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If you were going to make a wholesale renaming of groups out
of bit.listserv.* into more topic-oriented subdivisions within
bit.*, this is the group that would be bit.library.*.

--Ed

[ Article crossposted from bit.listserv.pacs-l ]
[ Author was LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET ]
[ Posted on Thu, 20 May 1993 12:09:16 CDT ]

Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials

By Charles W. Bailey, Jr.


1.0  Introduction

This document provides brief information about selected BITNET
and Internet lists and electronic serials that are of interest to
librarians.  More comprehensive information can be found in the
directories maintained by Diane Kovacs and Michael Strangelove
(see below).

Entries that appear in this document for the first time or have
been changed are marked with an asterisk.


2.0  Lists

Electronic mail lists are becoming an increasingly important
source of information for librarians.  The software used to
support these lists is typically referred to as the "list
server."


2.1  Lists That Use Eric Thomas's List Server

Many BITNET lists utilize a list server that was developed by
Eric Thomas.

Please note that some of these BITNET lists also have Internet
addresses, which are not shown here.

ADAPT-L@AUVM        Library Adaptive Technology*
ADVANC-L@IDBSU      Geac Advance Library System
AFAS-L@KENTVM       African American Studies and Librarianship
ALF-L@YORKVM1       Academic Librarian's Forum
ARCHIVES@INDYCMS    Archives and Archivists List
ARIE-L@IDBSU        RLG Ariel Document Transmission System
ARLIS-L@UKCC        Art Libraries Association of North America
ASIS-L@UVMVM        American Society for Information Science
ATLAS-L@TCUBVM      Data Research ATLAS Users
AUTOCAT@UVMVM       Library Cataloging and Authorities Discussion
                    Group
AXSLIB-L@BITNIC     Project EASI: Library Access for Persons with
                    Disabilities*
BI-L@BINGVMB        Bibliographic Instruction
BIBSOFT@INDYCMS     Discussion of Software for Citations and
                    Bibliographies
BRS-L@USCVM         BRS/Search Users
BUSLIB-L@IDBSU      Business Librarians
CALL-L@UNBVM1       Canadian Academic Law Libraries List
CARL-L@UHCCVM       CARL Users
CDPLUS-L@UTORONTO   CDPLUS Software User Group
CDROMLAN@IDBSU      CD-ROM LANs
CDS-ISIS@HEARN      UNESCO's CDS/ISIS Text Retrieval Software
CHMINF-L@IUBVM      Chemical Information Sources
CIRCPLUS@IDBSU      Circulation and Access Services
COLLDV-L@USCVM      Library Collection Development List
CONSALD@UTXVM       Committee on South Asian Libraries and
                    Documentation
COSNDISC@BITNIC     Consortium for School Networking
CWIS-L@WUVMD        Campus-Wide Information Systems
ELDNET-L@UIUCVMD    ASEE Engineering Libraries Division
ELEASAI@ARIZVM1     Open Library/Information Science Research
                    Forum
ELLASBIB@GREARN     Library Automation in Greece
ENDNOTE@UCSBVM      EndNote/EndLink Users Forum
EXLIBRIS@RUTVM1     Rare Books and Special Collections Forum
FEMINIST@MITVMA     ALA Social Responsibility Round Table
                    Feminist Task Force
FISC-L@NDSUVM1      Fee-Based Information Service Centers
                    in Academic Libraries
GAY-LIBN@USCVM      Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Librarians Network
GEONET-L@IUBVM      Geoscience Librarians and Information
                    Specialists
GOVDOC-L@PSUVM      Government Documents
HYTEL-L@KENTVM      HYTELNET Updates Distribution
ILL-L@UVMVM         Interlibrary Loan
IMUG-L@OHSTVMA      Innopac Music Users Group
INDEX-L@BINGVMB     Indexer's Discussion Group
INNOPAC@MAINE       Innovative Interfaces Users
INT-LAW@UMINN1      Foreign and International Law Librarians
JESSE@ARIZVM1       Open Library/Information Science Education
                    Forum
LABMGR@UKCC         Academic Microcomputer Lab Management
LIBADMIN@UMAB       Library Administration and Management
LIBEVENT@USCVM      Library Events in Southern California
LIBEX-L@MAINE       Exhibits and Academic Libraries Discussion
                    List
LIBMASTR@UOTTAWA    Library Master Bibliographic Database
LIBPER-L@KSUVM      Library Personnel Issues
LIBPLN-L@QUCDN      Library Planning
LIBRARY@INDYCMS     Libraries and Librarians
LIBREF-L@KENTVM     Discussion of Library Reference Issues
LIBSUP-L@UWAVM      Library Support Staff
LM_NET@SUVM         School Library Media & Network Communications
MAPS-L@UGA          Maps and Air Photo Forum
MEDLIB-L@UBVM       Medical and Health Sciences Libraries
MLA-L@IUBVM         Music Library Association
MULTILIS@ALBNYVM1   multiLIS Users
NETTRAIN@UBVM       Internet/BITNET Network Trainers Discussion
                    List
NISO-L@NERVM        National Information Standards Organization*
NOTIS-L@TCSVM       NOTIS Users
NOTISACQ@CUVMB      NOTIS Acquisitions Discussion Group
NOTMUS-L@UBVM       Notis Music Library List
NOTRBCAT@INDYCMS    Rare Book and Special Collections
                    Catalogers
NYSO-L@UBVM         MLA New York State/Ontario Chapter
                    Discussion List
OFFCAMP@WAYNEST1    Off-Campus Library Services List
PACS-L@UHUPVM1      Public-Access Computer Systems Forum

