LM_NET On The Web is dedicated to school library media specialists
worldwide,
and to people involved with the school library media field.
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Welcome
to LM_NET
On the World Wide Web! |
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Over 16,000 subscribers from at least 65 countries.
Last updated February 1, 2007
LM_NET is a discussion group open to school library
media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field.
It is not for general librarians or educators. We want to keep the activity and discussion
focused on school library media. But, LM_NET can be used by library media people for many
different things- to ask for input, share ideas and information, link programs that are
geographically remote, make contacts, etc.
Conversation on LM_NET should focus on the topics of interest to the
school library media community, including the latest on school library media services,
operations, and activities. It is a group for practitioners helping practitioners, sharing
ideas, solving problems, telling each other about new publications and up-coming
conferences, asking for assistance or information, and linking schools through their
library media centers.
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Commercial Friends of
LM_NET: We would like to recognize some companies that have been especially
supportive of LM_NET, by sponsoring EL-Announce, as well as LM_NET Breakfasts and other
events at regional and national gatherings of librarians. Please take a few minutes to
visit these sites. They are so nice to LM_NET that we think you will like what they have
to offer. |
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A "low-volume" option is available via LM_NET Select. LM_NET Select
is a compilation of LM_NET messages selected 3 times a week. It includes selected
Hits, Information Resources, and other good stuff that has been posted to
LM_NET. Who should use LM_NET Select?
First, all those folks who are just unable to handle the volume of
LM_NET messages. Now, that may not include most of you - because you are full-bore
LM_NET users. So, please help to get the word out to former LM_NETTERS who have
unsubscribed or others interested in library media who never took the plunge. PLEASE
- share this service to them.
Second, you too might consider subscribing to LM_NET Select even if
you get LM_NET. It's a quick way to review the highlights of the listserver, in a
timely fashion. Check out the EL-Announce
with LM_NET Select Archives!
We offer LM_NET Select through EL-Announce (the listserv of number of
informative announcements from the selected vendor supporters) because EL-Announce is able
to provide some limited financial support to this project.
To subscribe and receive LM_NET Select, just go to this Web page, and
join EL-Announce by filling in your e-mail address, etc. (name is optional):
http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/
You will then be added to the mailing list for EL-Announce, and you
will receive LM_NET-Select along with a limited number of informative announcements from
the selected vendor supporters of LM_NET! |
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LM_Net Daily Digest If you would
like to have the messages posted to LM_NET compiled into single messages, and sent to your
mailbox once or more each day, you have that option. The LM_NET Digest option: (If more
than 175 lines of messages are posted on a given day, another daily digest will be issued
after that cutoff point.) To start/stop the LM_NET Digest option, send a mail message to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU with one of the
following commands in the _body_ of the message:
To turn the digest on, type: SET
LM_NET DIGEST
To turn the digest off, type: SET
LM_NET NODIGEST |
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Subscribe to
EL_Announce As you know, we work very hard to keep LM_NET as
"commercial-free" as possible. However, we don't want you to miss useful
announcements from vendors-- particularly those messages about discounts, new products and
specials. That's where our vendor affiliate, EL-Announce comes in. Its purpose is to
provide a select forum for commercial messages of interest to those in the library media
field. It is a read-only, moderated list server, with one or two announcements per day--
with no discussion. Your queries should go directly to a specific vendor (if you
desire). See the EL-Announce
Archives. Check out the EL-Announce
Web site.
To subscribe to EL-Announce, just go to the Website, and fill in your e-mail
adress, etc. |
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Etiquette on LM_NET
You might want to know about the manner of Network Etiquette ("Netiquette") on
LM_NET, so that you can be sure to use your messages to the group in a wise and productive
manner. |
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LM_NET Archives
Use this link to search the LM_NET Archives and several other listservs. |
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The LM_NET FAQ 1
and FAQ 2. You might want
to know about the answers to general Frequently Asked Questions on LM_NET, so that your
messages to the group won't ask for what someone asked a day or week or so earlier.
That is FAQ 1. FAQ 2 deals with maintenance of your LM_NET account, signing
off, temporarily suspending your mail, restarting mail, changing email addresses and
LM_NET. |
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LM_NET
Member Directory This section is continually under construction
because names are added upon request. Once your name is listed, please keep your
information updated. For additions or corrections please Jim
Neal. |
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Listserv Addresses
Where to look for the correct e-mail addresses for posting a message to LM_NET, or
changing your settings (i.e., set NOMAIL, DIGEST). There are two very commonly used
addresses, and it is important to know which one to use at the right time. |
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Keeping Our LM_NET Member
Mailboxes Junk-Free A number of hoaxes circulate the Internet as fact. Some
of them are alarming, some just silly, and most all of them very annoying and bothersome
to deal with. This site does an excellent job of exposing. explaining and debunking those
that are hoaxes. (See the ":Classic" section for the Craig Shergold postcard
hoax, and the "Miscellaneous" section for the Good Times Virus hoax.) |
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LM_NET Librarian Links
Links to Web Pages of special interest to school library media professionals (i.e.,
Big Six, School Libraries and Librarians Web Pages, etc). |
If you are interested in moderating groups like LM_NET, please read A Day in the Life of An
Internet Discussion Group Moderator, based on an article appearing in the April
1996 Technology Connection magazine.
Many thanks to our Web hosts, AskERIC
and ERIC-IR, and to Virtual Dave Lankes for the original graphic art. Good luck
with your visits here at LM_NET On the Web. Please make use of its many resources. If you
have been unable to find what you are looking for about LM_NET, please email Jim Neal or Peter Milbury
LM_NET On The Web's Website is maintained by Jim Neal
