Notice: March 2005
Associates the online ezine for Library Support Staff, lost its entire subscription database 
during February 2005. If you were a subscriber to this email publication or 
would like to subscribe, please visit their website and sign up.
The ezine is published and emailed 3 times a year March, July and October.
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If you are using your work (on the job) email account or internet connection, Please adhere to all of your workplace rules with regard to using these accounts. 
Your work email is NOT Private and your online activities using the internet are NOT PRIVATE!
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WebJunction.org
excerpt quoted from website
Guide to Mailing Lists
Description: This article describes the different types of email lists commonly used for group communication and also provides a list of current library listservs that you can participate in.
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=766

Read more tips about List Etiquette / Netiquette

If you don't find what you are looking for in the listing, be sure to check additional resources below

ACQNET@LISTSERV.APPSTATE.EDU
The Acquisitions Librarian's Electronic Network 
ACQNET subscribers discuss anything they want within the main area of interest of the list
which is library acquisitions, collection development, and related subjects. 
Send the following message to LISTPROC@LISTPROC.APPSTATE.EDU
SUBSCRIBE ACQNET-L Your-first-name Your-last-name
List Archives: http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/
Scope: excerpt quoted from ACQNET-L web site:
Subscribers need to keep in mind the other existing lists such as:
AutoAcq-L, Liblicense-L, COLLDEV-L, SERIALST, and various integrated library system-related lists. 
Feature articles or reports should generally be submitted to AGAINST THE GRAIN
or other appropriate print newsletters or journals. 

substituting the name of the list you wish to subscribe to (as it appears below) and your own first and last names. Do not include the brackets in your message.  For more information on electronic discussion lists or how to unsubscribe from a list see.

PR Talk
    Idea-sharing and updates on ALA promotional activities and library PR issues. (list name: prtalk) 
Library Advocacy Now!
    Idea-sharing, updates and legislative alerts of special interest to library advocates. (list name: aladnow) 
@ your libraryTM
    Idea-sharing and updates about The Campaign for America's Libraries.  (list name: campaign) 
ALA News Releases
    Receive ALA news releases online. (list name: alanews)
The Washington Office Electronic Newsline
    Receive important legislative information online. (list name: alawon)

See complete information here

ALA Advocacy
Listservs : Electronic Discussion Lists
http://www.ala.org/membership/lists.html
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/pio/logon.html

BackMed and BackServ
General info on the mailing lists
 http://www.lists.us.swets.com/mailman/listinfo

 Backmed 
Informal exchange of medical serial back issues and books
**NOTE**
Messages which deal primarily with non-medical materials should be sent instead to the Backserv list. BackMed is not a forum for messages which discuss the process of exchanging materials or the merits of various dealers or exchange avenues. These messages should be posted instead on SERIALST, ACQNET or MEDLIB-L.
 http://www.lists.us.swets.com/mailman/listinfo/backmed
 Archives 
 http://lists.swets.com/pipermail/backmed/
 To post a message to all the list members, send email to backmed@nalist1.swets.com.

Backserv 
Informal exchange of serial back issues and books among libraries
**NOTE**
Backserv is not a forum for messages which discuss the process of exchanging materials or the merits of various dealers or exchange avenues. These messages should be posted instead on SERIALST or ACQNET.
 http://www.lists.us.swets.com/mailman/listinfo/backserv
 Archives
 http://lists.swets.com/pipermail/backserv/
 To post a message to all the list members, send email to backserv@nalist1.swets.com.

EUROBACK - archives and list devoted to the informal exchange of serials back issues and books among European libraries / archives et liste réservées exclusivement à l'échange volontaire de fascicules de périodiques et de livres entre bibliothèques européennes. 
(The list address is: euroback@lists.ulg.ac.be. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@lists.ulg.ac.be that reads: subscribe euroback) 
United Kingdom 
BUBL's Offers and Requests - web facility coordinated by the BUBL Information Service in the U.K. Additional journal issues are available at BUBL's Journal Exchange Scheme. 