PACS-P@UHUPVM1      PACS-L publications Only
PRO-CITE@IUBVM      The Personal Bibliographic Software
                    Discussion List
RLIN-L@RUTVM1       RLIN Users
SAVEIT-L@USCVM      SAVEIT Users
SERIALST@UVMVM      Serials Users Discussion Group
SLAJOB@IUBVM        Special Libraries Association Employment
                    Opportunities
SPILIB-L@SUVM       SPIRES Users
TXDXN-L@UHUPVM1     Texas Documents Information Network*
UNICRN-L@PSUORVM    SIRSI/UNICORN Automated Library Systems
USMARC-L@MAINE      USMARC Advisory Group Forum
VETLIB-L@VTVM2      Veterinary Medicine Library Issues and
                    Information
VIFLIS@ARIZVM1      Virtual International Faculty in Library &
                    Information Science*
VPIEJ-L@VTVM1       Publishing E-Journals: Publishing,
                    Archiving, and Access
VTLSLIST@VTVM1      VTLS Users*
Z3950IW@NERVM       Z39.50 Implementors Workshop

To subscribe to a list, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@NODE, where NODE is the part of the address after the
"@" character:

     SUBSCRIBE List First Name Last Name

(If you are not on BITNET, ask your computer center how to
address a message to the desired BITNET node.)

For example, Jane Doe sends the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 to subscribe to PACS-L:

     SUBSCRIBE PACS-L Jane Doe

You can obtain a directory of list server documentation by
sending the following e-mail message to the list server: INFO ?

Once you know the name of the desired documentation file, send
another INFO command to the list server to obtain the file.  For
example, to get a file that describes searching the message
database of a list, send the following command: INFO DATABASE.


2.2  Lists That Use Anastasios Kotsikonas's List Server

Anastasios Kotsikonas's list server is being used to support a
growing number of Internet lists.

To subscribe to a list, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@NODE, where NODE is the part of the address after the
"@" character:

     SUBSCRIBE List First Name Last Name

(If you are not on Internet, ask your computer center how to
address a message to the desired Internet node.)

To obtain list server documentation, send the following e-mail
message to the list server: HELP.

