How do I join and manage my ACBS listserv subscriptions and preferences?
How do I join and manage my ACBS listserv subscriptions and preferences?Step 1
Log in to your paid ACBS account. (Already logged in? Great! Proceed to Step 2.)
(Please note: You need to be an ACBS member to participate in the listservs. Not sure if your membership is up to date? After you log in click (at the upper right) “My Account”, you’ll see your general info. If there is no “Manage my Group Subscriptions” tab, next to “Edit”, then your membership has lapsed and you need to go here to renew. You can also copy and paste this link into your browser: http://contextualscience.org/join)
Step 2
Go here and click either "SIG Membership" or "Chapter Membership" under the "My Account" menu on the left.
You can also copy and paste this link into your browser: https://contextualscience.org/dashboard
Once you have opened the SIG or Chapter Membership form, simply click the box next to the Chapter(s) or SIG(s) you're interested in.
All SIGs have ACBS listservs, but all chapters do not. Chapters with ACBS listservs will say "XXX Chapter and Listserv".
Please keep in mind the default when joining is “Summary Digests”. This means you will receive one email per day including all posts and replies within the past 24 hours from the listserv you have subscribed to. To change this, go to Step 3 below.
Step 3
Please contact ACBS staff to update your listserv subscriptions and preferences. Make sure to select the email subject "Listserv subscription/delivery preference".
Delivery preferences include:
- Individual emails - Receive individual emails of all posts and replies to the listserv
- Digest email - Receive one email per day including all posts and replies within the past 24 hours
- Plain text digest email - If you have been receiving the digest emails as an attachment, select this version to receive them in plain text format
- No email - Access the listserv online only, but still receive messages from Chapter/SIG leadership
Remember, the emails will go the email address on your ACBS Member account. To update your email address Log in, click "Contact Details" on the left side menu, update your email, then save.
If you prefer to update your delivery preferences yourself, you can find detailed instructions here.
Want to know more?
Please visit our ACBS Listserv FAQ page for answers to many questions you may have.
Why did we make the change?
Why did we make the change?Most of the reasons are on the “back end”, that you aren’t aware of. For the last 4+ years ACBS has had management of the list, as the kind volunteers that started it off no longer were able to keep up with it. The RFT (& ACT for Professionals) listservs are restricted to ACBS members (for the past 3+ years), but we’ve never had a way to deal with it (both with people joining and retiring) without significant staff time involved (because we wanted to keep spammers off, and had to verify ACBS membership of all new applicants). This new listserv interface handles that without staff effort.
Also though, we have the potential for being able to eventually host ALL of our SIG listservs on our website (as requested), facilitating networking, training, and scientific progress.