Figure 1
Qualification Requirements for VETPLUS-L Subscribers

Figure 1. Qualification requirements for VETPLUS-L Subscribers
In order to avoid many of the problems apparent on VETMED-L in the mid-1990s, we set out an objective list of desired subscribers for the VETPLUS-L list. We sought a more professional discussion forum, with the ability to control the occupational make-up of the list.
Panel A shows the occupations we formally included when considering rules for list subscribership.
Panel B shows the requirements for joining the VETPLUS-L e-mail list.

A. We sought to attract a diverse group of veterinary professionals to the list. In particular, we targeted people who were not well served by the then-current commercial veterinary information services. Large groups included in these categories were academic veterinarians who had e-mail access unrelated to a commercial internet service provider (ISP), and foreigners who may not have been offered service through a U.S.-based ISP.

Solicited	Discouraged
Veterinarians in Clinical Practice	Pet Owners Seeking Advice
Veterinarians in Academia and Research	Animal Breeders
Veterinary Students	Pre-Veterinary Students
Actively Supervised Veteriary Technicians	Free-lance writers not professionally educated
Pharmacists
Human Medical Physicians
Biomedical Researchers Studying Animal Diseases
Dental Specialists

B. Qualification Requirements for Joining the List

DVM or equivalent degree

Licensed Veterinary Technicians

Veterinary Technicians who demonstrate current employment in the veterinary field

Veterinary Students

PharmD degree

MD or equivalent degree

PhD or MS degree with a publication history demonstrating biomedical research

DDS or equivalent degree

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