Community Guidelines

Community Guidelines and Best Practices

ShelfConnect supports respectful, safe, and useful community participation.

Core Principles

• Be respectful
• Be honest
• Share responsibly
• Follow laws and Platform policies

Communication

Use inquiries for genuine library and book-related communication. Do not send spam, threats, harassment, scams, or abusive content.

Content and Listings

Only publish information you are authorized to publish. Do not post deceptive, unlawful, infringing, or harmful content.

Privacy

Think carefully before enabling public sharing of personal or location information. Do not expose another person’s private information without consent.

Moderation

Moderators may hide, remove, or restrict content/accounts when policy violations or safety risks are identified.

Best Practices

• Keep listings accurate and updated
• Verify imported metadata before publishing
• Use polite, clear inquiry replies
• Regularly review privacy settings

Violations

Violations may lead to warnings, content removal, feature restrictions, suspension, or account termination.

Contact

Institute of Archaeology and Heritage Studies
Vilegoda Walauwa, Vivekarama Road, Kalutara North, 12000, Sri Lanka
Email: shelfconnect@iahs.lk