[Publib] Library policy towards reviewers

[BookBitch]

My library has instituted a new policy regarding
library employees who write or review for publication
in professional journals, to wit:

"Library staff writing for pubication in professional
journals, for web sites, letters to the editor, or
other media and identifying themselves as *LIBRARY
NAME CENSORED* Library employees should have their
articles reviewed by Community Relations prior to
submitting them."

To the best of my knowledge, there are two employees
in my library system out of several hundred employees
who actually do review for publication, and only one
of us does so on a regular monthly basis, and that is
me.

I was wondering if any of you who do review for
publication are subject to a similar type policy at
your library?  Do you need to have your reviews and/or
articles vetted by the library prior to publication? 
I'm just curious about how other libraries &
reviewers handle this.

I guess I should add I'm not happy about this, to say
the least, and have asked my editor to refrain from
using my library affiliation to avoid being further
censored by my employer - which I'm not even sure is
possible.

Thanks,
Stacy Alesi
who has this odd signature due to a similar constraint
regarding posts on list servs,
Library Name *Censored*
Boca Raton, Florida



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