Advantages of the mailing lists as source of personal and professional information

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https://doi.org/10.5007/1518-2924.2003v8n16p41

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Mailing lists

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This paper addresses the characteristics and functionality of mailing lists, aiming at filling a gap in the literature of library and information science in Portuguese and disseminating their use among information professionals. It presents the commands for three list management software (Listserv, Listproc and Majordomo), compares and contrasts mailing lists, Usenet groups and chats, lists some Netiquette rules and presents several examples of Brazilian and foreign mailing lists in the area of library and information science.

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Paula Böhmerwald, UFMG - Belo Horizonte - MG

Discente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência da Informação Escola de Ciência da Informação Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Beatriz Valadares Cendón, UFMG - Belo Horizonte - MG

Professora Associada da Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMG.

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2003-01-01

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BÖHMERWALD, Paula; CENDÓN, Beatriz Valadares. Advantages of the mailing lists as source of personal and professional information. Encontros Bibli: revista eletrônica de biblioteconomia e ciência da informação, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 16, p. 41–60, 2003. DOI: 10.5007/1518-2924.2003v8n16p41. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/1518-2924.2003v8n16p41. Acesso em: 26 dec. 2024.

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