Library-Oriented Computer Conferences and Electronic Serials
 
By Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
 
 
1.0  Computer Conferences
 
1.1  BITNET Lists
 
ADVANC-L@IDBSU      Geac Advance Library System
ALF-L@YORKVM1       Academic Librarian's Forum
ARCHIVES@INDYCMS    Archives and Archivists List
ARLIS-L@UKCC        Art Libraries Association of North America
ATLAS-L@TCUBVM      Data Research ATLAS Users
AUTOCAT@UVMVM       Library Cataloging and Authorities Discussion
                    Group
BI-L@BINGVMB        Bibliographic Instruction
BRS-L@USCVM         BRS/Search Users
BUSLIB-L@IDBSU      Business Librarians
CHMINF-L@IUBVM      Chemical Information Sources
CIRCPLUS@IDBSU      Circulation and Access Services
CNIDIR-L@UNMVM      Coalition for Networked Information
                    Working Group on Directories
CWIS-L@WUVMD        Campus-Wide Information Systems
ELLASBIB@GREARN     Library Automation in Greece
GOVDOC-L@PSUVM      Government Documents
ILL-L@UVMVM         Interlibrary Loan
INFO+REF@INDYCMS    Information + Referral List
INNOPAC@MAINE       Innovative Interfaces Users
LIBADMIN@UMAB       Library Administration and Management
LIBPLN-L@QUCDN      Library Planning
LIBREF-L@KENTVM     Discussion of Library Reference Issues
LIBRES@KENTVM       Library and Information Science Research
MAPS-L@UGA          Maps and Air Photo Forum
MEDLIB-L@UBVM       Medical and Health Sciences Libraries
MLA-L@IUBVM         Music Library Association
NOTIS-L@TCSVM       NOTIS Users
NOTISACQ@CUVMB      NOTIS Acquisitions Discussion Group
NOTMUS-L@UBVM       Notis Music Library List
NOTRBCAT@INDYCMS    Notis and Other Rare Book Catalogers
OFFCAMP@WAYNEST1    Off-Campus Library Services List
PACS-L@UHUPVM1      Public-Access Computer Systems Forum
SERIALST@UVMVM      Serials Users Discussion Group
SPILIB-L@SUVM       SPIRES Users
USMARC-L@MAINE      USMARC Advisory Group Forum
VTLSLIST@VTVM1      VTLS Users Discussion Group
Z3950IW@NERVM       Z39.50 Implementors Workshop
 
To subscribe, send the e-mail message:
 
    SUBSCRIBE List First Name Last Name
 
to LISTSERV@NODE, where node is the part of the address after the "@".
(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
to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 to subscribe to PACS-L:
 
    SUBSCRIBE PACS-L Jane Doe
 
For a complete list of all conferences on BITNET, send the
following command to any LISTSERV address:
 
     LIST GLOBAL
 
A more useful directory of BITNET conferences, which is classified
by subject and includes descriptions, is also available.  Send
the following commands to LISTSERV@KENTVM:
 
    GET ACADLIST FILE1
    GET ACADLIST FILE2
    GET ACADLIST FILE3
    GET ACADLIST FILE4
    GET ACADLIST FILE5
 
For further information on this directory, contact Diane Kovacs:
DKOVACS@KENTVM
 
 
1.2  Internet Lists
 
Conservation DistList (Conservation of Archive, Library, and
  Museum Materials)
  Send a subscription request to Walter Henry:
  WHENRY@LINDY.STANFORD.EDU
 
DYNIX_L@OYSTER.SMCM.EDU (DYNIX Users)
  Send a subscription request to Todd D. Kelley:
  KELLEY@OYSTER.SMCM.EDU
 
EXLIBRIS@ZODIAC.RUTGERS.EDU (Rare Books, Manuscripts,
  and Special Collections)
  Send a subscription request to:
  EXLIBRIS-REQUEST@ZODIAC.RUTGERS.EDU
  Include your name and e-mail address in the body of the message.
  Contact Peter Graham for questions: GRAHAM@ZODIAC.RUTGERS.EDU
 
LAW-LIB@UCDAVIS.EDU (Law Librarians)
  Send subscription requests to:  LAW-REQ@UCDAVIS.EDU
  Contact Elizabeth St. Goar for technical questions:
  ESTGOAR@UCDAVIS.EDU
 
LIB_HYTELNET@SASK.USASK.CA  (TELNET Access to Network Resources)
  Send subscription request to Peter Scott: SCOTT@SKLIB.USASK.CA
 
LS2K@CC.UTAH.EDU  (LS/2000 Users Group)
  Send subscription request to: LS2K-REQUEST@CC.UTAH.EDU
 
 
2.0  Electronic Serials
 
ACQNET (The Acquisitions Librarian's Electronic Network)
  Send subscription request to Christian Boissonnas:
  CRI@CORNELLC
 
ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (Association of Library Collections &
  Technical Services)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UICVM:
  SUBSCRIBE ALCTS First Name Last Name
 
Consortium Update (SPIRES)
  Send subscription request to: HQ.CON@STANFORD
 
Current Cites (Annotated Citations About Computer Technology and
  Librarianship)
  TELNET MELVYL.UCOP.EDU; Enter command: SHOW CURRENT CITES
  Further information: Roy Tennant RTENNANT@LIBRARY.BERKELEY.EDU
 
Hot Off the Tree (HOTT)  (Excerpts and Abstracts of Articles
  about Information Technology)
  TELNET MELVYL.UCOP.EDU; Enter command: SHOW HOTT
  Further information: Susan Jurist SJURIST@UCSD.EDU
 
IRLIST Digest (Information Retrieval Research)
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UCCVMA:
  SUBSCRIBE IR-L First Name Last Name
 
Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues
  Send the following message to LISTSERV@UNCVX1:
  SUBSCRIBE PRICES-L First Name Last Name
 
Public-Access Computer Systems News
  Sent automatically to PACS-L subscribers.  See above.
  For a list of back issue files, send the following message
  to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1: INDEX PACS-L
 
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review
  Sent automatically to PACS-L subscribers.  See above.
  For a list of article files, send the following
  message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1: INDEX PACS-L
 
 
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Copyright (C) 1991 by Charles W. Bailey, Jr.  All Rights Reserved.
 
Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computer
conferences, individual scholars, and libraries.
This message must appear on all copied material.
All commercial use requires permission.
 
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| Charles W. Bailey, Jr.             Voice: (713) 749-4241   |
| Assistant Director For Systems     FAX:   (713) 749-3867   |
| University Libraries               BITNET: LIB3@UHUPVM1    |
| University of Houston              CompuServe: 71161,3410  |
| Houston, TX 77204-2091                                     |
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| PACS-L Moderator (PACS-L@UHUPVM1)                          |
| Editor-in-Chief, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review |
| Co-Editor, Public-Access Computer Systems News             |
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