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FORUMS

These are forums for interaction and information dissemination related to CMC and networking.

Academic resources in communication and related fields

• ACM SIGCOMM: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Communications (http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/doc/sigcomm/)
• CSOC: Center for the Study of Online Community, seeks to present and foster studies that focus on how computers and networks alter people's capacity to form groups, organizations, institutions, and how those social formations are able to serve the collective interests of their members (http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/csoc/)
• CCS-MIT: The Center for Coordination Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a study of coordination in many kinds of systems (http://ccs.mit.edu)
• CHC-Oxford: Centre for Humanities Computing (CHC) based at Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) (http://www.ox.ac.uk/depts/humanities/)
• Communication and Education: networks, communications, and educational applications of networking, by Chandrasekhar Vallath (http://alnilam.ucs.indiana.edu:1027)
• Complex systems page: Complex (Adaptive) Systems Information, by Alex Mallet (http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~ale/cplxsys.html)
• Complex systems resources: Complex Systems Resources, by David Green and Terry Bossomaier (http://life.anu.edu.au/complex_systems/complex.html)
• CMC at DSV: Computer Mediated Communication Research group at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University and KTH, includes description of research, topics, projects, researchers, theses, and publications (http://www.dsv.su.se/~jpalme/cmc-research-at-DSV.html)
• CMC Studies Center: a resource sharing service for people interested in Computer-Mediated Communication (http://www.december.com/cmc/study/center.html)
• Comserve: online service for human communication research: mail comserve@cios.org Body: "send Comserve Helpfile"
• Coombs: information for researchers in the field of social sciences and humanities (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html)
• Cybernetics/systems theory: (http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/CYBSYSTH.html)
• Internet studies: social, political and cultural issues of the Internet, from Coombs Computing Unit (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/QLTY/NetStudies.html)
• Iowa Comm gopher: Gopher server at the University of Iowa featuring many communications-related resources, including advertisiting, CMC, diversity, journalism, media studies, multimedia, and telecommunications (gopher://gopher.arcade.uiowa.edu:2270)
• ISYS: A full text searching/retrieval facility of Comserve's databases or hotline discussions: mail comserve@cios.org Body: "help topics isys"
• KMI: Knowledge Media Institute, learning and cognitive sciences melded with computing and telecommunications; includes Knowledge Systems Group of the Human Cognition Research Laboratory, Electronic Media Research Group, Multimedia Enabling Technologies Group (http://kmi.open.ac.uk)
• ITSO: Information Technology Student Organization (http://www.it.rit.edu/~itso)
• McLuhan Probes: from the Herbert Marshall McLuhan Foundation (http://www.mcluhan.ca/mcluhan/)
• Media + Comm Studies: Media and Communication Studies, Information Technology and Telecommunications, by Daniel Chandler (http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/it.html)
• New Media Centers: (http://www.csulb.edu/~newmedia/index.html)
• Poynter: The Poynter Institute for Media Studies (http://www.nando.net/prof/poynter/home.html)
• Social Science: Social Science Information Gateway (http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk)
• UCSD-comm: U.C. San Diego listing of Resources in Communication (http://gort.ucsd.edu/ek/comm/comm.html)

Meetings and Activities

• ACM: Association for Computing Machinery conference calendar (http://www.acm.org/events/)
• CMC Activities: Activities page from the Computer-Mediated Communication Studies Center (http://www.december.com/cmc/study/activities.html)
• Computer Events Directory: a leading source of information on technology conferences, exhibitions, seminars and tradeshows worldwide (http://www.kweb.com)
• Conferences-Yahoo: Computers-Internet-Conferences and Events (http://www.yahoo.com/Computers/Internet/Conferences_and_Events/)
• CPSR: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility annual meetings (http://www.cpsr.org/dox/confs.html)
• DIAC: Directions and Implications in Advanced Computing, a CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility) conference (http://www.cpsr.org/dox/diac.html)
• Digital Media: (http://programs.digitalworld.com)
• EDUCOM: conferences and events (http://educom.edu/web/confsem.html)
• Hypertext/Networking: conferences relevant to hypertext and networking, from CERN virtual library (http://www.w3.org/hypertext/Conferences/Overview.html)
• Internic conferences: (gopher://ds1.internic.net/11/pub/conf.announce)
• Internet Conferences: a list of activities related to the Internet, the Internet Conference Calendar (ICONC) from Automatrix, Inc. (http://www.automatrix.com/conferences/)
• Internet User Groups: a list of Internet-related groups which hold regular meetings, by Will Clurman and Dan Murray (http://www.rmiug.org/rmiug/usergroups.html)
• Networld/Interop: current NetWorld+Interop exposition and conference information (http://www.interop.com)
• Telecom events: conferences, exhibitions, and trade shows worldwide in the fields of telecommunications, electronics, fiber optics, computers, opto-electronics, and end user applications (http://www.telematrix.com/world/)
• WWW Conferences: International conferences on the Web, past and future (http://www.w3.org/hypertext/Conferences/Overview-WWW.html)
• WWW Conferences-Yahoo: (http://www.yahoo.com/Computers/World_Wide_Web/Conferences/)

Discussion

There are many discussion forums related to CMC and Internet topics. Use the following specialized directories to locate a forum, or use the PAML Guide listed under Internet-Directories, above.

