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ACCESSINFO-L

Access to Information for Print-disabled Canadians
The purpose of this list is to provide a means for the Council on Access to Information for Print-disabled Canadians to hear from and consult with print disabled persons and information producers and service providers in government, the not-for-profit and private sectors on the systems and services needed to support a national sustainable service of access to information and knowledge for print disabled persons.
Feel free to post in English or in French.

For more information, please refer to the Council on Access to Information for Print-disabled Canadians Web pages, or send an electronic message to accessinfo@lac-bac.gc.ca.

BATH-PROFILE-L

An electronic mailing list for discussion of suggested enhancements, issues and questions related to the further development of and implementation of The Bath Profile: an international Z39.50 specification for library applications and resource discovery. Discussions on this list will focus more on user requirements and issues and less on technical Z39.50 issues. Technical issues should continue to be addressed to the ZIG list.

  • To subscribe, send a message to:
    listserv@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca
    In the body of the message type:
    SUBscribe BATH-PROFILE-L Firstname Lastname

For more information, please refer to the The Bath Profile Web pages, or send an electronic message to web@lac-bac.gc.ca

BIBCANLIB-L

Canadian Library and Information Science -- Discussion forum
An open electronic discussion list to facilitate information exchange as well as professional communication and development within the Canadian library community.

For more information, please refer to the Library Information Service Web pages, or send an electronic message to clsslj@lac-bac.gc.ca.

CANLIT-L

Canadian Literature -- Discussion forum
An open, bilingual discussion list on Canadian literature, literary publishing and Canadian children's literature, intended as a means of communication among writers, publishers, professional associations, librarians, archivists, students, professors, researchers and interested readers.

For more information, please refer to the Canadian Literature Research Service Web pages, or send an electronic message to reference@lac-bac.gc.ca.

CANRES-L

CANRES-L is an electronic forum for discussion of issues related to resource sharing in Canada.

The purpose of this listserv is to facilitate the exchange of information about interlibrary loans and resource sharing in Canada. This listserv is an initiative of the National and International Programs and the Interlibrary Loan Division at Library and Archives Canada.

For more information, please refer to the Interlibrary Loans (ILL) at Library and Archives Canada Web pages, or send an electronic message to CANRES-L@lac-bac.gc.ca.

CBEC-CCEL

Canadian Book Exchange Centre -- Discussion forum
An electronic forum to facilitate the exchange of surplus publications within the Canadian library community.

For more information, please refer to the Canadian Book Exchange Centre Web pages, or send an electronic message to cbecccel@lac-bac.gc.ca.

CFL-CBGF-DISCUSSION

CFL-CBGF-DISCUSSION is an electronic mailing list for short-term, intensive discussion of particular, identified issues related to federal government information management from the library perspective. The list, which uses the Internet server of Library and Archives Canada, is unmoderated and is open to anyone interested in participating in the identified discussion. Once the period for the discussion is over, all participants will be unsubscribed from the list by the administrator.

  • To subscribe, send a message to:
    listserv@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca
    In the body of the message type:
    SUBscribe CFL-CBGF-DISCUSSION Firstname Lastname

For more information, please send an email to: CFL-CBGF-DISCUSSION@lac-bac.gc.ca.

CFL-CBGF-L

Federal Libraries -- Discussion forum
A bilingual, open forum provided by the LAC and the Council of Federal Libraries (CFL) for distributing news and information, and for discussing issues related to federal government libraries.

  • To subscribe to the list, send email to the following address:
    LISTSERV@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca
    In the body of the message type:
    SUBSCRIBE CFL-CBGF-L Firstname Lastname

For more information, please refer to the CFL-CBGF-L, www.collectionscanada.ca/cfl-cbgf/s37-129-e.html Web pages, or send a message to the list owner at: cfl-cbgf-l-request@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca .

EDUCATION-L

Learning Centre distribution list. Updates will be posted every six to eight weeks as new educational resources and products, toolkit guides, featured books and links or interesting sites with educational value are added to the Learning Centre.

For more information, please send an email to: education@lac-bac.gc.ca.

Multicultural-Resources-L

Multicultural Resources - Discussion Forum
As an electronic forum for the discussion of issues related to multicultural and multilingual libraries and archives in Canada, this listserv is open to anyone involved / interested in or in need of information on multicultural and multilingual libraries and archives in Canada. Participants are invited to post questions, comments, concerns, ideas, and share information related to multiculturalism and multilingualism in Canada.

  • To subscribe, send a message to:
    listserv@infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca
    In the body of the message type:
    SUBscribe Multicultural-Resources-L Firstname Lastname

For more information, please send an email to: multicultural.program@lac-bac.gc.ca.

REFCAN-L

The Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the launch of REFCAN-L, a new electronic forum for discussing issues relating to the provision of reference and information services from a Canadian perspective.

REFCAN-L will facilitate and encourage information exchange amongst practitioners and information providers involved and interested in various aspects of reference services in Canada.

For more information about REFCAN-L, please contact:
nicolas.savard@lac-bac.gc.ca

SAS-SPO-L

SAS-SPO-L is a bilingual discussion list intended to facilitate the exchange of information and promote communication on Information Management between members of the Small Agency Strategy (SAS).

For more information about SAS-SPO-L, please contact:
marvin.hare@lac-bac.gc.ca

More Lists...

Here are a few links to find more mailing/discussion lists on various topics.

For more information

All discussion / mailing lists offered and maintained by the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) run on LISTSERV™ software (© L-Soft International, Inc.). Please use the instructions on the Common LISTSERV Commands page for all of the LAC lists.

For more information, please send an email to: list-coord@lac-bac.gc.ca.