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. It only includes lists and electronic serials that are open for general subscription. 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. ACRL@UICVM Association of College and Research Libraries Files 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@MIAMIU 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@UBVM Library Cataloging and Authorities Discussion Group AXSLIB-L@SJUVM Project EASI: Library Access for Persons with Disabilities* BIBSOFT@INDYCMS Discussion of Software for Citations and Bibliographies BI-L@BINGVMB Bibliographic Instruction BRS-L@USCVM BRS/Search Users BUSLIB-L@IDBSU Business Librarians CALIBK12@SJSUVM1 California K-12 Librarians* CALL-L@UNBVM1 Canadian Academic Law Libraries List CARL-L@UHCCVM CARL Users CDPLUS-L@UTORONTO CDPLUS Software User Group CDROM-L@UCCVMA CD-ROMs 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 CIRLNET@RUTVM1 Community of Industrial Relations Librarians* COLLDV-L@USCVM Library Collection Development List CONSALD@UTXVM Committee on South Asian Libraries and Documentation COOPCAT@NERVM Cooperative Cataloging Discussion Group CWIS-L@WUVMD Campus-Wide Information Systems DOCDIS@UA1VM Doctoral Students in Library and Information Studies Programs* 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 ERECS-L@ALBNYVM1 Management and Preservation of Electronic Records* ETEXTCTR@RUTVM1 Electronic Text Centers* 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 FORO-L@ARIZVM1 Transborder Libraries Forum* GAY-LIBN@USCVM Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Librarians Network GEONET-L@IUBVM Geoscience Librarians and Information Specialists GO4LIB-L@UCSBVM Library Gopher Developers GOVDOC-L@PSUVM Government Documents GSLIS-L@UTKVM1 University of Tennessee at Knoxville Graduate School of Library and Information Science HYTEL-L@KENTVM HYTELNET Updates Distribution ILL-L@UVMVM Interlibrary Loan 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@UKANVM University Library Planning LIBRARY@MIAMIU Libraries and Librarians* LIBREF-L@KENTVM Discussion of Library Reference Issues LIBSUP-L@UWAVM Library Support Staff LIS-L@UIUCVMD Library and Information Science Students* LM_NET@SUVM School Library Media & Network Communications MAPS-L@UGA Maps and Air Photo Forum MEDLIB-L@UBVM Medical and Health Sciences Libraries METRONET@NDSUVM1 Twin Cities Area Libraries and Information Centers* 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 NOTISACQ@CUVMB NOTIS Acquisitions Discussion Group NOTISCJK@PUCC NOTIS CJK Discussion List NOTIS-L@UICVM NOTIS Discussion Group NOTISSER@UKCC NOTIS Serials Discussion List NOTMUS-L@UBVM NOTIS Music Library List 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 SLA-PAM@UKCC Special Libraries Association-Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics SLA-TECH@UKCC Discussion Group for Technical Services in Special Libraries and Information Centers SLIS-L@IUBVM Indiana University School of Library and Information Science SLIS-L@UA1VM University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies* SPILIB-L@SUVM SPIRES Users TXDXN-L@UHUPVM1 Texas Documents Information Network UNICRN-L@PSUORVM SIRSI/UNICORN Automated Library Systems VETLIB-L@VTVM1 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 message: 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. (The most recent version of the software is called a "list processor.") 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. ALUMNI-L@ILS.UNC.EDU School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Alumni COLLIB-L@WILLAMETTE.EDU ACRL College Libraries Section DOC-L@OCLC.ORG OCLC Documentation FIRSTSEARCH-L@OCLC.ORG FirstSearch Documentation IMUG-L@ LISTS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU Innopac Music Users Group* NEWJOUR-L@E-MATH.AMS.ORG Announcements of New Electronic Journals* NEWTON-L@OCLC.ORG Newton Support Discussion Forum OCLC-JOURNALS@OCLC.ORG OCLC Electronic Journal Publishing OCLC-NEWS@OCLC.ORG OCLC Press Releases PALS-L@KNUTH.MTSU.EDU PALS System PUBLIB@NYSERNET.ORG Public Libraries PUBLIB-NET@NYSERNET.ORG Internet Use in Public Libraries PUBYAC@NYSERNET.ORG Library Services to Children and Young Adults in Public Libraries* SPIN-L@SILVERPLATTER.COM Silverplatter Info Network* TECHBUL-L@OCLC.ORG OCLC Technical Bulletins VISIONS@LIBRARY.SDSU.EDU Strategic Visions Steering Committee Electronic Discussion Forum on the Future of Librarianship For the lists below, send commands to LISTPROC@NODE, not LISTSERV@NODE: CNI-ANNOUNCE@CNI.ORG CNI's News Announcement Network* CNI-ARCHITECTURE@CNI.ORG CNI's Architectures and Standards Working Group* 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* LITA-RENEW@CNI.ORG LITA Renewal Session Forum* 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. MEDIANET-L* Send the following message to LISTSERV@DYMAXION.NS.CA: SUBSCRIBE MEDIANET-L First Name Last Name. 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 the following message to LISTSERV@CORNELL.EDU: SUBSCRIBE ACQNET-L First Name Last Name. 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. Biomedical Library Acquisitions Bulletin Send a subscription request to David Morse: DMORSE@HSC.USC.EDU. Citations for Serial Literature Send the following message to LISTSERV@MITVMA: SUBSCRIBE SERCITES First Name Last Name. CONSERline* Send the following message to LISTSERV@SUN7.LOC.GOV: SUBSCRIBE CONSRLIN First Name Last Name. Consortium Update (SPIRES) Send a subscription request to: HQ.CON@STANFORD. Current Cites Sent to PACS-L and PACS-P subscribers (see above). 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. INFOBITS* Send the following message to LISTSERV@GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU: SUBSCRIBE INFOBITS First Name Last Name. Information Networking News Sent to CDROMLAN subscribers (see above). Information Technology and Disabilities* Send the following message to LISTSERV@SJUVM: SUBSCRIBE ITD-JNL First Name Last Name. 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. LITA Newsletter* Table of contents distributed on PACS-L and PACS-P (articles can be requested from the Dartmouth list server). To receive entire issue automatically, send the following message to LISTSERV@DARTCMS1: SUBSCRIBE LITANEWS First Name Last Name. MeckJournal Send a subscription request to MECKLER@TIGGER.JVNC.NET. MIT Industrial Relations Library Accessions Bulletin* Send the following message to LISTSERV@MITVMA: SUBSCRIBE MITIRLIB First Name Last Name. 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. The current version is included in the Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters and Academic Discussion Lists, 3rd ed. (ISSN 1057-1337), which is available from the Office of Scientific and Academic Publishing of the Association of Research Libraries. For further information, contact Michael Strangelove: MSTRANGE@FONOROLA.NET. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 1994 by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. All Rights Reserved. Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by academic computer centers, computer conferences, individual scholars, and libraries. This message must appear on all copied material. All commercial use requires permission. ----------------------------------------------------------------- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Voice: (713) 743-9804 | | Assistant Director For Systems Fax: (713) 743-9811 | | University Libraries BITNET: LIB3@UHUPVM1 | | University of Houston Internet: | | Houston, TX 77204-2091 LIB3@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Co-Editor, Advances in Library Automation and Networking | | Editor-in-Chief, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review | +------------------------------------------------------------+ Revised 1/18/94