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ABTAPL  
ABTAPL is the Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries The list will be used as a forum for sharing experience and information in the fields of theological and philosophical librarianship and resource management.

ADHFM  
Mailing List for the IASFM Working Group for Archiving and Documentation of History of Forced Migration. The Working Group seeks to document and preserve original history of forced migration at both national and international levels. We would like to generate new partnerships and networking opportunities for developing forced migration archives and for helping with the creation of knowledge on, and the collection, documentation and preservation of forced migration history. We recognise that there is a needto work on how knowledge in the field of forced migration is created/ produced and maintained. Our aim for this Working Group, therefore, will be to bring together researcher, academics, librarians, archivists, activists, advocates (i.e.NGOs) who are either interested in the history of forced migration and related fields, or are interested in the care and preservation of the archival and library collections that help to preserve the often hidden voices of the migration journey. With a focus on networking on history of forced migration, we will also address the growing critique of the divide between experts and forced migrants themselves. We would like to take steps to ensure that the documentation of testimonies associated with the migration journey are actively preserved. <HTML> Mailing List for the IASFM Working Group for Archiving and Documentation of History of Forced Migration. The Working Group seeks to document and preserve original history of forced migration at both national and international levels. We would like to generate new partnerships and networking opportunities for developing forced migration archives and for helping with the creation of knowledge on, and the collection, documentation and preservation of forced migration history. We recognise that there is a needto work on how knowledge in the field of forced migration is created/ produced and maintained. Our aim for this Working Group, therefore, will be to bring together researcher, academics, librarians, archivists, activists, advocates (i.e.NGOs) who are either interested in the history of forced migration and related fields, or are interested in the care and preservation of the archival and library collections that help to preserve the often hidden voices of the migration journey. With a focus on networking on history of forced migration, we will also address the growing critique of the divide between experts and forced migrants themselves. We would like to take steps to ensure that the documentation of testimonies associated with the migration journey are actively preserved. </HTML>

ARLIS-LINK  
This is the list of ARLIS/UK & Ireland: the Art Libraries Society. Open to all those concerned with the librarianship of the visual arts, including architecture and design. Membership includes librarians, publishers and archivists. The Society became an educational charity in 1995.

AURA  
AURA (Archives in the UK/ Republic of Ireland & AI): AHRC/ IRC Digital Humanities Research Network: Bringing together Digital Humanists, Computer Scientists & stakeholders to unlock cultural assets.

BISA  
This list is used to facilitate development of a network of Sound Archives within the British Isles, and to discuss matters of common professional interest.

BL-LABS  
The mailing/discussion list for the Mellon Funded British Library Labs project.

CAIRO-PS  
List for the core project team in the JISC-funded CAIRO project accross three institutions.

CHILDREN-LITERATURE-UK  
The UK list for academic discussion of all aspects of children's literature.

COSI  
A closed list for users of the Customers of SirsiDynix International (EMEA) library management systems, primarily those based in the UK and the rest of Europe.

CRESTLIBS  
A group for library directors or senior library staff who are members of CREST or who work for small institutions which are scaling up their research function.

CSGUK  
Customer Services Group UK (CSGUK) is a group that supports library customer service professionals to develop, collaborate and knowledge share

CULTURAL-HERITAGE-DATASETS  
A public list for institutions, individuals to discuss cultural heritage datasets released by Cultural Heritage organisations such as Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Archives primarily in the UK but also anywhere in the world.

DC-KM  
This list has been retained 18/08/2021 no one can subscribe to this list and no one can post to this list. Contact help@jisc.ac.uk for all enquiries regarding this list A forum to support the work of the Dublin Core Knowledge Management Community

DLNET  
This list is to share ideas and best practice in using digital technology to support learning in museums, libraries, archives, galleries etc

DRIVENET  
List for network members and associates of the DRIVE project led by Bournemouth, CUEA and CHUKA universities.

DSPACE  
A list to facilitate discussion between members of the DSpace UK & Ireland User group. DSpace is a repository software package adopted by more than a dozen UK & Irish HE institutions to support their Institutional Repository.

EVIDENCE-BASED-LIBRARIES  
To promote the transfer and development of evidence based practice to librarianship and information science. It will discuss issues such as systematic reviews, critical appraisal and rigorous research designs in librarianship, principally but not exclusively, in health information work.

FORUMFORINTERLENDING  
The Forum for Interlending mailing list is a discussion list for members of the Forum for Interlending and is dedicated to all aspects of interlending and document supply.

HEALTH-LITERACY  
Mailing list for members of the health literacy community of practice. Membership of this list is limited to employees of the NHS or Health Education England.

