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07 December 2001

Evolution of a Newsletter

by Sheldon Greaves

One of the dangers of being an editor of a regular publication is the danger of creating the newsletter that you want instead of what the readers want. I plead guilty, sort of, but only because articles and columns members have submitted thus far have really blown me away. We also have some very interesting projects "in the works" that I hope will eventually find expression in the E-Bulletin.

At the same time, we also see where we can improve the E-Bulletin. As one issue follows another, we can start to see holes in the overall content that we would like filled. I would like to take this opportunity to repeat my "Call for Columnists" from the 31 August issue with some refinements. In addition to the fine contributors we have now, I would like to see us running regular articles on the following subject areas:

• Astronomy
• Life Sciences
• Geology/Earth Sciences
• Microscopy

Don't be put off if you have the interest and the expertise, but not the time. Since most people don't have the bandwidth to devote to a regular column, we are exploring the idea of subject-oriented sections in which several people contribute. We will be doing this in our resurrection of "The Amateur Astronomer" column (See Shawn's announcement on this), running articles from the original column interspersed with new stuff from other contributors.

Having said that, we also want to get feedback from our readers so we can better serve them. So, what would you like to see? Is there a subject near and dear to your heart? Do you have an idea for an article, a series of articles, or even a column? Are the formatting or organizational aspects of the E-Bulletin you would like to see us improve?

Please... write to me!