Approved-By:  Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:48:28 CDT
From:         "Charles Bailey, University of Houston" <LIB3@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Library-Oriented Lists and E-Serials, Pt. I

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials

By Charles W. Bailey, Jr.


1.0  Computer Conferences

Computer conferences are becoming an increasingly important form
of communication for librarians.  There are a growing number of
computer conferences of interest to librarians on BITNET and
Internet.

Computer conferences are commonly called "lists."  The software
used to support these lists is typically referred to as the "list
server."

1.1  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.

(Entries that appear in this document for the first time or have
been changed are marked with an asterisk.)

ADVANC-L@IDBSU      Geac Advance Library System
AFAS-L@KENTVM       African American Studies and Librarianship
ALF-L@YORKVM1       Academic Librarian's Forum
ARCHIVES@INDYCMS    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@UVMVM       Library Cataloging and Authorities Discussion
                    Group
BI-L@BINGVMB        Bibliographic Instruction
BIBSOFT@INDYCMS     Discussion of Software for Citations and
                    Bibliographies
BRS-L@USCVM         BRS/Search Users
BUSLIB-L@IDBSU      Business Librarians
CALL-L@UNBVM1       Canadian Academic Law Libraries List*
CARL-L@UHCCVM       CARL Users
CDPLUS-L@UTORONTO   CDPLUS Software User Group
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
COLLDV-L@USCVM      Library Collection Development List
CONSALD@UTXVM       Committee on South Asian Libraries and
                    Documentation
COSNDISC@BITNIC     Consortium for School Networking
CWIS-L@WUVMD        Campus-Wide Information Systems
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
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
GEONET-L@IUBVM      Geoscience Librarians and Information
                    Specialists
GOVDOC-L@PSUVM      Government Documents
ILL-L@UVMVM         Interlibrary Loan
IMUG-L@OHSTVMA      Innopac Music Users Group
INDEX-L@BINGVMB     Indexer's Discussion Group
INFO+REF@INDYCMS    Information + Referral List
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@QUCDN      Library Planning
LIBRARY@INDYCMS     Libraries and Librarians
LIBREF-L@KENTVM     Discussion of Library Reference Issues
LIBSUP-L@UWAVM      Library Support Staff
LM_NET@SUVM         School Library Media & Network Communications
MAPS-L@UGA          Maps and Air Photo Forum
MEDLIB-L@UBVM       Medical and Health Sciences Libraries
MLA-L@IUBVM         Music Library Association
MULTILIS@ALBNYVM1   multiLIS Users
NETTRAIN@UBVM       Internet/BITNET Network Trainers Discussion
                    List
NOTIS-L@TCSVM       NOTIS Users
NOTISACQ@CUVMB      NOTIS Acquisitions Discussion Group
NOTMUS-L@UBVM       Notis Music Library List
NOTRBCAT@INDYCMS    Rare Book and Special Collections
                    Catalogers
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*
SPILIB-L@SUVM       SPIRES Users
UNICRN-L@PSUORVM    SIRSI/UNICORN Automated Library Systems
USMARC-L@MAINE      USMARC Advisory Group Forum
VETLIB-L@VTVM2      Veterinary Medicine Library Issues and
                    Information*
VPIEJ-L@VTVM1       Publishing E-Journals: Publishing,
                    Archiving, and Access
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 command: INFO DATABASE.

1.2  Lists That Use Anastasios Kotsikonas's List Server

Anastasios Kotsikonas's list server is being used to support a
growing number of Internet lists.

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.

CNI-ANNOUNCE@CNI.ORG               CNI's News Announcement
                                   Network
CNI-ARCHITECTURE@CNI.ORG           CNI's Architectures and
                                   Standards Working Group
CNI-BIGIDEAS@CNI.ORG               CNI's Big Ideas Forum
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
PALS-L@KNUTH.MTSU.EDU              PALS System
PUBLIB@NYSERNET.ORG                Public Libraries and the
                                   Internet*
VISIONS@LIBRARY.SDSU.EDU           Strategic Visions Steering
                                   Committee Electronic
                                   Discussion Forum on the Future
                                   of Librarianship
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