolina, but there are
subscribers from several other states.
At this point we are not screening or selecting participants. We
are, however, seeking participation from those professionals actively
involved in research or information management.NCSLA is an "open" forum,
available to all interested subscribers.
NCSLA is not a moderated forum. It is a "self-moderated" list.
You are responsibile for what you post. It is a list focused on using
computers to research, compile and distribute information in print or
electronic format.
NCSLA belongs to you, the users/subscribers. Please feel free to
participate. It is only through active use that a "virtual community" will
evolve. As with all forms of communication, fairness, accuracy, brevity
and courtesy are valued.
Strickly speaking, however, there needs to be a designated
"listowner" to manage the routine procedures of the list. Barbara
Semonche is the designated listowner. Semonche's email address is
semonch@metalab.unc.edu. Her "snail mail" address, phone and fax
numbers are listed below.
Address an e-mail to:
listproc@listserv.oit.unc.edu
skip the subject line
type this request in the message area:
SUBSCRIBE NCSLA yourfirst lastname
and send the message. (Don't put any any other words in the
message.)
Shortly you will receive in your e-mail box a computer-generated message
welcoming you to the list.
An alternative way to subscribe is to go to this Web site
http://lyris.unc.edu
1. Type NCSLA in the Search box
2. Type your email address in the designated box
3. Skip the password box; none is required
4. On this same menu, click on the "Join NCSLA" button
5. The next screen is a form requesting information; please
complete it except for the password. The other boxes are set at defaults;
if you want to change them, please examine the pop-down boxes and make
your selections accordingly.
6. Finally, click on the "Save" button and then exit Lyris. Now
you are subscribed to the NCSLA list.
Address an e-mail to the list:
NCSLA@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Fill in the subject line appropriately.
Type the desired message. Sign the message. And then send it.
It will be mailed to over 250 subscribers on the list. You will not get
a copy of the message you send unless you type your e-mail address in the
cc part of the e-mail header.
If you wish to change the default settings
for receiving copies of the messages you send [or change the status of
receiving messages (that is, postpone them) or update your email address,
do the following:
1. Go to this Web site
http://lyris.unc.edu
2. Type NCSLA in the Search box
3. Type your email address in the designated box
4. Click on "Click here to enter NCSLA."
5. On the next screen, click on "Your Settings" button
6. Examine your settings, select options available to you, then
click on the "Save" button.
7. Exit Lyris or return to the NCSLA page to read or compose
messages.
1. Go to this Web site
http://lyris.unc.edu
2. Type NCSLA in the Search box
3. Type your email address in the designated box
4. Click on "Click here to enter NCSLA."
5. On the next screen, click on "Leave (unsubscribe)" button
6. Select the "Leave" option.
7. Exit Lyris.
1. Go to this Web site
http://lyris.unc.edu
2. Type NCSLA in the Search box
3. Type your email address in the designated box
4. Click on "Click here to enter NCSLA."
5. On the next screen, click on "Your Settings" button
6. Locate the "Status" box; click on the pop-down menu; select
one of the options available to you, then
click on the "Save" button.
7. Exit Lyris or return to the NCSLA page to read or compose
messages.
When you wish to commence mail again, simply repeat the above steps and
set the "Status" box to "mail: receive messages as they are
contributed."
A "digest" is a file compilation of messages sent to a list. Some
subscribers prefer to get digest of a list's messages rather than the
messages themselves. To enable the digest function:
1. Go to this Web site
http://lyris.unc.edu
2. Type NCSLA in the Search box
3. Type your email address in the designated box
4. Click on "Click here to enter NCSLA."
5. On the next screen, click on "Your Settings" button
6. Locate the "Status" box; click on the pop-down menu; select
the digest option available to you, then
click on the "Save" button.
7. Exit Lyris or return to the NCSLA page to read or compose
messages.
To reverse the Digest command, repeat the steps above, but
select from the "Status" button "mail:receive messages as they are
contributed."
1. Go to this Web site
http://lyris.unc.edu
2. Type NCSLA in the Search box
3. Type your email address in the designated box
4. Click on "Click here to enter NCSLA."
5. Locate the "Search" box near the bottom of the menu; enter the
search term(s) you believe are in the messages since December 21,
1999
6. For access to archived NCSLA messages from March 1994
through December 20, 1999 select "Old Listproc Archives" on this menu.
Note that there is no "subject searching" capability, only chronological
access. Click on date(s) likely to contain the messages you are
seeking, then read the collected messages.
7. Exit Lyris or return to the NCSLA page to read or compose
messages.
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