Email Discussion Lists
Email discussion lists can keep you in touch with the latest news in public libraries as well as providing a forum in which you can often voice opinions, ideas or ask questions to members of the list you join.
One way to find out about email discussion lists in use is to visit the Jiscmail homepage. JISCmail is a mailing list service sponsored by the JISC, for the UK Higher and Further Education communities, enabling members to stay in touch and share information by email or via the web. Visit the links tofind out more.
Several email lists run via Jisc have public libraries as their discussion theme - some are listed below. It is free to join the lists.
Remember if you are unsure if you want to join a list visit its archives and see what discussions have taken place on the list in recent times.
JOINT-USE-LIBRARIES
Discussion of issues relating to Joint Use Libraries
LIS-PUB-LIBS
Discussion of issues relating to UK Public Libraries.
LIS-CILIP
List on issues of current professional interest.
LIS-LINK
General Library and Information Science list.
PEOPLESNETWORK
Discussion list on the People's Network project
READER-DEVELOPMENT
Discussion of reader development activities.