----- Some Lists of Discussion lists related to Internet/CMC

• Comm studies: communications related groups from Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences (gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstacks/commun%3afehrmann)
• Computers: Listserv lists related to Computers, from InfoMagnent (http://www.clark.net/pub/listserv/lscmp1.html)
• Education: education-related discussion groups and electronic journals (http://k12.cnidr.org:90/lists.html)
• Internet and Bitnet: Listserv lists related to Internet and Bitnet, from InfoMagnent (http://www.clark.net/pub/listserv/lslsbn1.html)
• Library: Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials, compiled by Steve Bonario, SBonario@uh.edu and Ann Thornton, AThornton@uh.edu, Systems Librarians, University of Houston (gopher://info.lib.uh.edu/00/tools/netinfo/library)
• WWW List of Lists: lists of mailing lists and Usenet groups on topics related to the World Wide Web, by Brian Kelly (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ucs/WWW/WWW_mailing_lists.html)

  ----- Main Discussion/information lists

• CMC: Computer-Mediated Communication Comserve Hotline: mail comserve@cios.org Body: "join CMC YOUR NAME"

  ----- Selected Discussion/information lists

• Commnet research: social scientific research on community networks by providing a forum for the discussion and sharing of research methods, resources, and data: mail listserv@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca Body: "subscribe commnet-research YOUR NAME"
• Cybermind: the philosophical and psychological implications of subjectivity in cyberspace: mail majordomo@world.std.com Body: "subscribe cybermind YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS"
• EduTel: Comserve Hotline use of computers in education: mail comserve@cios.org Body: "join edutel YOUR NAME"
• EDTECH: Educational Technology: mail listserv@msu.bitnet Body: "subscribe EDTECH YOUR NAME"
• IAMCRNet: Comserve Hotline International Association for Mass Communication Research Network: mail comserve@cios.org Body: "join IAMCRNet YOUR NAME"
• CNI-DIRECTORIES: Coalition for Networked Information Directories.: mail listproc@cni.org Body: "sub CNI-DIRECTORIES YOUR NAME"
• InterNIC Net Happenings: conferences, publications, political news, resources, newsletters, etc.: mail majordomo@lists.internic.net Body: "sub net-happenings YOUR NAME"
• IPCT-L: The Interpersonal Computing and Technology List, issues in education, especially networking and computing.: mail listserv@guvm.georgetown.edu Body: "sub IPCT-L YOUR NAME"
• IPCT Gopher: (gopher://guvm.ccf.georgetown.edu/11/LISTSERV)
• IRVC-L: foster, encourage, advance, and communicate research on virtual culture: mail listserv@byrd.mu.wvnet.edu Body: "sub IRVC-L YOUR NAME"
• MediaMOO: (telnet://purple-crayon.media.mit.edu:8888)
• MEDIA-L: Media in Education: mail listserv@bingvmb.bitnet Body: "subscribe MEDIA-L YOUR NAME"
• MBU: Megabyte University (Computers and Writing): mail listserv@ttuvm1.ttu.edu Body: "sub MBU-L YOUR NAME"
• MBU FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Megabyte University (http://daedalus.com/MBU/MBU.intro.html)
• NETTRAIN: a discussion list about training/support of others in using the resources available on Bitnet and Internet: mail listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Body: "sub NETTRAIN YOUR NAME"
• VPIEJ-L: Electronic publishing issues, especially Scholarly Electronic Journals: mail listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Body: "sub VPIEJ-L YOUR NAME"

Periodicals

These are periodicals with some coverage related to CMC, computer communications, networking or related issues.

