Arcan-l -- Canadian archival listserv
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ARCAN-L, a listserv managed by the Canadian Council of Archives, is provided for the discussion of archival issues and interests of particular relevance to Canadian Archives and archivists. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information amongst Canadian archivists, archives staff and other heritage professionals. This list is also open to exchange with colleagues from other countries. It is an unmoderated list. Guiding Principles We want ARCAN-L, our listserv community, to be welcoming and constructive environment. Individuals, institutions and organizations involved in archival, information, heritage and cultural management are invited to use the listserv. All communications must accordingly reflect appropriate content and standards of professionalism. The administrator does not moderate, pre-screen or filter subscriber e-mails posted to the listserv. The administrator relies upon subscribers to ensure that their listserv or discussion group submissions are appropriate. The administrator, owner and/or hosting institution accept no responsibility for the opinions and information posted by subscribers. To ensure the integrity of our listserv, we ask all subscribers to agree to the following code of conduct and adhere to established policies when participating on the listserv: ARCAN-L Listserv Community Code of Conduct and Policies / ARCAN-L, une liste de diffusion gérée par le Conseil canadien des archives, vise à permettre la discussion de questions et de préoccupations archivistiques présentant un intérêt particulier pour les archives canadiennes, les archivistes et autres professionnels du patrimoine. Elle offre un lieu d'échange d'idées et d'informations, au niveau national et international. Il s'agit d'une liste non modérée. Principes directeurs ARCAN-L, notre communauté de liste de diffusion, se veut accueillante et constructive. Les personnes, institutions et organisations intervenant dans les domaines de la gestion des archives, de l’information, du patrimoine et de la culture sont invitées à utiliser la liste de diffusion. Toutes les communications doivent donc refléter un contenu approprié et être très professionnelles. L’administrateur ne modère, ne vérifie ni ne filtre les messages des abonnés de la liste de diffusion. L’administrateur s’en remet aux abonnés pour que les échanges de leur liste de diffusion ou groupe de discussion soient appropriés. L’administrateur, le propriétaire et/ou l’institution d’hébergement n’accepte aucune responsabilité à l’égard des opinions et de l’information affichées par les abonnés. Pour assurer l’intégrité de notre liste de diffusion, nous demandons à tous les abonnés de souscrire au code de conduite et aux politiques correspondantes lorsqu’ils utilisent la liste de diffusion : Code de conduite et procédures de la communauté de la liste de diffusion ARCAN-L To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Arcan-l Archives. (The current archive is only available to the list members.)
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