March/April 2002
volume 11, issue 2
In this issue:
Digital Health Reference Service: A Cooperative Project with Public Libraries
PSRML Express Outreach Awards
It's "EZ" to Apply for NLM's Internet Connection Grants!
Membership Renewal Update
Joint Meeting Update
MEDLINE Facts
Where Can I Find a Listserv On...?
Surgeon General's Reports on the Web
NIH's New Rare Disease Information Center
Highlights from the January - February 2002 NLM Technical Bulletin
In every issue:
Table of Contents for the NLM Technical Bulletin
Upcoming Events - 2002
Publication Information
Where can I find a listserv on...?
Finding the right listserv is sometimes the best way to find an expert in a topic. A quick but thoughtful message sent to a group of experts can save hours of time. Here are a few suggestions on finding a listserv to suit your needs:
A list of 70 health sciences library related listservs was compiled by Benoit Thirion
http://www.chu-rouen.fr/documed/lis.html#medlist
AcqWeb's Directory of Journals, Newsletters and Electronic Discussion Archives
http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/journals.html#listservs
AARP's Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging: Listservs
http://www.aarp.org/cyber/sd3_0.htm
Environmental Health Listservs from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
http://www.astho.org/environmental/listservs.html
globalhealth.gov's Listservs and News Groups
http://www.globalhealth.gov/listservs.shtml
HealthWeb's Health Administration Electronic Discussion Groups
http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/health.admin/e.discuss.html
HealthWeb's Public Health Electronic Discussion Groups
http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/public.health/e.discuss.html
Library Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials
http://www.wrlc.org/liblists/
Pharmacy Related Listservs or Other Mailing Lists
http://www.pharmacy.org/lists.html
Rural Issues: Listservs & Discussion Lists
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~rcled/resources/listserv.html
Social Work Access Network's Listservs List
http://www.sc.edu/swan/listserv.html
Telemedicine Electronic Discussion Links
http://tie2.telemed.org/links/listserv.asp
Finally, you might try searching CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV® lists. As of February 26, 2002, CataList included 53,706 public lists out of 202,679 LISTSERV lists
http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
- JKK
(Editor's note: The Directory of Scholarly Electronic Journals and Academic Discussion Lists from the Association for Research Libraries has ceased publication. The electronic version will continue to be available online to subscribers, but will no longer be updated as of January 2002. It will only be available by IP number.)
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