And MEDLIB-L (open to anyone) as well as the lists for various sections of the Medical Library Association.

The messages are a mix of serious discussions, requests for hard-to-get ILL's,  questions about services and sources and what I guess you would call "chit chat".

Michelynn McKnight

On 9/24/2011 8:13 PM, Gretchen Whitney wrote:
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">Greetings,
  How does one access StanleyK or StanlyK? I have tried Yahoo Groups and the name is not recognized.  Please tell us how to access StanleyK. thanks. We are interested.
  --gw


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On Sat, 24 Sep 2011, Lisa Hinchliffe wrote:
Um, StanleyK is still ongoing ....

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On Sep 24, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Gretchen Whitney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Greetings all,
 I'm getting the impression from some agitated readers (just a few) that all of the library-oriented discussion groups concerning library issues, both processes (cataloging, acquisitions, reference and the like) have disappeared, as have those surrounding social issues such as labor rights, gay issues, and homeless issues.
 And jESSE is supposed to pick up the slack.  It can't, and it will not. It can't deal with all of the internet and technical issues that librarians, much less information scientists, need to be aware of.   It has its own issues to deal with.
 In the early days of the Internet, these library issue discussion groups were gathered together in a single list - but I regret that I cannot remember the name of the web sitet.
 Who is keeping track of library-oriented discussion lists now, whether on listservs (and related software based on e-mail), Facebook, or whatever software?
 I'd avoid the usual culprits - ALA, PLA and the like. They are obvious as professional associations.
 Who has pulled all of these professional discussions together?

 I'd avoid chit-chat lists.  I'm looking for professional conversations. Chit-chat lists don't survive IMHO. I'm not against chit-chat lists.  They have their place in professional discussions.  But jESSE isn't one of them.  Stanley something was a chit-chat list that didn't last a year. jESSSE has lasted nearly eighteen years.  I'm loathe to change its practices.

 But where are these professional conversations taking place? Please let us know.  Who and where are librarianss talking?

 --gw

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