----- Lists

• Communications Periodicals List: social science and communications periodicals, by Chandrasekhar Vallath (http://alnilam.ucs.indiana.edu:1027/sources/journals.html)
• Computer/Tech Zines-Yahoo: Entertainment-Magazines- Computer and Technology (http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Magazines/Computer_and_Technology/)
• Cyber Zines-Yahoo: Entertainment-Magazines-Cyberspace and Internet Culture (http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Magazines/Cyberspace_and_Internet_Culture/)
• Ecola's Newsstand: a list of computer publications (http://www.ecola.com/ez/tradepub.htm)
• Education Periodicals: (http://www.yahoo.com/Education/Journals/)
• Internet Magazines-Yahoo: (http://www.yahoo.com/Computers/Internet/Magazines/)
• Internet Newsletters-Yahoo: (http://www.yahoo.com/Computers/Internet/Newsletters/)
• Internet Press: A guide to electronic journals about the Internet (ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/internet-press)

  ----- Selected Periodicals

• ACN: Amateur Computerist Newsletter (http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~hauben/acn/)
• BRP.COM: BRP Publications, Inc., the publisher of Telecommunications Reports, information provider in the areas of telecommunications, multimedia, messaging, wireless technology, and electric utilities; key publications include Telecommunications Reports, reporting on the telephone and telecommunications industry since 1934; Electronic Mail and Messaging Systems (EMMS), the leading email industry newsletter since 1977; Information and Interactive Services Report, covering online services and the Internet since 1980; report on Electronic Commerce, following business transactions on the Net (http://brp.com)
• CJC: Canadian Journal of Communication (http://edie.cprost.sfu.ca/cjc/cjc-info.html)
• CMC Magazine: Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine (ISSN 1076-027X) reports on people, events, applications, and research related to computer-mediated communication (CMC); publishes news, features, essays, and research reports about the phenomenon of human communication and information retrieval on global networks (http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/)
• Communicator: publication of The University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies, Information and Library Studies Student Association (http://http2.sils.umich.edu/ILSSA/HomePage.html)
• Critical Mass: an electronic journal put together by 6 Communications students at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. The purpose of C-mass is to examine communications technologies and the new media from a critical perspective. (http://fas.sfu.ca/comm/c-mass/c-mass.html)
• Cu Digest: The Computer Underground Digest (http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/CuD/)
• Current Cites: A journal which provides citations and brief annotations for articles from 30 journals in networks and information and computer technology (ftp://ftp.lib.berkeley.edu/pub/Current.Cites/)
• Cyberwire: Brock N. Meeks' CyberWire dispatch--news and views on many cyber-related issues (http://cyberwerks.com:70/1/cyberwire)
• EDUPAGE: ummary of information technology news, Web Archive (http://educom.edu/edupage.old/.index.html)
• Effector Online: Electronic Frontier Foundation Newsletter (ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/EFF/newsletters/Index)
• EJC/REC: Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication Covers communication theory, research, practice, and policy: mail comserve@cios.org Body: "join EJCREC YOUR NAME"
• EJournal: implications of electronic networks and texts, back issues of EJournal (ftp://ftp.hanover.edu/pub/ejournal)
• EJVC: Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture, communicate scholarly thought on aspects of virtual [CMC] culture.: mail listserv@kentvm.kent.edu Body: "sub EJVC-L YOUR NAME"
• EJVC Archive: (ftp://byrd.mu.wvnet.edu/pub/ejvc/)
• Fed Comm Law J: Federal Communications Law Journal Web Page (http://www.law.indiana.edu:80/fclj/fclj.html)
• GlasNews: a quarterly publication on East-West contacts in communications - including journalism, telecommunications, advertising and public relations, by Art Pattison Communications Exchange Program, based in Seattle (http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/friends/news/glasnews/master.html)
• Hotwired: online magazine 'more signal less noise,' from Wired Magazine (http://www.hotwired.com)
• HPC SELECT NEWS: The Electronic News Magazine for High-Performance Computing: mail sub@hpcwire.ans.net Body: "Select 601"
• Info Policy Online: newsletter of the Information Industry Association: mail iiaipo-request@his.com Body: "subscribe YOUR NAME"
• The Information Society: an international quarterly journal about information technology (http://www.ics.uci.edu/~kling/tis.html)
• Interactive Age: the official newspaper of the interactive industry, covering the convergence of the telecommunications, cable, computer and entertainment industries (http://www.cmp.com/interactive-age/mission.html)
• Internet Law Review: covers legal issues regarding the use of the Internet (http://www.thinck.com)
• Internet Monthly Report: monthly communications to the Internet Research Group (ftp://nic.merit.edu/internet/newsletters/internet.monthly.report/)
• IRN: Internet Resources Newsletter, a FREE WWW newsletter produced by Heriot-Watt University Library (http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/irn.html)
• IntraNet Journal: advice and analysis about intranet networking technologies and practices (http://www.brill.com/intranet/)
• JCMC: the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/)
• JEP: the Journal of Electronic Publishing (http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/)
• JIC: Journal of Internet Cataloging, an international quarterly focusing on the organization, access, and bibliographic control of Internet resources (http://jic.libraries.psu.edu)
• JOB: The Journal of Online Behavior, is concerned with the empirical study of human behavior in the online environment, and with the impact of evolving communication and information technology upon individuals, groups, organizations, and society (http://www.behavior.net/JOB/)
• LI Newswire: Learned Information's news and views shaping the world of Online Information (http://info.learned.co.uk:70/1s/newswire)
• NetComTalk: a quarterly journal of the College of Communications at Boston University (http://web.bu.edu/COM/communication.html)
• PACSR: The Public-Access Computer Systems Review: mail listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu Body: "sub PACS-P YOUR NAME"
• PACS Gopher: (gopher://info.lib.uh.edu/11/articles/e-journals/uhlibrary)
• Postmodern Culture: An Electronic Journal of Interdisciplinary Criticism (http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/pmc/contents.all.html)
• REACH: Research and Education Applications of Computers in the Humanities Newsletter (ftp://ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu/hcf/)
• Red Rock Eater RRE: Red Rock Eater News Service, Phil Agre's periodic messages about Internet (http://communication.ucsd.edu/pagre/rre.html)
• SPEED: an electronic journal devoted to the critical investigation of technology, media, and society (gopher://alishaw.ucsb.edu/11/.speed)
• TNO: Network Observer, a free online newsletter about networks and democracy (http://communication.ucsd.edu/pagre/tno.html)
• TidBITS: a free weekly electronic publication that reports on interesting products and events in the computer industry (http://www.dartmouth.edu/pages/TidBITS/TidBITS.html)
• Tradewinds: A monthly round-up of Internet coverage in trade and industry magazines (http://library.hbs.edu/tw/)

