Electronic Communication Assignment 1

Electronic Communication Assignment

By

Hanem Ibrahim

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“PUBYAC” The discussion group list, and its objectives.

I joined the “ PUBYAC” it is an Internet discussion list concerned with the practical aspects

of Children and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries, focusing on programming ideas,

outreach and literacy programs for children and caregivers, censorship and policy issues,

collection development, administrative considerations, puppetry, job openings, professional

development and other pertinent services and issues.

     The name PUBYAC amalgamates the most important aspects of the discussion: PUBlic

libraries, Young Adults, and Children.

The Address of the list : https://mail.lis.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/pubyac

The PUBYAC listserver was established in 1997, it is hosted by the Center for Children's

Books, affiliated with the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, affiliated

with the Graduate School of Library and Information Science  at the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign

How to subscribe/ unsubscribe to the list:

In order to subscribe to this list there are two ways to do so:

1-By Using the web interface you have follow these steps

I. Go to the PUBYAC information page.

https://mail.lis.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/pubyac

II. You will hit a Security Alert box from the GSLIS server. This is a good thing.

Click 'Yes' under "Do you want to proceed?"

III. Scroll down to the section "Subscribing to PUBYAC'' and fill in the boxes.

a. You must enter your email address.

b. It is helpful to supply your real name. Only the moderator will see this

information.

c. You may enter your own password. If you do not choose one, the listserve

will generate one for you.

d. Choose 'Yes' if you want to receive Daily Digests.

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IV. Press the Subscribe button. A new page will appear telling you that your

subscription request has been received. This page will provide you with further

instructions.

V. You will receive an email message asking for confirmation that you truly want to

be subscribed to PUBYAC. This is to prevent anyone from subscribing you

without your permission. Follow the instructions given in the message to confirm

your wish to be subscribed.

VI. Save the welcoming message. It contains links and password that you will need

to change any options.

2-By Using the e-mail interface:

I. Send an e-mail to pubyac-join@lists.lis.illinois.edu. The subject and body of the

message will be ignored, so it doesn't matter what you put there.

II. You will receive an email message asking for confirmation that you really want

to be subscribed to PUBYAC. This is to prevent anyone from subscribing you

without your permission. Follow the instructions given in the message to

confirm your wish to be subscribed.

III. SAVE THE WELCOME MESSAGE! It contains links and password that you

will need to change any options.

Unsubscribing

If you to stop mail delivery rather than unsubscribing, or just going on vacation or

you may. This means you keep your password and other settings so you can, If you

actually want to leave PUBYAC, you have to go to the PUBYAC information page:

https://mail.lis.illinois.edu/mailman/listinfo/pubyac, look for the section marked

"PUBYAC Unsubscribing'' near the bottom of the page. Enter your email address in the

box beside the button marked "Unsubscribe or Edit Options,'' then click it. You will be

brought to a new page which has an "Unsubscribe" button. Press it to unsubscribe and

follow the instructions given.

A transcript of my interaction or posting

Since I joined this list on Saturday Jun 13 20:08:48, 2009, I posted five topics to be

discussed in this list, and within the past month and half I received lots of responds to

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these topics which I shared with the subscribed group of that list. I received more than 20

messages sent directly to my E-mail address, or sent first to PUBYAC e-mail address on

behalf of me.

The topics I discussed with them included:,

[PY] new member   was my first topic I sent it when I first subscribed, I introduced

myself and wished that they’ll help me with ideas in summer reading program, I got

some advices about how to write to a professional group, and I read all the other

contributions in that topic, Then I posted them my second topic which was

[PY] 150 ideas for SRP  , I sent them a link to the website has the same idea, then I sent

my third post in the same topic [PY] summer reading program   that was in the month of

June, Then in July I sent them asking for help about[PY] weeding   , I wanted to know

how they are weeding their library collections, I received ten messages from librarian all

over the states, these messages includes their own experience in doing the weeding, or

links to popular weeding methods.

The last topic I posted in July was [PY] read to a dog In that topic I posted the idea of

using a dog in reading program, that program was used by Trumbull library to help

children who have problems with reading to share in this program, I was really impressed

when I received another ten messages came directly to my e-mail box, and some of them

posted directly to the PUBYAC site, I have no idea that all these library in US using that

kind of program, the librarians explained how they enjoyed that program in their

libraries, others advised all who use this program to be careful using only the certified

dogs for that program, and giving advices to the kids who participate in this kind of

program, it was so helpful to join that group list

What did I learn from participating in the list?

I am not working in public library, I just volunteered for a while in one small public

library with the children librarian. Since I joined this group list, I learned how to be

professional? Because when you are dealing with professionals, you know how to start

talking or discussing any topic, you should be clear when you ask or answer a question,

you had to follow the rules, it’s not a personal communication, it’s professional, I learned

how others are dealing with their problems, and I learned trying to help others, it’s so

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important when you are working with others in the same career, without meeting each

others in person, we could share our ideas and the expert one gives advices to the others

who have no experiences. I was so happy to receive all their contribution, and advices, I

appreciated their ideas, even those who didn’t accept my mistakes in spelling; I learned

from them not to be in a hurry when I post them needing their help. I checked the links

they provided me with, it was so helpful. I’ve their message in my e-mail box , I think I’ll

keep it for further help, it was a very interesting experience.

Here is one massage sent to me in the topic of “ READ TO A DOG”

For anyone conducting reading programs with dogs please take these words of advice from

someone who has run a similar literacy program for children for 12+ years.

Never, ever use a dog that is not a registered, certified therapy dog. I understand many of us may

have dogs that are truly wonderful or know others that stress their dogs love for children and

non aggressive behavior. The bottom line is dogs are animals and for reasons sometimes we do

not understand can react in unpredictable and startling ways. A child can accidently step on a

tail or touch an area on the animal that is sensitive that may cause a reaction. Even trained easy

going dogs with great temperaments are capable of suddenly snapping or lunging. Believe me I

have witnessed this first hand. Dogs coming into our libraries and schools that are certified

therapy dogs not only give us a guarantee that the animal has been properly trained but the dog

is also covered by a 5 million dollar liability policy which protects your public and your library.

Considering the current economy and the tight budgets we all are experiencing I doubt any of us

can afford a long and costly court battle.

Since first beginning this program I have learned many, many lessons. Safety should always be

paramount. Not only should everyone make sure you are using certified therapy dogs but also

make sure to confirm each year with your national organization to confirm the dog and owner

are current. A current membership is critical since a lapsed membership means no insurance. If

I can be of any assist on these important issues please feel free to contact me or you can look for

more information about Henderson Libraries animal assisted literacy program for kids at PLA

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in March 2010. We all have so many children, teens that could use help. Animals can be a

wonderful tool but please be sure to do it in a safe way.