Email Discussion Lists
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The NN/LM SCR utilizes several email discussion lists to communicate with our Network members. These lists serve as a tool to distribute information as well as provide a forum for members to discuss topics of professional and regional interest.
Regional Email Discussion List
List name: nnlmscr
The nnlmscr list is an open, unmoderated email discussion list for NN/LM SCR Network members, and members of the South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA). It exists to:
- Facilitate communication among libraries, hospitals, and organizations that provide health information to health professionals and the public within the South Central Region (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
- Provide a forum for discussing practical, theoretical, and philosophical issues and for exchanging advice, information, ideas, and resources of interest to its intended audience
- Serve as the discussion list for members of the SCC/MLA
- Publicizing regional and state meetings, classes, and other educational offerings
- Making announcements of regional and state interest, including job postings
- Sharing information and resources
- Asking for advice from colleague
Inappropriate usage:
- Advertisements by publishers, software producers,
or other vendors
- Discussions and questions about products and services initiated by list subscribers are appropriate
- Reference questions or assistance with library research by non-librarians
State Email Discussion Lists
Each state has its own discussion list for Network members in that state. These are open, unmoderated discussion lists.
List names:
- Arkansas list name: ar-scr
- Louisiana list name: la-scr
- New Mexico list name: nm-scr
- Oklahoma list name: ok-scr
- Texas list name: tx-scr
Appropriate usage includes:
- Publicizing meetings, classes, and other educational offerings within each state
- Making announcements of state interest, including job postings
- Sharing information and resources
- Asking for advice from colleagues
Inappropriate usage:
- Advertisements by publishers, software producers,
or other vendors
- Discussions and questions about products and services initiated by list subscribers are appropriate
- Reference questions or assistance with library research by non-librarians
Subscribe to a list
- Send an email message to: listserv@lib40.library.tmc.edu
- Do not put anything in the subject line; in the body (message area) type the following:
subscribe listname firstname lastname
- For example, if Joe Smith wants to subscribe to the Arkansas state discussion list, he would type: subscribe ar-scr Joe Smith
- Instructions for using the list will be mailed to you
Send a message to a list
- Once you are subscribed, send mail to: listname@lib40.library.tmc.edu
- Example: ar-scr@lib40.library.tmc.edu
- Your message will be distributed to all the people subscribed to the list
Unsubscribe from a list
- Send a message to: listserv@lib40.library.tmc.edu
- Do not type anything in the subject line
- In the body of the message, type the following: signoff listname
Questions or comments: contact the List Owner.