IARLA-OPEN  
An open jiscmail list for the International Alliance of Research Library Associations. This list will be used to update the international research library community, and its stakeholders, of the ongoing work of IARLA and its forthcoming initiatives.

JAFER-DEV  
The Jafer-dev mailing list is used for the discussion and distribution of JAFER technical issues.

JAFER-USER  
The jafer-user mailing list is used as a general discussion forum for JAFER members.

JISC-RESEARCHDATASPRING  
This list is used by its members to make announcements and share ideas/suggestions/questions related to the Research Data Spring initiative.

KULTUR  
This list was used by those involved in the Kultur project, however from 1st October 2009 the Kultur partners have been expanding into a Kultur II Group consisting of specialist creative arts institutions, departments within larger multidisciplinary institutions, and researchers in the UK. The group welcomes repository managers, technical staff, academics, researchers, and research office staff. Kultur ran from 31 March 2007 - 31 March 2009 and was funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), under the Start-Up and Enhancement strand of its Repositories and Preservation programme. http://kultur.eprints.org/ Future projects and activities of the Kultur II Group are available here: http://www.vads.ac.uk/kultur2group/projects/index.html

LAC  
This list is to be used to share information and good practice in working with looked-after children and young people, following on from a project supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

LIB-PROJECT-MANAGEMENT  
Supporting a community of practice for project management in libraries. An exchange for practical ideas and information, estimates, benchmarking. #Discussing development and training for project management in libraries. #Information on project management methodologies and technology.

LIB-RFID-UK  
A discussion list for UK education, learning and research related organisations, who have implemented, or are thinking of implementing, RFID technology in their Libraries. Members from other sectors are also welcome.

LIB-STATS  
Welcome to Lib-Stats. The list hopes to foster a greater understanding of usage statistics generated from electronic services such as databases, e-journals and e-books.

LIBER-ALL  
This list has been retained 28/04/2015. No one can subscribe to this list and no one can post to this list. contact helpline@jiscmail.ac.uk for all enquiries regarding this list Superlist for LIBER members

LIBQUAL-UK  
The UK LibQUAL+ discussion group is open to all LibQUAL+ users within the UK and Europe.

LIBRARY-DESIGN  
List for library staff from FE, HE and other sectors interested in library planning & design.

LIBRARY-HUB-DISCOVER  
The Library Hub Discover list keeps you up-to-date with the latest news about the Discover, the nationally accessible library catalogue. Provided by Jisc, Discover gives free access to the merged catalogues of major Academic & Special Libraries in the UK and Ireland, plus the UK National Libraries, including the British Library.

LIBRARY-INDUCTION  
The group will share resources and ideas concerning the innovative use of technology to aid the induction experience for learners. The group is mainly based around South East Colleges at present but is open to anyone in the UK FE and HE sectors.

LIBRARY-TECHNOLOGY  
A forum for the discussion of new developments in Library Technology. Online and in-person group.

LIBRARYLABS  
International community of existing and planned GLAM Labs.

LILA-DISCUSSION  
Discussion list for staff and researchers working in small libraries/archives within larger organisations to promote sharing skills, knowledge and resources and to increase knowledge of the collections held by their respective institutions.

LIS-CLA-DCS  
This mailing list is for users of the Copyright Licensing Agency's DCS #(Digital Content Store) product.

LIS-CLICLIBRARIES  
CLIC (Cardiff Libraries in Co-operation) brings together libraries who provide for the people who live, work and study in Cardiff. CLIC staff development group provides collaboration through staff development events.

LIS-ELIB  
The lis-elib list is primarily for discussion on the JISC Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) and its projects. It also carries more general discussion of the changing IT environment in which libraries operate and requests for help and advice on specific topics related to eLib Programme interests

LIS-IMPACT  
This list is to facilitate networking between libraries interested in measuring their impact.

LIS-LOCSCOT  
This list is used by members of LocScot (Scottish branch of the CILIP Local Studies Group) to discuss professional/work related matters. <HTML> This list is used by members of LocScot (Scottish branch of the CILIP Local Studies Group) to discuss professional/work related matters. </HTML>

LIS-UX-AND-SPACES  
Discussion of user experience and creating and managing inspiring spaces in HE libraries.

MAP  
This list will be used for the Steering Group and Content Editors to collaborate on developing the content of the MAP Toolkit at http://maptoolkit.wordpress.com/

MASS-DIGITIZATION  
This list is for scholars and archivists, etc, interested in the mass digitization of original textual materials, particularly digital photography of medieval manuscripts.

