Publicity avenues for MARS activities
Publicity avenues for MARS activities
Librarian-oriented mailing lists and e-mail discussion forums can be a very effective way to publicize MARS sponsored programs, discussions and projects, and to involve potentially interested people outside of our Section.
- The obvious first choices are within RUSA:
- beginning with our own MARS-L http://www.ala.org/rusa/mars/mars-l.html
- RUSA-L http://www.ala.org/rusa/rusalist.html
- MOUSS-L http://www.west.asu.edu/bdangelo/mouss/listserv/listserv.html
- In addition to using MARS-L and RUSA-L as a matter of course, target as many other lists as would seem appropriate to reach either organizations or interest groups that might be interested in the announcement. (But also be sensitive to the potential annoyance of receiving the same announcement again and again; strike a balance between being selective and reaching the widest possible audience.)
- Post messages 3-4 weeks ahead of the meeting.
Two other directories well worth consulting are:
The Internet Library for Librarians
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/email.htm
Library Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials
http://www.wrlc.org/liblists/noframes.htm
ALA-PLAN
List for American Library Association (ALA) Program Planners. The purpose of this list is to enable program planners to share information about programs in process.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@sun.cc.westga.edu
CONTACT Carol Goodson
cgoodson@westga.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0162.html
ALAOIF
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom.
SUBSCRIPTION
listproc@ala.org
CONTACT Kara L. Robinson
krobinso@kent.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0164.html
ALCTS
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@listserv.uic.edu
CONTACT
u34261@uicvm.uic.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0170.html
ARL-Ejournal
This list is open to all for discussion of the management of electronic journals in the library environment.
SUBSCRIPTION
lostproc@arl.org
CONTACT Dru Mogge
arllmgr@arl.org
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0349.html
ARL-Ereserve
ARL established this list to provide a forum for discussion of issues surrounding the management of electronic reserves within libraries. New technologies can be the catalyst for transforming instructional support.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@arl.org
CONTACT Dru Mogge
arllmgr@arl.org
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0350.html
ASIS-L
American Society for Information Science E-conference.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@asis.org
CONTACT Merri Beth Lavagnino
mbl@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Debbie Lords
dlords@alexandria.lib.utah.edu David Carlson
dcarlson@uclink.berkeley.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0381.html
AXSLIB-L
Disability Access to Libraries is a forum to share questions and answers on how to make libraries more accessible.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.ed
CONTACT Richard Banks
rbanks@uwstout.edu Norman Coombs
nrcgfh@ritvax.isc.rit.edu Robert Zenhausern
drz@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0437.html
BI-L
Bibliographic Instruction
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@listserv.byu.edu
CONTACT Martin Raish
martin_raish@byu.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0504.html
black-ip
The Black Information Professionals' Network, dedicated to the concerns and interests of Black information professionals--librarians, archivists, info brokers, etc.--and other Black persons with an interest in the library/information field.
SUBSCRIPTION
black-ip-subscribe@makelist.com
CONTACT Byron C. Mayes
bcmayes@hunter.cuny.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0552.html
BUSLIB-L
Discussion forum for issues related to business libraries.
SUBSCRIPTION
buslib-l@Listserv.boisestate.edu
CONTACT Gary Klein
gklein@williamette.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0623.html
CJC-L
Serves as a communication channel for ACRL's Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS), and for all community college library personnel.
SUBSCRIPTION
listproc@dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu
CONTACT Eva Lautemann
elautema@dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0852.html
COLLIB-L
ACRL College Library Communications. Its primary role is to serve as a vehicle for communication among members of the ACRL's College Libraries Section, and as a forum for the discussion of issues relevant to college librarians.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@willamette.edu
CONTACT Larry R. Oberg
loberg@willamette.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/0924.html
DIGLIB
Internet mailing list for librarians, information scientists, and other information professionals to discuss the constellation of
issues and technologies pertaining to the creation of digital libraries.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca
CONTACT Terry Kuny
ifla@nlc-bnc.ca
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/1253.html
DIGLIBNS
Primarily aimed toward librarians and library staff involved in building digital collections or maintaining digital services.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@sunsite.berkeley.edu
CONTACT Roy Tennant
rtennant@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/1254.html
ERECS-L
A forum for the discussion of ideas techniques, and issues associated with the management and preservation of electronic records. It also provides a vehicle for the electronic distribution of publications.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu
CONTACT Thomas Ruller
tom@unix6.nysed.gov
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/1499.html
FEDREF-L
A list for reference librarians in the federal government, although other subscribers are welcome to join.
SUBSCRIPTION
listproc@loc.gov
CONTACT Steven Kerchoff
sker@loc.gov
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/1594.html
GOVDOC-L
Discussion of Government Documents Issues.
