Welcome & a few things to know…

Welcome to LAA Forums!

LAA provides this space for Alberta librarians and library staff to share information, seek advice and connect with each other. A few things to know:

Please ensure you’re familiar with and following the LAA Forum Guidelines. They’re intended to set expectations and help you know how to be in the LAA online spaces. They are not exhaustive, and all participants are expected to use good judgment when using LAA online forums.

Expectations:

• Share interesting and inspiring content. Post information and ideas that move the sector forward.
• Be respectful and open. Engaging in an online community means benefiting from a variety of perspectives, including some that contradict your own. Constructive discussion and debate are expected and encouraged. Disagreement is normal – use this as an opportunity to clarify and understand new ideas.
• Keep it relevant. Share information that is relevant to libraries and library workers in BC and suitable for the format; not all information or discussions are suited to a public professional online space. Be disciplined in your participation: brief, focused, and on topic leaving space for others.
• Intention matters, but impact matters more. Act with good intentions and assume others are too. However, if you do harm, recognize that matters more than your intention and take responsibility.
• Take care of yourself. You are responsible for your own well-being, which may include disengaging from a particular discussion or content.

Responsibilities:

• Post as yourself. You must use your own name in the LAA online spaces.
• Respect privacy. This is a public space – do not share personal information, whether it is your own or someone else’s. Do not re-share posts without permission.
• Make content as accessible as possible. Follow good accessibility practices, including providing alt text for images, captioning videos and/or providing transcripts, using sans serif fonts and high contrast colours.
• Respect copyright and intellectual property. When posting content that isn’t your own, ensure you’re doing so legally and give credit to creators.

Enjoy the conversation!