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General IS Online Resources

Acronyms and DefinitionsDirectories | Email Discussion Lists (list-servs) | Miscellaneous

Acronyms and Definitions

Use these sources to decipher acronyms and abbreviations in the field of IS.

Directories

Find a library (or at least its website).

Email Discussion Lists (list-servs)

Email discussion lists are a vital channel for professional networking among librarians.

This page points to directories of email lists.  It also includes all listservs that are mentioned on other pages within this site.

  • DCRM-L Discussion list for the Descriptive Cataloging for Rare Materials (DCRM).
  • PUBLIB Electronic Discussion List An email list “for public librarians and those interested in public libraries.”
  • PUBYAC A discussion list for young adult and children’s librarians.
  • Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing (SHARP) SHARP is a global scholarly organization for historians of print culture. The library has a subscription to their journal, Book History, and the organization also offers a discussion list, SHARP-L.
  • Web4Lib A busy email discussion list for library-based web managers. Archives may be searched and browsed.

Miscellaneous

  • ALA Library Fact Sheets
    Prepared by the staff of the ALA Library to answer frequently asked questions about libraries and librarianship.
  • LISNews
    This blog is frequently updated with news and resources of interest to librarians.
  • UNESCO Libraries Portal
    “An international gateway to information for librarians and library users;” archived on the Library of Congress.