Usenet

Usenet newsgroups are sometimes a rich source of information about the Internet, networks, and CMC issues. This section lists newsgroups in which topics related to networks, the Internet, or CMC are discussed. Watch for FAQ = periodic posting of Frequently Asked Questions in these groups.

----- Collections

• Computer/Comm: Computer and Communications related Usenet news groups, list from Advanced Telecommunications Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, emphasis on telecommunications and technical issues, well-organized with links to FAQ as well as group (http://www.cmpcmm.com/cc/usenet.html)
• Data comm/Networking: (http://www.racal.com/dcom/dcomgroups.html)

  Selected newsgroups

• Beginners: for people new to USENET (news:news.announce.newusers)
• Computer Archives: (news:comp.archives)
• Computer BBS: (news:comp.bbs.misc)
• Cu-Digest: Computer Underground Digest (news:comp.society.cu-digest)
• Cyberpunk: cyberpunk/cyberspace culture and literature (news:alt.cyberpunk)
• Email: (news:comp.mail.misc)
• FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) (news:news.answers)
• Gopher: (news:comp.infosystems.gopher)
• Groupware (CSCW): (news:comp.groupware)
• Hackers: (news:alt.hackers)
• ISDN: (news:comp.dcom.isdn)
• Information Systems: (news:comp.infosystems)
• Internet Access: (news:alt.internet.access.wanted)
• Internet BBS: (news:alt.bbs.internet)
• Internet Best: (news:alt.best.of.internet)
• Internet Culture: (news:alt.culture.internet)
• Internet Library: (news:comp.internet.library)
• Interent.media-coverage: alt.internet.media-coverage Charter and FAQ (http://www.dorsai.org/~tristan/AIMC/)
• Internet Protocols: (news:comp.protocols.tcp-ip)
• Internet Relay Chat: (news:alt.irc)
• Internet Services: (news:alt.internet.services)
• Internet Talk Radio: (news:alt.internet.talk-radio)
• Lists of Information: (news:news.lists)
• MUDS: Multiple User Dialogues (news:rec.games.mud.announce)
• New Newsgroups: (news:news.announce.newgroups)
• Internet News (announcements): (news:misc.news.internet.announce)
• Internet Happenings (announcements): (news:comp.internet.net-happenings)
• Internet News (discussion): (news:misc.news.internet.discuss)
• Newsgroups: (news:news.groups)
• PostScript Net Maps: (news:news.lists.ps-maps)
• Technical Reports: (news:comp.doc.techreports)
• Telecomm: (news:clari.nb.telecom)
• Telecomm: (news:comp.dcom.telecom)
• Undernet: an alternative to the current EFNet IRC system (news:alt.irc.undernet)
• USENET Culture: (news:alt.culture.usenet)
• USENET Humor: (news:alt.humor.best-of-usenet)
• USENET Recovery: (news:alt.usenet.recovery)
• USENET University: (news:alt.uu.future)
• WAIS: (news:comp.infosystems.wais)
• WWW Usenet Groups: a listing of the World Wide Web related newsgroups, with descriptions and links to charters (http://boutell.com/~grant/web-groups.html)