LIS-MEDJOURNAL-DUPLICATES - a list for duplicate Medical/Health sciences journal exchanges to facilitate journal exchange primarily between U.K. medical libraries (although it is open to overseas subscribers also), by allowing periodicals librarians to post lists of journal duplicates and wants. 
(The list address is: lis-medjournal-duplicates@mailbase.ac.uk. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk, with the name and subject lines blank, and the following message in the body of the text: join lis-medjournal-duplicates YourFirstName YourLastName. Inquiries about the list should be sent to: lis-medjournal-duplicates-request@mailbase.ac.uk)

CIRCPLUS@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Circulation and Access Services 
Send the following message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
SUBSCRIBE CIRCPLUS Your-first-name Your-last-name
List Archives: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/circplus.html 

LIBPROC-LIST is a sublist of AUTOCAT Library cataloging and authorities 
discussion list.  AUTOCAT, despite the longer name, was originally 
established by Nancy Keane at the U. of Vermont in late 1990 for all 
Technical Services questions, not just cataloging.  Items which initially 
appear on AUTOCAT, and are appropriate to LIBPROC-LIST, will be echoed on 
LIBPROC-LIST.  Items which initially appear on LIBPROC-LIST, and are 
appropriate to AUTOCAT, will be echoed on AUTOCAT. 

If you wish to subscribe to LIBPROC-LIST, send the email message: 
SUB LIBPROC-LIST Given-name Surname       (please replace with YOUR name) 
to: LISTSERV@listserv.buffalo.edu

That subscription command should be in the body, the text area, of your 
email message, NOT in the Subject: field, which is ignored (leave that 
blank unless your mail system will not accept Subjectless items).  If you 
have an automatic sig., please suppress it, if you can. 

Please make sure that you send the subscription command to: 
LISTSERV@listserv.buffalo.edu

The PUBLIB and PUBLIB-NET Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Version 1.0
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/publib/pubfaq.htm

YALSA
Electronic Resources | Websites and Mailing Lists
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/electronicresourcesb/websitesmailing.htm

Additional Resources
If you don't find what you are looking for: 
Be sure to check a more complete & more recent  listing at :
Library Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials
http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?p=about&c=liblists

Library Discussion & Email Lists
http://www.libraryhq.com/lists.html
And : Diversity-Related Library Listservs.
the above is a wayback machine archived link

School Librarianship Listservs
http://www.iasl-slo.org/listservs.html

CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV® lists
http://www.lsoft.com/catalist.html

WebJunction.org
excerpt quoted from website
Guide to Mailing Lists
Description: This article describes the different types of email lists commonly used for group communication and also provides a list of current library listservs that you can participate in.
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=766
 

Check also with your local and/or state Library organizations,
groups, resource groups, etc. which may have their Listservs,
Newsletters, and more that are geared for your areas specific
interests.
PDF document
National Directory of Paraprofessional Organizations
http://www.ala.org/ala/lssirt/lssirtresources/National_Directory_March2005.pdf 
Library Organizations and Associations
http://www.libraryhq.com/orgs.html
Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/Organizations/
American Library Association 
http://www.ala.org/ala/proftools/professional.htm
ALA/ Yahoo Directory listing
Issues and Advocacy
http://www.ala.org/ala/issues/issuesadvocacy.htm
LibWeb
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/usa-org.html

Internet Public Library - resources for finding "Associations" in General
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref09.00.00/

Don't have time or want  to join a listserv?
You can still, read up on the latest news and views of Library people, 
Libraries, and find some good leads on the "leading" stories 
happening now on my 4libnews page

Related - sites where you can sign up for email updates and news:
AliNUS 
Academic Library Newsletters
Index Morganagus
Library Related Electronic Serials
LisNews
My listing of Library & Information  Science online publications
Also you can start "your very own list" or group for discussion
or publish your own newsletter.

To Contact, Mary  
via e-mail, write to: mary at yahoo.com
THANK YOU!!