The Offices of Human Resources and Information Technology Services at Grinnell College endorse the guidelines and resources referenced below.

Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to read and follow these suggestions when operating:

  • within the Grinnell College electronic messaging systems (Email), or
  • on the World Wide Web/Internet, or
  • within the Grinnell College Intranet - (a.k.a. blackboard.grinnell.edu, Grinnell College Community Portal or PioneerWeb).

Grinnell College does not publish, specifically, an institutional epolicy, however, General Computer Use policies are enforced. View Grinnell College's General Computer Use Policies.

Tips for Electronic Communications...Super Effective Electronic Writing
Reference: The ePolicy Institute; www.ePolicyInstitute.com
Added: January 8, 2004.

Ten Principles of Civility in Cyberspaceby Marjorie W. Hodges and Gary Pavela
Reference: College Administration Publications, Inc.; www.collegepubs.com/index.shtml
Added: January 8, 2004.

Conflict in Cyberspace: How to Resolve Conflict Onlineby Kali Munro
Reference: The Psychology of Cyberspace; www.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/psycyber.html
Added: February 16, 2004.

Questions? Look here first...Workplace ePrivacy Q&A
Reference: The ePolicy Institute; www.ePolicyInstitute.com
Added: January 8, 2004.

Writer's Resource...Grinnell_Style_Guide.pdf
Reference: Office of Communication and Events, Grinnell College; www.grinnell.edu/car
Added: January 8, 2004.

Books on the subject...You Send Me: Getting it Right When You Write Online
by Patricia T. O'Connor and Stewart Kellerman - Call Human Resources at ext. 4818 to borrow this book.

E-Writing
by Dianna Booher - Call Human Resources at ext. 4818 to borrow this book.

Click with Customer Service: How to Write Effective Customer Service Emails
Call Human Resources at ext. 4818 to borrow this book.

Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay (Grammar)
by Lederer & Dowis - Call Human Resources at ext. 4818 to borrow this book.

Word Court (Grammar)
by Barbara Wallraf - Call Human Resources at ext. 4818 to borrow this book.

Last updated: January 16, 2004