Founded June 23, 1994, Book_Arts-L is a mailing list based at Syracuse University, and managed by Peter Verheyen. It currently claims over 1500 subscribers worldwide, among them practicing bookbinders, book-artists, marblers, papermakers, printers, collectors, curators in libraries, and people just interested in our wide and varied field.
All members are free to post anything they feel might be of interest to others. This has included everything from discussions such as what is a book, to technical Q&A, to offerings of services and supplies by vendors. I do ask that subscriber stay "on topic" with regards to the subject matter of the list. I encourage posting notices about services related to the book arts by vendors, exhibition notices, and advertisements of related books for sale, including "fine press" books, especially if available in sheets.
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived.
The Permanent Archives are also kept at Stanford University on a web
site at URL: <http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/bookarts/>.
These archives are courtesy of Stanford University Libraries, who set them up
and maintain them. As with any web based resource, the Stanford archives are
often available on other web sites because of the activities of web robots or
other search engines. By subscribing to Book_Arts-L, you acknowledge that you
understand any message you post or anything said about you is public information,
may be spread over the entire world by way of the world wide web, and that anyone
with a web browser may access the Stanford archives. Once archived, messages
become part of the historical record of discourse in this field and will not
be removed from the archives.
In order to protect the privacy of subscribers, no membership information will be made public, though the posters identity and email address will become part of the permanent record in the list archive.
Postings may not be re-printed in any form without the express consent of the author - Please respect their contributions & ©
The list homepage is located at <http://www.philobiblon.com.> There is also a link via the graphic at the bottom. Here you will find a constantly updated list of "Book Arts Links" and resources including tutorials as well as the "Book Arts Gallery." I've added a great many links since last sending this out so please look at them whilst surfing. As always, if subscribers have suggestions for links, please let me know via the "Feedback Form" which you'll find at the site.
If you have any questions about the list please contact me directly and I will be happy to help you.
Peter Verheyen, Listmgr.
The subscription process is completely automated. I will not manually add subscribers, but will help you get off if your address has changed... Below you will find all the commands needed to get you subscribed. For your convenience I have highlighted them so all you have to do is cut and paste. When you send your subscription message you will be asked to confirm. After doing so you can issue the other commands such as digest.
For convenience I have listed this commands and others below. If your browser and mail program are both properly configured, clicking on the command will send the correct message to listserv for you, reducing errors and hassles on all our parts. If clicking on the links does not work, copy the command, in red, and send to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu.
As proper syntax is important, and if you are unsure about your browser / email setup copy the red text and paste it into the body of your message to listserv.
Please don't ask the list for information on setting options. Those are all above.
To send a message to the list, please address it to Book_Arts-L@listserv.syr.edu. Note, you must be subscribed to post.
You are responsible for all postings made by you, or from your account. Please think before you post anything inflammatory which you may regret having posted later on. If it's confidential, do not send. All postings are copyright to their respective poster, but should be thought of as a publication in Book_Arts-L and its Archive. Your post goes to at least 1500 of your closest friends, and all messages are captured for the Archive. Once in the Archive they will not be removed.
The Permanent Archives are also kept at Stanford University on a web site at URL: <http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/bookarts/>. These archives are courtesy of Stanford University Libraries, who set them up and maintain them. As with any web based resource, the Stanford archives are often available on other web sites because of the activities of web robots or other search engines. By subscribing to Book_Arts-L, you acknowledge that you understand any message you post or anything said about you is public information, may be spread over the entire world by way of the world wide web, and that anyone with a web browser may access the Stanford archives. Once archived, messages become part of the historical record of discourse in this field and will not be removed from the archives. No exceptions.
In order to protect the privacy of subscribers, no membership information will be made public, though the posters identity and email address will become part of the permanent record in the list archive.
Please stay on topic, no politicing, and avoid unnecessary replies to the entire list. Your local mailhandler REPLY mechanism may direct your message to the entire list or to the person who sent the message to which you are replying. Please be sure you know the difference. You may wish to use FORWARD, MAIL, or SEND rather than using REPLY. Misdirected messages, especially those of a personal nature, are a source of amusement to list members. Please do not to admonish the offender (That's my job). We all make mistakes. Let's just try not to make a habit of it . Besides, it just creates even more annoyance for everyone else. And finally, above all remain civil to each other. Virulent, personal, attacks of any kind will not be tolerated. While I very much believe this list functions well, I will not hesitate to impose cooling of periods (via nopost / review) and for habitual offenders removal.
Please include your name and affiliation (if any) in your message for identification, as email header addresses are often unhelpful. Ask your local guru about "signature files," which automate this function.
Should you change your email address, or if it is changed for you, you must unsubscribe from your old address and resubscribe from your new one. The Listowner can assist you in unsubscribing from your old address but cannot help you sign on. If you have difficulties establishing your subscription, please do let the Listowner know. The subscription process itself is automated.
These instructions last updated November 11, 1999.
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