[Web4lib] Are e-mail discussion lists still relevant?

[Greg Johnson]

Two cents from a new librarian.....

I agree that the simple fact that this discussion, which has been one of the
longer threads in my recent memory, is proof that listservs still are a
useful, functioning way of disseminating information and thoughts on various
topics amogst your peers?

I read a couple blogs a day and subscribe to a couple rss feeds, but at the
end of the day, I have to go to my email to get emails from students and my
fellow librarians where I work, so why not also go there to get information
from members of my profession as well?  I would rather delete a couple
emails than have to fight through various pages and blogs to get the same
information.  As I seem to remember some one else in the thread saying, if
it isn't broke, why fix it?  Blogs, wikis, rss, twitter, etc. all have their
places, but the simplest, most easy way to converse with an entire body of
practionioners still seems to me to be the listserv...



Greg

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Gregory Johnson
Digital Initiatives and Distance Learning Librarian
Coordinator, Digital Library Services Department
Governors State University
University Park, IL
g-johnson2 at govst.edu
708-235-7516

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Steven E. Patamia, Ph.D. <
patamia at gmail.com> wrote:

> " Interesting that this discussion is happening on a listserv ..."
> Perhaps, but it reflects the strength of this medium in this kind of
> situation.  It facilitates thoughtful analysis among interested parties.  A
> forum can do that too, but the community is presently organized around this
> listserv AND it has the advantage of being a "delivered" medium for people
> who do not want to have to schedule log ons to a dedicated system.
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Gregory Johnson
Digital Initiatives and Distance Learning Librarian
Coordinator, Digital Library Services Department
Governors State University
University Park, IL
g-johnson2 at govst.edu
708-235-7516