CNI-ANNOUNCE@CNI.ORG               CNI's News Announcement
                                   Network
CNI-ARCHITECTURE@CNI.ORG           CNI's Architectures and
                                   Standards Working Group
CNI-BIGIDEAS@CNI.ORG               CNI's Big Ideas Forum
CNI-COPYRIGHT@CNI.ORG              CNI's Copyright and
                                   Intellectual Property Forum
CNI-DIRECTORIES@CNI.ORG            CNI's Directories and Resource
                                   Information Services Working
                                   Group
CNI-LEGISLATION@CNI.ORG            CNI's Legislation, Codes,
                                   Policies, and Practices
                                   Working Group
CNI-MANAGEMENT@CNI.ORG             CNI's Management and
                                   Professional and User
                                   Education Working Group
CNI-MODERNIZATION@CNI.ORG          CNI's Modernization of
                                   Scholarly Publication Working
                                   Group
CNI-PUBINFO@CNI.ORG                CNI's Access to Public
                                   Information Working Group
CNI-TEACHING@CNI.ORG               CNI's Teaching and Learning
                                   Working Group
CNI-TRANSFORMATION@CNI.ORG         CNI's Transformation of
                                   Scholarly Communication
                                   Working Group
COLLIB-L@WILLAMETTE.EDU            ACRL College Libraries
                                   Section
FIRSTSEARCH-L@OCLC.ORG             FirstSearch Documentation*
OCLC-JOURNALS@OCLC.ORG             OCLC Electronic Journal
                                   Publishing
PALS-L@KNUTH.MTSU.EDU              PALS System
PUBLIB@NYSERNET.ORG                Public Libraries*
PUBLIB-NET@NYSERNET.ORG            Internet Use in Public
                                   Libraries*
TECHBUL-L@OCLC.ORG                 OCLC Technical Bulletins*
VISIONS@LIBRARY.SDSU.EDU           Strategic Visions Steering
                                   Committee Electronic
                                   Discussion Forum on the Future
                                   of Librarianship


2.3  Other Lists

These lists use diverse software.  Contact the person who
sponsors the list you are interested in to get further
information about how the list software works.

ACRLNY-L (Listings of Library Jobs and Events)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@NYUACF:
  SUBSCRIBE ACRLNY-L First Name Last Name.

AGRIS-L (Agricultural Information)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@IRMFAO01:
  SUBSCRIBE AGRIS-L First Name Last Name.

ALEPHINT (ALEPH Library System Users)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@TAUNIVM:
  SUBSCRIBE ALEPHINT First Name Last Name.

CADUCEUS (History of Medicine Collections Forum)
  Send a subscription request to Inci Bowman:
  IBOWMAN@UTMBEACH.

Conservation DistList (Conservation of Archive, Library, and
  Museum Materials)
  Send a subscription request to Walter Henry:
  WHENRY@LINDY.STANFORD.EDU.

CORMOSEA (Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia)
  Send a subscription request to Kent Mulliner:
  MULLINER@OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU.

DYNIX_L (DYNIX Users)
  Send a subscription request to:
  DYNIX_L-REQUEST@SBU.EDU.

EASTLIB (Committee on East Asian Libraries)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@MENTO.OIT.UNC.EDU:
  SUBSCRIBE EASTLIB First Name Last Name.

IAMSLIC (International Association of Aquatic and
  Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UCSD.EDU:
  SUBSCRIBE Your E-Mail Address IAMSLIC.

KATALIST (Discussion on Library Systems and Databases--In
Hungarian)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@HUEARN:
  SUBSCRIBE KATALIST First Name Last Name.

LAW-LIB (Law Librarians)
  Send subscription requests to: LAW-REQ@UCDAVIS.EDU.
  Contact Elizabeth St. Goar for technical questions:
  ESTGOAR@UCDAVIS.EDU.

LS2K (LS/2000 Users Group)
  Send subscription request to: LS2K-REQUEST@CC.UTAH.EDU.

PAMnet (Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Librarians)
  Send a subscription request to Joanne Goode:
  JMGOODE@UKCC.UKY.EDU.

