Here is some basic information about law-lib. Note that this is not an "official" document, and I am not involved in any way with the administration or management of this list. Much of this information is from the automatic subscription acknowledgement sent by the listproc software, and the general help file for the listproc software. Suggestions for improvements are welcome - please reply to me individually, rather than to the list.
The law-lib list is unmoderated, but you do have to be a subscriber in order to post messages to the list. Most of the subscribers to law-lib are law librarians. All types of law librarians are welcome on this list: academic, law firm, court, government, etc. Other individuals with an interest in law librarianship are also welcome to subscribe.
Topics of discussion vary. Some examples are: difficult legal reference questions, interlibrary loan requests, job announcements, information vendor problems, and policy discussions. Law-lib is not an appropriate place for messages asking for legal advice, or referrals to attorneys. Occasional, brief notices of new products or services from commercial entities may also be acceptable. For example, a notification of a new customer service 800 number or a new website URL would be appropriate.
Law-lib Guidelines:
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal information or material, and do not utilize the Discussion Forum in any illegal manner.
The Law-lib list is not monitored for inappropriate postings, and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting or unauthorized use of the Discussion Forum is brought to my attention, including but not limited to prohibited posting and usage as outlined herein, Law-Lib will take all appropriate action, in its sole discretion. Law-Lib reserves the right to terminate, without prior notice, the Discussion Forum access of any user who does not abide by these guidelines. - Judy Janes, law-lib list owner and administrator.
NB: If you have not received any mail from the law-lib list for more than a day or two, you may have been involuntarily unsubscribed, or the list may have stopped sending messages to you. If this happens, try following the instructions to resume receiving messages from the list (set law-lib mail). If you receive a message indicating that you are not subscribed to the list, you will have to subscribe again. On occasion, you may need to try unsubscribing, then resubscribing.
When you want to post a message to the list, send it to:
law-lib@ucdavis.edu
The list owner is Judy Janes. Her e-mail address is: jcjanes@ucdavis.edu
You should contact her if there are problems that can't be solved using the commands below. For example, you may need to contact the list owner if you are having trouble unsubscribing because your e-mail address has changed since you subscribed.
Please do NOT send requests to subscribe, unsubscribe, change settings, etc. to the address for posting messages; instead direct them to:
sympa@ucdavis.edu
For example, to signoff from the list, send a message to sympa@ucdavis.edu . The subject
line of the message should contain the following text:
unsubscribe LAW-LIB
You should leave the body of the message blank, and
delete any signature information from the end of the message. Note that unlike
the old listproc system, Sympa
prefers commands in the subject line, rather than in the body of your message.
Here
is a summary of some of the commands you can use on the law-lib mailing list:
NB:
All of these commands must be sent to sympa@ucdavis.edu.
You can also make changes to your law-lib subscription settings by using the sympa web interface. Here is the URL for the web interface:
https://lists.ucdavis.edu
Note that you will have to create a password the first time you use the web
interface. Click on the "Other Users Click Here" button, then click
on "First login?" and follow the instructions. You will have to
respond to a validation e-mail message which will be sent to your e-mail
address. More information on the login process is available here:
https://ucdavisit.service-now.com/ess/knowledge_detail.do?sysparm_article=KB0000199
Once you have logged in to the system, you should see information about the
law-lib list. If you do not, type law-lib in the Search Lists
box. You can now click on Subscriber Options to change your
settings, or click on Unsubscribe to leave the list. Remember to click
on the Logout button when you are finished.
You
must create a sympa account in order to access the
list archives. Archives of law-lib messages can be found by pointing your web
browser at the following URL:
https://lists.ucdavis.edu/wws/arc/law-lib
1. Click on the "Other Users Click Here" button
2. Log in using your e-mail address and sympa
password. If you haven't created an account with the sympa
mail list system, you will have to do that first by clicking on the "First
Login?" link. Basic instructions for creating a login are in the preceding
section, immediately above the archives section.
3. Using advanced search, you will be able to search by individual month, a few
years, or the entire file.
Additional
information on accessing sympa list archives is
available here: https://ucdavisit.service-now.com/ess/knowledge_detail.do?sysparm_article=KB0000416
Thanks
to Judy Janes and the University of California - Davis for managing and hosting
law-lib.
6 June
2016
Christopher Noe
Assistant Director / Head of Public Services
noe@olemiss.edu
Grisham Law Library
University of Mississippi