CDL: (Responses) CD mailing lists

From: John Abbott <abbottjp_at_conrad.appstate.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:41:27 -0400
To: Colldv-l <COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu>
[From this month's moderator:]  I have received several 'off-list' 
responses/reactions to the question about CD mailing lists.  Let this 
one from an admired colleague suffice to summarize the sentiments:

"Hey John, if there ever is such a list and you help vendors get their hands
on it, you better look out for me in dark alleys. :-)"

The original posting read:

> A faculty member who is about to launch a new journal has asked if I know
> of any lists of collection development librarians she might use to 
> advertise and solicit subscriptions.  Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance
> for any information.

From the responses, it appears most CD folk feel their mailbox (paper and email)
are 
sufficiently clogged now.  A better route for gaining subscribers to a new
pub is to target departmental faculty in that discipline.  Those who 
feel it is a worthy addition to the library will forward to the CDO for
consideration.

I'll end the thread here unless there is vigorous objection.  I am moving into
the Federal listserv moderator protection program :-).

John
-- 
John P. Abbott
  Coordinator, Collection Development		
  ASU Libraries                           
  Appalachian State University            
  Boone, NC  28608-2026                   

phone:  828-262-2821  
fax:    828-262-3001  
email:  abbottjp_at_appstate.edu
Received on Thu Apr 27 2000 - 11:42:18 EDT