MIS Blog Guidelines

Scope of MIS Blog
Primarily, topics should be related to the field of medical informatics, especially the role of librarians in this field. Topics can include new articles, relevant legislation, new research, and upcoming conference and educational opportunities. The goal of the blog is to provide a forum for discussion and sharing developments in the field.

Posting to the MIS Blog
All MIS officers may post directly to the blog, and will have Blogger “Author” privileges. This means that they can create and edit their own posts. The blog editor (the one person with “admin” access to Blogger) will be able to write blog posts, moderate comments, and edit or delete other blog posts and comments. The editor may gather a group of interested MIS members to act as frequent blog posters. These blog posters will have Blogger “author” privileges, allowing publishing and editing of their own posts. Any MIS member may submit a piece to the blog editor to be posted, if the item falls within the scope of the blog it will be posted.

Commenting on MIS Blog posts
Anyone may post a comment on any MIS Blog post. Anonymous comments are not permitted. The comments will be moderated simply to avoid spam, not to edit content. If comments become dramatically off-topic, the blog editor will privately inform the commenter of the scope of the blog. Inappropriate comments will be removed immediately.
Both blog posts and comments should follow the MLA Task Force on Social Networking Software Guidelines for Bloggers: http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/blog_guidelines.php

MIS Blog Editor
The blog editor is responsible for installing and maintaining the blog software, along with monitoring posts and comments.