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October, 1998

Please don't hesitate to let me know if you need help with your
list subscription.  For those who wish to cancel their subscription
please read #3 below.

--Ev Shepherd <Shepherd@asu.edu>
AERA Listservs & Joblinks  <http://aera.net/>

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Topics covered in this monthly reminder:

1.  USING AERA LISTs
2.  SUBSCRIBING TO A LIST
3.  CANCELING OR SUSPENDING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
4.  TROUBLE POSTING OR UNSUBSCRIBING
5.  AERA LISTS
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1.  USING AERA LISTs

Subscribers to the AERA lists are, for the most part, professional
educators and researchers.  For that reason, anonymous "chat room"
style language is inappropriate, and, although it's not required,
most contributors use their real names with a signature that tells
their professional affiliation.  Animated, even heated, discourse
is common, but ad hominem arguments are quickly recognized and
discouraged.

It would be helpful if contributors remembered a few details about
posting to a list.

1) Check the destination address before sending and compare it to
the message.  Is that really where the message should go?  A
personal message (Something like: "Please send me a copy of the
paper you mentioned.") should not be sent to all 2000 subscribers.

2) Check the subject line to make sure it describes the contents
of the post.  The subject line is very important for sorting and
searching lists, and it's far too easy to neglect them.

3) Do not send "attachments" to the entire list.  They can cause
all kinds of problems, especially for subscribers with limited or
expensive access, or with limited available memory.

4) There are some situations in which inappropriate messages end
up on the list.  In such cases, it is important for subscribers
simply to delete them--or to respond with a personal message if
necessary--and not to take up list space with comments.  In most
cases problems will be resolved before comments can be posted.

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2.  SUBSCRIBING TO A LIST:

You may subscribe to any list by following this procedure:

Address a new email letter to: LISTSERV@ASU.EDU
Make the single line contents of that letter read:
                  SUB <listname> <your name>

For example, suppose you wished to subscribe to the general AERA
List that carries announcements of conferences, publications and
job openings, and that your name is Jo Nomen.
Address a new email letter to: LISTSERV@ASU.EDU and make it read:
                    SUB AERA Jo Nomen
You must use two names--your first name and your last name.

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3.  CANCELING OR SUSPENDING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION

In just the same way you may remove your name from a list by
following this procedure:

Address a new email letter to: LISTSERV@ASU.EDU
Make the single line contents of that letter read:
                     UNSUB <listname>

For example, Jo Nomen's email letter to LISTSERV@ASU.EDU would
contain just two words: UNSUB AERA  In both procedures the server
will use the return address from Jo's letter for its action.  If
these procedures do not work for you, see "TROUBLE POSTING OR
UNSUBSCRIBING" below.

If you wish to suspend your subscription so that it will not clog
your mailbox while you are temporarily away, follow this
procedure:

Address a new email letter to: LISTSERV@ASU.EDU
Make the single line contents of that letter read:
                     SET <listname> NOMAIL

When you wish to restart your subscription, send a similar email:

Address a new email letter to: LISTSERV@ASU.EDU
Make the single line contents of that letter read:
                     SET <listname> MAIL

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4.  TROUBLE POSTING OR UNSUBSCRIBING?

There are several conditions that could interfere with LISTSERV's
ability to respond to your commands.  The clue that you are a
victim of this is that you receive mail but cannot post to the
list, or that you receive multiple copies from one list.  The main
problem is that nodes or postoffices change their names (often
without telling users) and LISTSERV no longer can recognize your
return address as belonging to a subscriber.  In that case, you
can't even unsubscribe yourself. Your only recourse  is to write
to the List manager and ask to have your subscription deleted.
Then you can resubscribe with your new address.

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5.  AERA LISTS

AERA, the American Educational Research Association, sponsors a
variety of Internet Forums for discussions of educational
research. Here is a listing of the forums that reside on the
LISTSERV system at Arizona State University.

Listname                     Topic
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AERA      American Educational Research Association List (Notices of
          general interest: e.g. conferences, publications, jobs, etc.)

ERL-L     The Education Research List (General educ. res. discussion)

AERA-A    AERA Division A: Educational Administration Forum
AERA-B    AERA Division B: Curriculum Studies Forum
AERA-C    AERA Division C: Learning and Instruction Forum
AERA-D    AERA Division D: Measurement and Research Methodology Forum
AERA-E    AERA Division E: Counseling and Human Development Forum
AERA-F    AERA Division F: History and Historiography Forum
AERA-G    AERA Division G: Social Context of Education Forum
AERA-H    AERA Division H: School Evaluation and Program Development
AERA-I    AERA Division I: Education in the Professions Forum
AERA-J    AERA Division J: Postsecondary Education Forum
AERA-K    AERA Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education Forum
AERA-L    AERA Division L: Politics and Policy in Education

AERA-GSL  Graduate Studies List

In addition to the forums for discussions, AERA maintains a World
Wide Web site:

           WWW URL is  http://aera.net



  Inquiries may be directed to Ev Shepherd at <shepherd@asu.edu>.

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