[CALIBK12] Transition at LM_NET and at EL-Announce With LM_NET Select

[Peter Milbury]

Dear CALIBK12 Colleagues,

CALIBK12 and LM_NET share a common history, in that CALIBK12 was started
about a year after LM_NET started. I have watched it grow and prosper over
the years, under the guidance of a series of excellent and dedicated
moderators. Therefore I am please to share the LM_NET announcement below,
which includes the ews that Michelle Walker, an California LMT and former
stduent of mine, will be one of the co-moderators of LM_NET. I hope that
you will be able to join us at our CSLA Conference session on Saturday at
1:00, entitled:  Getting "Lucky" With LM_NET: Tapping the Power of LM_NET
and Listservers. You will find out how a discussion group is managed, plus
powerful tips and tricks of how to effectively tap the power of LM_NET and
similar lists for success in your work and professional life.

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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:35:23 -0400
From: Peter Milbury <pmilbury at IIS.SYR.EDU>
To: LM_NET at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] Transition at LM_NET and also at EL-Announce With LM_NET
    Select

Dear LM_NET members and friends -

We believe that LM_NET is the most successful electronic network in the
history of the  Internet. Of course, there is no formal assessment of this
kind, but anyone who has examined LM_NET is highly impressed with the
quality of discourse as well as the sheer volume of  members and messages.
Simply put, LM_NET is extraordinary.  When we started LM_NET 15  years
ago, (with less than 100 members in June 1992) we had no idea that it
would prove to  be so valuable and far-reaching. This is a credit to all
of us.

It is highly appropriate that we look to the next phase of LM_NET.  After
15 years, it is  time for us (Peter and Mike) to step back.  We (Peter
Milbury and Mike Eisenberg, LM_NET  co-founders and co-moderators), are
pleased to announce the transition to a new team of  co-moderators for
both LM_NET and its affiliate, EL-Announce With LM_NET Select. We will
stay involved as advisors and "co-moderators" emeritus, but the the
transition to the new  team will take place starting immediately.

The team will be comprised of three co-moderators who have been long-time,
close  associates of either Mike or Peter, and who have had long-time
associations with LM_NET. The new  co-moderators are Blythe Bennett,
Michelle Walker and Sue Wurster. Each will focus on various roles needed
to operate and support the two list servers.

Michelle Walker will serve as the "public" moderator of LM_NET, assisting,
guiding and  supporting the membership in with a regular, visible
presence. She will continue with her  LM_NET Select publications, now
posting them directly to EL-Announce With LM_NET Select.

Blythe Benett will serve in a "behind the scenes" role as Tech Support
Moderator for both  LM_NET and EL-Announce With LM_NET Select, approving
message postings from members on  "review" status, assisting those who are
having difficulty singing on/off, and helping with  a variety of other
technical problems.

Sue Wurster will also serve in a "behind the scenes" role as Moderator for
EL-Announce  With LM_NET Select matters, developing and upgrading the
EL-Announce Website, adapting to  new online technologies, serving as
vendor liaison, working with Internet service  providers and overseeing
financial matters.

Blythe is well-known in library media circles as a manager in AskERIC and
the KidsConnect  Q&A service.  She works at Syracuse University in the
School of Information Studies as the Assistant Director of the School
Media Program.

Sue Wurster is currently executive manager of Big6 Associates. She worked
at the  Information Institute of Syracuse and the ERIC Clearinghouse as
Publications Manager.

Michelle Walker is a credentialed California Library Media Teacher,
currently employed as  Librarian/Technology Coordinator at Hamilton High
School in Hamilton City, CA, a  California Distinguished School. For the
past seven years Michelle has made the selections for the thrice weekly
publication, LM_NET Select. In that role she has read every LM_NET message
posted, and selected those for publication in collaboration with LM_NET
Moderator, Peter Milbury. Walker is also co-author of The Best of LM_NET
Select 2001, a Linworth Publication.

As noted, both Peter and Mike will serve as Moderators Emeritus, working
closely with the  new team of moderators during the transition period.
They are both looking forward to  having more time to enjoy various
aspects of retirement and other activities.

It's been a great ride!  It's not easy to turn over your "baby," but we
have full and  complete confidence in the new team.  PLEASE welcome and
help them.  LM_NET is simply the best - and we want to ensure that it
remains that way.


Respectfully,

Peter and Mike
LM_NET Co-Founders and Moderators

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