Library E-Mail Lists and Newsgroups:
Cataloging
| TITLE: |
AUTOCAT |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Library cataloging and authorities discussion forum.
Instructions are
available.
Archives starting 1991
are searchable and browsable. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe AUTOCAT {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
Judith Hopkins, ulcjh@acsu.buffalo.edu; Douglas
Winship, dwinship@acsu.buffalo.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, authority maintenance, catalog management |
| TITLE: |
COOPCAT |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Serves as a clearinghouse of information to aid in the
formation of cooperative cataloging arrangements between libraries. Monthly archives. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe coopcat {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
Carol Walton, cwalton@ucs.indiana.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
cooperative cataloging |
| TITLE: |
EMEDIA |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A discussion forum for electronic media issues. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe emedia {Firstname
Lastname} |
| KEYWORDS: |
media cataloging, electronic media |
| TITLE: |
GSAFD |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Discuss genre and subject access issues. |
| KEYWORDS: |
subject cataloging, subject headings |
| TITLE: |
HYTELNET |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A distribution list to provide updates for hytelnet catalogs. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe hytelnet |
| E-MAIL: |
Peter Scott, scottp@sky.net |
| KEYWORDS: |
catalogs, opacs |
| TITLE: |
INTERCAT |
| DESCRIPTION: |
This list is designed for those who joined the OCLC InterCat
project and those who want to discuss the cataloging of Internet resources. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
sub INTERCAT {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
jul@oclc.org |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, intercat, oclc |
| TITLE: |
LIS-RAREBOOKS |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A forum for discussing special requirements for processing
rare books; initial discussion focused on the LA RBG survey - Rare books cataloguing in
the British Isles. Monthly archives. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe lis-rarebooks {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
Michael Smallman,
lis-rarebooks-request@mailbase.ac.uk |
| KEYWORDS: |
rare book cataloging |
| TITLE: |
PACS-L |
| DESCRIPTION: |
The Public-Access Computer Systems Forum (PACS-L) is an
Internet list that 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, microcomputer labs, locally mounted databases, network-based
information resources, and OPAC's. The list was founded in June 1989 by Charles W. Bailey,
Jr.
An electronic newsletter, Public-Access Computer Systems News, is also distributed on
PACS-L. The first issue was published in March 1990. Issues are sent out as messages on
PACS-L.
PACS-L E-mail address, send text
"subscribe pacs-l {Firstname Lastname}" for subscription. |
| E-MAIL: |
Nancy Buchanan, nbuchanan@uh.edu
; Jack Hall, jhall@uh.edu ; Linda Thompson, lthompson@uh.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, computer systems |
| TITLE: |
PACS-P |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Established in January 1991 for users that want to receive
PACS-L publications, but do not want to receive messages from PACS-L users.
PACS-P E-mail address, send text
"subscribe pacs-p {Firstname Lastname}" for subscription |
| E-MAIL: |
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., cbailey@uh.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, computer systems |
| TITLE: |
Passport for Windows |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Deals with OCLC Passport for Windows questions and issues. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe |
| E-MAIL: |
Gary Oliver, oliverg@nicanor.acu.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, oclc |
| TITLE: |
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (PACS
Review) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, was an electronic
journal established in September 1989. Articles are stored as individual files on the list
server, and an annotated table of contents for each issue is sent out as an e-mail message
to all PACS-L users. After looking over the table of contents, users can retrieve article
files of interest. |
| E-MAIL: |
Pat Ensor, plensor@uh.edu
; Thomas Wilson, twilson@uh.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, computer systems |
| TITLE: |
PURL-L |
| DESCRIPTION: |
This list is for the discussion of the OCLC PURL Resolver
Software. This includes bugs, suggested improvements, and its overall role in the quest
for URNs. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
sub PURL-L {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
purl@oclc.org |
| KEYWORDS: |
cataloging, purl, oclc |
| TITLE: |
SERIALST |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A discussion forum for serials processing, including
cataloging, acquisitions, collection management, budgets, binding, preservation, union
list, etc. Scope, purpose, commands, and contact information about the SERIALST can be
viewed at the SERIALST Web Page.
Monthly archives. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
ubscribe serialst {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
Birdie MacLennan, bmaclenn@uvmvm.uvm.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
serials cataloging |
| TITLE: |
VIDEONEWS |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Discuss video cataloging issues. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe videonews {Firstname
Lastname} |
| KEYWORDS: |
video cataloging |
| TITLE: |
WEBCAT-L |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Intends for library system vendors, librarians, and users to
discuss how Web-interfaced Catalogs should be designed. Archives is available. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
subscribe WEBCAT-L {Firstname
Lastname} |
| E-MAIL: |
Jeff Huestis, jeff-huestis@library.wustl.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
web catalogs, web opacs |
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