Other list servers

[Genevieve Engel]

A searchable version of the ARL _Directory of Electronic Journals,
Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists_ is available at the URL:

http://gort.ucsd.edu/jj/ej/jdir.html

A Gopher version was available (should still be there) at:

gopher://arl.cni.org:70/11/scomm/edir

The _Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials_ (which includes the
above list as well as the Kovacs information shown below) should be
available via:

gopher://info.lib.uh.edu

A large collection of directories of electronic journals, serials, mailing
lists, etc. is at:

http://www.ucsd.edu/library/electronic_journals/index.html

Diane Kovacs' _Directory of Academic Discussion Lists_ is available by
sending e-mail to:  
LISTSERV at KENTVM.KENT.EDU

The entire content of the e-mail message should be:
GET ACADLIST README F=MAIL

If you want the library-related portion of the directory the content should
be this instead:
GET ACADLIST LIBRARY F=MAIL

This directory should also be available at:
gopher://gopher.usask.ca

I'm posting the above because I have seen a startling number of requests on
various lists for subscription information about other library-related
lists.  As far as I know, the abovementioned directories are still being
maintained.  As they have been in existence for a number of years now, older
versions are also available in print in some libraries.

For example, Appendix A of _Internet Connections: a librarian's guide to
dial-up access and use_, a book I co-authored, contains the 3/3/95 version
of _Library-Oriented Lists_ -- that's where I copied most of the above from.
Some libraries have copies of _Internet Connections_ and you can also ask
them if they have other printed directories of e-mail lists.

Genny Engel
gen at dla.ucop.edu




>	I would like for Andreas to post a summary of the responses. I'm 
>sure I've seen a URL that lists listserves and may break them down into 
>categories, like those for libraries. Don't know how current such 
>a list would be.
>
>-- Darcy
>
>On Thu, 2 Nov 1995, Mittrowann, Andreas, Z-Stift wrote:
>
>> 
>> Hi there!
>> 
>> I'm searching for other list servers than web4lib, especially for those that 
>> have their focus on public libraries. It would be kind if you could mail 
>> name of list server, e-mail adress and way of subsricption (if not SUBSCRIBE 
>> firstname.lastname) to me. It's a bit difficult from over here to get these 
>> kind of informations.
>> Thank you so much!
>> 
>> Andreas
>> 
>> 
>> Andreas Mittrowann
>> Bertelsmann Foundation Germany
>> Division of Public Libraries
>> Postfach 103
>> D-33311 Guetersloh
>> 
>> phone ++49-5241-817192
>> fax ++49-5241-816677
>> 
>> e-mail andreas.mittrowann at bertelsmann.de
>> 
>> 
>> andreas.mittrowann at bertels
>> 
>
>