The British Columbia Digital Library

Reading About Digital Libraries: Bibliographic Resources: Discussion Lists and Groups

• DIG_REF. (Hosted by the Virtual Reference Desk). Discussion list for digital reference services.
• DigiStates. Summary: " online discussion list for individuals who are working on collaborative statewide projects for the digitization of cultural heritage resources. Date accessed: 2004-03-24. Date added: 2004-03-24.
• DIGITAL-COPYRIGHT. Hosted by the Center for Intellectual Property (University of Maryland University College). Date accessed: 2002-10-09. Date added: 2002-10-09.
• DIGITAL-PRESERVATION. Bristol, UK: Joint Information Systems Committee. As of December 2001, the archives of the list back to November 2000 can be searched and viewed without registering. Date added: 2001-12-26.
• Digital Text Community (Hosted by Yahoo Groups). A discussion list for those involved in the digitization and/or encoding of text-based works. The archives of the list, which began in November 2007, are available for viewing without registering with Yahoo Groups. Date added: 2008-01-14.
• DIGLIB (Digital Libraries Research). A discussion list for digital libraries researchers and librarians. (Hosted by IFLANet). A browsable archives of postings to the list is available. Date updated: 2002-05-18.
• E-DOCS: Historical Documents on the Internet. Greenville, SC: Furman University. Discussion list and Web site for those involved in the production, distribution, and organization of historical documents on the Internet. Date added: 2001-12-25.
• eBookWeb is a portal service which includes a community Web board. Registration is required.
• IMAGELIB. Summary: " The IMAGELIB listserv started in 1994 as a way for librarians and information technologists to share ideas, ask questions, and report on imaging projects. ... IMAGELIB is searchable through Jeff Huestis' hypermail archive and through the UofA's [University of Arizona] listserv archives." Date accessed: 2004-03-24. Date added: 2004-03-24.
• oais-implementers. Hosted by Research Libraries Group (RLG, Mountain View, CA, USA). Alternate URL: http://www.rlg.org/longterm/oais.html Discussion list for institutions and individuals implementing the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model. Date accessed: 2002-10-09. Date added: 2002-10-09.

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