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Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1992 10:54:35 EDT
From:         "Raleigh C. Muns" <SRCMUNS@UMSLVMA.BITNET>
Subject:      List Review Service (SCREEN-L)

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                     LIST REVIEW SERVICE         ISSN: 1060-8192

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Vol. 1, No. 12      SCREEN-L (Film & TV Studies)      20 JUL 1992
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Published bi-weekly, when school is in session, by The University
of Missouri, St. Louis Libraries. Raleigh C. Muns, editor.

CONTENTS:       REVIEW                   (20 lines)
                SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY     (21 lines)
                SUGGESTED USES           ( 7 lines)
                SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ( 9 lines)

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REVIEW -
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Eclectic, flip, deep, and amusing. SCREEN-L, an unmoderated list, covers
film and television studies in a torrent of text bites. Don't let the
number of messages keep you from subscribing, though. Most messages are
terse and to-the-point missives. Depending upon your e-mail system, the
majority of messages should appear on a single screen.

A number of postings had the appearance of a Trivial Pursuit game, but
with film and television studies so deeply enmeshed in popular culture,
many such questions seemingly can only be answered by polling a network
audience. I challenge the reference librarian community to come up with
information on "the Banana Man," a performer on Captain Kangaroo (query
by Rhett Bryson, Bitnet BRYSON@FRMNVAX1, 92/07/08).

Researchers seeking primary materials (e.g., the films of Lester James
Peries requested by Rick Provine, Internet REP3S@POE.ACC.VIRGINIA.EDU,
92/07/17), requests for titles covering specific themes (e.g.
mannequins, gothic/cyborg, Biblical allegories), and background on the
production of various works are just as likely to appear on this list.

-R. Muns

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SYNOPSIS OF TWO WEEKS ACTIVITY -
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Name of List Reviewed:        SCREEN-L
Location:                     LISTSERV@UA1VM (Bitnet)
                              LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU (Internet)

Listowner:                    Jeremy Butler
                              JBUTLER@UA1VM (Bitnet)
                              JBUTLER@UA1VM.UA.EDU (Internet)

Number of Subscribers:        296 users in 21 countries

Period Monitored:             07 JUL 92 - 20 JUL 92 (inclusive)

No. Messages Last 2 weeks:    42
No. Queries Posted:           16  (38 % of total activity)
No. Non-queries Posted:       26  (62 % of total activity)

Lines Sent (w/o headers):     857 (app. 37 screens of 23 lines)

Msgs. Posted Last 03 Months:  405 (app. 135 messages per month)

Searchable Archives:          Yes

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SUGGESTED USES FOR LIST -
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        1)      Answer list for normally unanswerable queries
                about cinema/television/pop culture.

        2)      A visit to the psyche of a virtual Los Angeles.

        3)      Current awareness tool for collection development
                librarians with film and television collections.

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SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION -
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Send an e-mail message with blank subject line to:

     LISTSERV@UA1VM                  (Bitnet address)
                            or
     LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU           (Internet address)

Message should consist solely of:

     SUBSCRIBE SCREEN-L your_name

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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computerized bulletin
board/conference systems, individual scholars, and libraries.
Libraries are authorized to add these reviews to their collections
at no cost.  This message must appear on copied material.  All
commercial use requires permission.

Opinions expressed are solely those of the reviewer and do not
represent the views of the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Copyright 1992. Raleigh C. Muns (Reference Librarian)
Thomas Jefferson Library, University of Missouri, St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121 (ph:(314) 553-5059)

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