SUBSCRIPTION
listserv@lists.psu.edu
CONTACT Raeann Dossett
raeann@uiuc.edu
Diane Kovacs
diane@kovacs.com
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/1797.html
IFLA-L
IFLA-L is an electronic forum intended to foster communications between IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), its membership, and members of the international library community.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca
CONTACT: Terry Kuny
ifla@nlc-bnc.ca
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2116.html
ILL-L
Designed to be a discussion of policies, procedures, problems, etc. for interlibrary loan.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@nwu.edu
CONTACT: Mary Hollerich
hollerich@nwu.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2129.html
LAW-LIB
Law Librarians.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@ucdavis.edu
CONTACT: Judy Janes
jcjanes@ucdavis.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2462.html
LAMA
Library Administration and Management Association List.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@listserv.uic.edu
CONTACT;
U58364@uicvm.cc.uic.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2436.html
LIBADMIN
Library Administration and Management.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@list.ab.umd.edu
CONTACT: Pamela Bluh
pbluh@umabnet.ab.umd.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2503.html
LIBLICENSE-L
LIBLICENSE-L is for the discussion of issues related to the licensing of digital information by academic and research libraries. This list is designed to assist librarians and others concerned with the licensing of information in digital format. SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@pantheon.yale.edu
CONTACT; Rodney Stenlake, Esq.
rodney.stenlake@yale.edu, Ann Okerson
ann.okerson@yale.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2511.html
LIBOUTREACH
Academic librarians and outreach services issues.
SUBSCRIPTION:
majordomo@lists.uoregon.edu
CONTACT: Jon Cawthorne
jcawthor@darkwing.uoregon.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2514.html
LIBRARY
Libraries & Librarians is dedicated to dissemination of information, news and ongoing discussion of issues of interest to the library community.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@miamiu.muohio.edu
CONTACT: Library List Coordinator
harlanjb@muohio.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2517.html
LIBREF-L
LIBREF-L was created in response to a perceived desire for a quick and interactive communications medium for reference librarians. This is a discussion of the changing environment of library reference services and activities.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@listserv.kent.edu - bit.listserv.libref-l
CONTACT; LIBREF-L Moderators
librefed@kentvm.kent.edu Kara L. Robinson
krobinso@kentvm.kent.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2518.html
LITA-L
LITA-L was created to provide improved communication between Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) members, officers and staff, to provide a mechanism for speedy dissemination of LITA forms, announcements, and general information.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@ala.org
CONTACT: Kate Wakefield
lita-www@lita.org
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2555.html
MARS-L
MARS is the Machine-Assisted Reference Section of the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association and represents the interests of those concerned with attaining the highest possible quality in planning, developing, managing.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listproc@ala.org
CONTACT: Jian Liu,
jiliu@indiana.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2647.html
MEDLIB-L
MEDLIB-L is an e-conference for medical and health sciences libraries. Practical and theoretical issues in public and technical services are discussed. This forum is for ideas, questions, announcements, and concerns specific to health sciences. SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu bit.listserv.medlib-l
CONTACT: Jan Mixter
jmixter@luc.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2704.html
MLAIB
Discusses the MLA International Bibliography as a research and teaching tool. Relevant topics collection development, database searching, reference services, and user education, as they relate to the MLAIB.
SUBSCRIPTION:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/Guests/mlaibdg/elist.html
CONTACT: Gail Hueting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2801.html
MLA-L
E-conference for the Music Library Association.
SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@listserv.indiana.edu bit.listserv.mla-l
CONTACT: Richard Griscom
rwgris01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu A. Ralph Papakhian
papakhi@listserv.indiana.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/2800.html
PACS-L
Public-Access Computer Systems Forum deals with all computer systems that libraries make available to their patrons. Utilizing PACS-L, users discuss topics such as CD-ROM databases, expert systems, hypertext programs, and microcomputer labs. SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@listserv.uh.edu Local Usenet Newsreader
CONTACT; Dana Rooks
libl@uhupvm1.uh.edu Linda Thompson
lib1j@uhupvm1.uh.edu
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/3128.html
PUBLIB
PUBLIB is a discussion list concerned with all aspects of public libraries. Issues examined include Internet connectivity, administration, resources of interest to public librarians (online, print, video, etc.), and intellectual freedom concerns. SUBSCRIPTION:
listserv@sunsite.berkeley.edu
CONTACT: Sara Weissman
weissman@main.morris.org Karen Schneider
kgs@bluehighways.com
http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/CD/3430.html
WEB4LIB
Library-Based World-Wide Web Systems
SUBSCRIPTION:
LISTSERV@SUNSITE.BERKELEY.EDU
CONTACT:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/
(begun by Elliot Kanter and Lorrie Knight, 3/00)
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