[Publib] "Green" issue: Publishers mailing lists

[Diedre Conkling]

Actually, with ALA you can easily choose whether or not you name and address
is shared with outside organizations.  Just go into your profile and change
your communication preferences from "Communications from ALA and outside
organizations" to whatever you want.

Also on the ALA Conference registration form is this section:


Attendees may receive exciting advance information from exhibitors like
invitations, contests and other hot news.

Count me in! Yes No
So, you can check "no" if you don't want information from exhibitors

This does not solve the overall problem mentioned in the original post but
does stop mailings that might come about from ALA membership or conference
registration.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Louise Alcorn <Louise.Alcorn at wdm-ia.com>wrote:

>  They often get your name from professional associations like ALA.   I
> found that if I got off their list, the next time I registered for a
> conference, I got right back on, so I complained to the association about
> not selling my name.  Moderate effect, but worth a try.
>
>  Louise E. Alcorn
> Reference Technology Librarian
> West Des Moines Public Library
> 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy
> West Des Moines IA 50265
> (515) 222-3573      louise.alcorn at wdm-ia.com
> http://www.wdmlibrary.org
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:
> publib-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Sue Kamm
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:39 AM
> *To:* Dale Colston; publib at webjunction.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Publib] "Green" issue: Publishers mailing lists
>
>  The Direct Marketing Association offers a "Do Not Mail" service at this
> site:  *http://tinyurl.com/yfr7rtu*
>
> If that doesn't work, inform the junk mail senders that you will not do
> business with their company, and put the word out among your colleagues why.
>
> Your friendly neighborhood CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor-at-Large,
> Sue Kamm
> Los Angeles/Inglewood, CA
> Los Angles Dodgers Truest of the Blue, 2000
> email:  suekamm AT mindspring DOT com
> blog: http://suekamm.blogspot.com
> "It's time for Dodger baseball!"
> --Vin Scully
>
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Diedre Conkling
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