Date: Thu, 02 Jun 1994 00:10:59 -0500 (CDT)
From: Kendall Simmons <ASSOCIAT@UKANVM.BITNET>
Subject: new Support Staff e-journal
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As we are attempting to post this announcement to all sites with
library support staff, please excuse any cross-postings.

We are proud to announce a new electronic journal geared specifically
to library support staff but with information of interest to all who
work in libraries.  Please share this information with your colleagues.

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"ASSOCIATES: The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal" is a new
electronic journal intended as a forum for and about library
support staff issues.

Topics covered include but are not limited to technological
advancements, personnel issues, public service, communications,
staff development, collection management and maintenance, public
relations, cataloging, how-to, personality profiles, book reports
and reviews, as well as job openings and upcoming events.  Fiction,
poetry and humor are also appropriate as long as libraries form the
central theme or background.

"ASSOCIATES" is published in July, November and March, and is
available by subscribing to ASSOC-L or accessing the ASSOC-L
archive files at LISTSERV@UKANVM.BITNET or LISTSERV@UKANVM.CC.
UKANS.EDU

Directions on how to subscribe or access the ASSOCIATES
archive files can be obtained by sending an e-mail request to
ASSOCIAT@UKANVM.BITNET or ASSOCIAT@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU

Submissions will be accepted at any time.  As this is a journal
specifically aimed at and about library support staff, all support
staff are particularly enouraged to submit pieces.  Submissions may
be sent to ASSOCIAT@UKANVM.BITNET or ASSOCIAT@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU      .
Submission rules are also available at these addresses.

Letters to the Editor must be signed and submitted with an e-mail
address and work phone number to the ASSOCIAT address listed above.
The editors reserve the right to edit letters as necessary.
Questions about this journal may be directed to any of the editors.

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Editorial Board
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Kendall Simmons, Editor-In-Chief
Library Assistant III
Head, Circulation Department
University of Kansas
associat@ukanvm.bitnet
associat@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu

Katie Buller, Associate Editor
Senior Library Assistant
School of Library and Information Studies
Laboratory Library
University of Wisconsin - Madison
ktbuller@wiscmacc.bitnet
ktbuller@macc.wisc.edu

Wendee Eyler
Library Assistant V
Head, Copy Cataloging
University of California, Riverside
rivwe@ucribm.ucr.edu

Dr. Bob Farnsworth
Senior Library Technical Assistant
Serials Department
University of North Florida
libtech@unf1vm
libtech@unf1vm.cis.unf.edu

Paulette Feld, Events Editor
Management Information Technician 2
Technical Services-Systems
Libraries and Learning Resources
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
feld@oshkoshw.bitnet
feld@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu

Susan Ryan
Library Assistant IV
Head, Ordering Team
Acquisitions Department
Law Library
Georgetown University
ryan@law.georgetown.edu

Joy Wanden
User Support Coordinator
OCLC Pacific
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
joy_wanden@oclc.org