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From: David P. Dillard (jwne@temple.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:33:59 PDT

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    This post about the disappearance of an academic discussion group's
    archive may be of interest to some members of this list. This is
    especially true in light of the fact that as far as I can tell the
    archives of a major discussion group for reference librarians, Dig_Ref, as
    far as I can tell has archives that have gone AWOL. Some other archives
    for discussion groups for librarians are private for list members only.
    This in a profession that is twittering and tweeting about the need to
    Facebook as many forms of outreach as possible on their space.
    Librarians who as a profession abhor censorship, except sometimes on some
    librarian oriented lists when folks post off topic to some of their lists,
    should be allowing the world to see and learn from the deliberations by
    members of their profession. Defective archives should be repaired,
    augmented or replaced.

    Lists that close their archives from public view should consider the
    reference value of the posts sent to these lists and consider opening
    these archives for use by the public.

    Therefore, this post about the saga of the archives and other server
    problems on the MEDIEV-L discussion group may be of interest to some
    members of this list.

    DISCUSSION GROUPS :
    ARCHIVES :
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    INTERNET: SEARCH: TOOLS: SITE SEARCH ENGINES :
    HISTORY: MEDIVEAL:
    Looking at Benefits of Alternative List Homes When a Discussion Group
    Server Goes South: The Case of MEDIEV-L
    <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/27841>

    Sincerely,
    David Dillard
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