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Summary: This is a brief document giving various kinds of information 
about libraries and librarianship, including where to find resources on 
the internet.
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Archive-name: libraries
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Last-modified: 12/16/95




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8.0 The Cyberstacks

8.1 Can I get/give answers to difficult reference questions through the 
internet?
Absolutely! There are two methods I know of. One way is to use the 
STUMPERS-L archive and listserv (mailing list). The archive is located at 
gopher://crf.cuis.edu:70/11gopher_root2%3a%5bstumpers-l%5d . To subscribe 
to the listserv, send the message "SUBSCRIBE STUMPERS-L" to the e-mail 
address mailto:mailserv@crf.cuis.edu . Another method is to use the 
real-time online reference at the Internet Public Library (IPL) reference 
desk. For more information, visit the IPL at http://ipl.sils.umich.edu or 
telnet to their MOO (Multi-user Object-Oriented) at 
telnet://ipl.sils.umich.edu [logon as iplmoo and, when prompted, type 
"connect guest".
8.2 What other internet library resources are available?
WWW Libraries  http://www.albany.net/~ms0669/cra/libs/libs.html
Internet Public Library  http://ipl.sils.umich.edu
Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Resources  
  http://info.lib.uh.edu/liblists/home.htm or mailto:sbonario@uh.edu
Librarians' Professional Resources  
  http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/lib/index.html
Plethora of Web Sites: The Librarians' Meta-List  
  http://ainet.com/scfl/plethora.htm

Newsgroups

news:soc.libraries.talk

A list of listservs that are converted to newsgroup format (such as 
news:bit.listserv.medlib-l [a medical libraries discussion group]) is 
available on the WWW at the URL 
http://info.lib.uh.edu/liblists/newsgrp.htm
8.3 Who are some internet librarians/cybrarians/cyberlibrarians?
_American Libraries_  Karen G. Scheider mailto:kgs@intac.com
_Library Journal_  Jean Armour Polly  mailto:jpolly@nysernet.org
          &        Steve Cisler  mailto:sac@apple.com
_Internet World_  Cynthia N. James-Catalano  mailto:jamcat@gate.net

9.0 Miscellanea
9.1 Where can I read more about librarianship?
_Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science_ / editors: Allen Kent & 
  Harold Lancour. New York: M. Dekker, 1968-
_Encyclopedia of Library History_ / edited by Wayne A. Wiegard & Donald G. 
  Davis, Jr. New York: Garland, 1994.



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