STUMPERS-L (Difficult Reference Questions)
  Send the following message to ROSLIBREFRC@CRF.CUIS.EDU:
  SUBSCRIBE STUMPERS-L Your E-Mail Address.


2.4  Diane Kovacs's Directory

Diane Kovacs and her colleagues have compiled a useful directory
of lists in many subject areas.

To retrieve this directory, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@KENTVM or LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU:

     GET ACADLIST README F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE1 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE2 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE3 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE4 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE5 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE6 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE7 F=MAIL
     GET ACADLIST FILE8 F=MAIL

For further information about the directory, contact Diane
Kovacs: DKOVACS@KENTVM.


3.0  Electronic Serials

There are a growing number of library-related electronic journals
and newsletters available on BITNET and Internet.

ACQNET (The Acquisitions Librarian's Electronic Network)
  Send a subscription request to Christian Boissonnas:
  CRI@CORNELLC.

ALA Washington Office Newsline (ALAWON)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UICVM:
  SUBSCRIBE ALA-WO First Name Last Name.

ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (Association for Library Collections and
  Technical Services)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UICVM:
  SUBSCRIBE ALCTS First Name Last Name.

Citations for Serial Literature
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@MITVMA:
  SUBSCRIBE SERCITES First Name Last Name.

Consortium Update (SPIRES)
  Send a subscription request to: HQ.CON@STANFORD.

Current Cites
  TELNET MELVYL.UCOP.EDU; Enter command: SHOW CURRENT CITES.
  (Also distributed on PACS-L and PACS-P.  See above.)
  Further information: David F. W. Robison, DROBISON@UCBLIBRA.

Dupont Circle Reporter: An Informal Newsletter for the Federal
Depository Library Community*
  Sent to GOVDOC-L, MAPS-L, and LAW-LIB subscribers (see above).

EDUPAGE*
  Send a subscription request to EDUPAGE@EDUCOM.EDU.

Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@KENTVM:
  SUBSCRIBE EJVC-L First Name Last Name.

Hot Off the Tree (HOTT)  (Excerpts and Abstracts of Articles
  about Information Technology)
  TELNET MELVYL.UCOP.EDU; Enter command: SHOW HOTT.
  Further information: Susan Jurist, SJURIST@UCSD.EDU.

Information Networking News
  Sent to CDROMLAN subscribers (see above).

Internet Business Journal*
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@PONIECKI.BERKELEY.EDU:
  SUBSCRIBE IBJ-L First Name Last Name.
  (Note: This free version of the journal does not include
  the full contents of the commercial version of the journal.)

IRLIST Digest (Information Retrieval List Digest)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UCCVMA:
  SUBSCRIBE IR-L First Name Last Name.

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
  Send a subscription request to: ACRLSTS@HAL.UNM.EDU.

Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UBVM:
  SUBSCRIBE MCJRNL First Name Last Name.

LC Cataloging Newsline*
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@SUN7.LOC.GOV:
  SUBSCRIBE LCCN First Name Last Name.

LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic
Journal
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@KENTVM:
  SUBSCRIBE LIBRES First Name Last Name.

MeckJournal
  Send a subscription request to MECKLER@TIGGER.JVNC.NET.

Network News
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@NDSUVM1:
  SUBSCRIBE NNEWS First Name Last Name.

Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU:
  SUBSCRIBE PRICES First Name Last Name.

Public-Access Computer Systems News
  Sent to PACS-L and PACS-P subscribers (see above).

The Public-Access Computer Systems Review
  Sent to PACS-L and PACS-P subscribers (see above).


3.1  Michael Strangelove's Directory

Michael Strangelove has compiled a helpful directory of
electronic serials.  To retrieve this directory, send the
following e-mail message to LISTSERV@UOTTAWA or
LISTSERV@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA:

    GET EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY F=MAIL
    GET EJOURNL2 DIRECTRY F=MAIL

For further information, contact Michael Strangelove:
441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA.

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