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Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:41:32 EDT
From:         Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject:      Directories of Listserv Lists (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 17:58:29 EDT
From: MICHAEL STRANGELOVE <441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA>
To: Multiple recipients of list HELP-NET <HELP-NET@templevm.bitnet>
Subject: Directories of Listserv Lists

I am trying to compile a listing of all major directories of Online
Discussion Groups.  The following indicates what I have found thus far.
I know I am missing some other directories and would appreciate info on
these.

Also, is there a directory of USENET newsgroups that indicates who
moderates each newsgroup and what archives each newsgroup may have?

Thank you kindly,
                 Michael Strangelove
                 441495@acadvm1.uottawa.ca
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Directories of Listserv Lists

The following is information regarding a variety of Listserv list
directories presently available on the Net.  These directories will
help you find online discussion groups for personal interest or as
research forums.

* List of Lists

This directory contains brief information on all of the discussion
groups on BITNET.  To retrieve this document, send the command to
any Listserv

         LIST GLOBAL

On Internet, send the above command as a mail message to
Listserv@vm1.nodak.edu.  A 3000 line file named Listserv Lists will
be returned.


* SRI Interest-Groups Directory

The SRI network service maintains an extensive directory of list
descriptions.  To retrieve this directory, send the following
command to mail-server@nisc.sri.com

         SEND NETINFO/INTEREST-GROUPS

The above command will return twenty-six files, each approximately
800 lines long.  This document is also available via FTP as
interest-groups.Z from the node ftp.nisc.sri.com in the directory
/netinfo/.


* Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences

The best organized directory of academic discussion groups is Diane
Kovacs' Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences.  This
directory contains information on over 800 online conferences of
interest to scholars.

> Retrieval Information

The latest revision of the Directory of Scholarly Electronic
Conferences is available via e-mail to Listserv@kentvm and via
anonymous FTP to the node ksuvxa.kent.edu in the directory
/library/.

The files available are:

ACADLIST README        (explanatory notes for the Directory with an index)
ACADLIST FILE1                    (Anthropology--Education)
ACADLIST FILE2                    (Futurology--Latin American Studies)
ACADLIST FILE3                    (Library and Information Science--Music)
ACADLIST FILE4                    (Political Science--Writing)
ACADLIST FILE5                    (biological sciences)
ACADLIST FILE6                    (physical sciences)
ACADLIST FILE7                    (business and general academia)

ACADWHOL HQX
(binhexed self-decompressing Macintosh M.S. Word 4.0 document of
all 6 directories)
ACADSOCH HQX
(binhexed self-decompressing Macintosh M.S. Word 4.0 document of
the Social Science and Humanities files 1-3)
ACADLIST CHANGES
(all the major additions, deletions and alterations)

> For more information, contact:

         Diane K. Kovacs
         Kent State University Libraries
         Kent, Ohio 44242
         Phone:  (216)672-3045
         DKOVACS@kentvm or LIBRK329@kentvms
         DKOVACS@kentvm.kent.edu or LIBRK329@ksuvxa.kent.edu
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