MEDIALIB  
Medialibs list is a discussion forum for Media Librarians and Information Professionals who have a responsibility for media studies, media production, broadcasting. Keywords: Media; Librarians; Higher Education;

MERCIAN-COLLABORATION  
The list is for Mercian Collaboration academic libraries (and related services) staff. It will provide a channel for updates on Mercian training events and activities. Members are encouraged to raise issues of mutual concern & debate.

MILITARYCOLLECTIONSGROUP  
A group for members of curatorial and museum support staff from regimental and military museums to discuss collections issues specific to military museums.

MUNBYFELLOWS  
The list will serve to exchange news of bibliographical adventures, possible meetings, useful contacts and arrangements for exchange visits.

MUSEUMS-LICENSING-GROUP  
Information and discussion list for JISC Collections' museum and gallery members

NATLIBS-WINR  
To facilitate discussion and exchange of views on licensing, innovation and Wikimedian-in-Residency issues at Wikimedia UK, NLS, NLW and British Library.

NETWORKEBULLETIN  
Ebulletin from "The Network - tackling social exclusion", incorporating the WTYL Digest

NETWORKNEWSLETTER  
Distribution of newsletter for "The Network - tackling social exclusion"

NUN92  
This list will service librarians and information professionals working in London Universities established after 1992.

PRINTSINBOOKS  
An interdisciplinary discussion list about research into book illustrations, following from the session 'Prints in Books' (sponsored by Print Quarterly) at Association of Art Historians 2017 session

READINGSIGHT  
The Six Steps programme supports public and educational library services in providing accessible services with minimal barriers for visually impaired users.

SCAIPR  
This list has been retained 30/07/20 no one can subscribe to this list and no one can post to this list. Contact help@jisc.ac.uk for all enquiries regarding this list The SCA (Strategic Content Alliance ) Intellectual Property Rights email list will be for discussing updates on events and news, promoting discussion on IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) issues and creating a community of practice in this area.

SCANEWSLETTER  
This list has been retained 30/07/20 no one can subscribe to this list and no one can post to this list. Contact help@jisc.ac.uk for all enquiries regarding this list Bi-monthly list for dissemination of SCA Newsletter. Featuring updates on the work of the SCA, an alliance between JISC, the BBC, the British Library, Becta, Museums, Libraries and Archives, the National e-Science Centre and the NHS working to produce a UK e-Content Framework in Spring 2009.

SCHWARTZROUNDS  
A list to support health librarians who are involved with or interested in Schwartz Rounds.

SCURL-COLLMAN  
A list for Scottish HEIs to share information on decisions made on material in their print collections.

SIBMAS  
This list is used by members of SIBMAS to exchange news and views on the care and documentation of performing arts collections

SPONTANEOUS-MEMORIALS-NETWORK  
This mailing list brings together practitioners, researchers and organisations involved in archiving and studying recent and past spontaneous memorials that appear after terrorist attacks, disasters and other tragic events. <HTML> This mailing list brings together practitioners, researchers and organisations involved in archiving and studying recent and past spontaneous memorials that appear after terrorist attacks, disasters and other tragic events. </HTML>

SUPPORTIVE-AND-PALLIATIVE-CARE-EVIDENCE  
A forum for those involved in improving access to the best available evidence in supportive and palliative care. Users include academics, researchers, managers, health and social care practitioners in hospitals, hospices, specialist palliative care units and elsewhere in the voluntary, NHS, university and private sectors, plus administrative, library and IT professionals and others. A broad-based community of practice of individuals and groups engaged in online information provision and use in this field, both elsewhere in the UK and internationally.

TRAVELLERS  
This list is used to disseminate information and share good practice amongst libraries, archives, museums and others working with Travellers.

VOLUNTARY-SECTOR-ARCHIVES  
A discussion list about the records, archives and history of voluntary and community sector organisations. The list was set up in 2012 as part of the Campaign for Voluntary Sector Archives, and has since been maintained by the British Academy Research Project ‘Digitising the Mixed Economy of Welfare in Britain’. This is a collaborative, interdisciplinary project that promotes the preservation of voluntary sector archives, which are increasingly vulnerable in a period of austerity. We see the archives and records of voluntary organisations as strategic assets for governance, corporate identity, accountability and research. <HTML> A discussion list about the records, archives and history of voluntary and community sector organisations. The list was set up in 2012 as part of the Campaign for Voluntary Sector Archives, and has since been maintained by the British Academy Research Project ‘Digitising the Mixed Economy of Welfare in Britain’. This is a collaborative, interdisciplinary project that promotes the preservation of voluntary sector archives, which are increasingly vulnerable in a period of austerity. We see the archives and records of voluntary organisations as strategic assets for governance, corporate identity, accountability and research. </HTML>