PEOPLE

UKOLN has developed a new set of public library pages which are available at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/. The links below are no longer maintained. For the latest information about UKOLN's public library activities please visit the new set of pages.

The following people have all been involved with public library research and have home pages on the WWW. These pages often give details of projects in progress, research interests and contact details.

• Jean Armour Polly has just written The Internet Yellow Pages for Kids and previously co-wrote the Project Gain report and 'Surfing the Internet'.
• Lorcan Dempsey - director of The UK Office for Library and Information Networking (UKOLN)
• Charles McClure - based at Syracuse University Professor McClure is the author of several important reports.
• Bob Usherwood - Dr. Usherwood teaches at the University of Sheffield and was one of the consultants who worked on the DNH Public Library Review.

MAILING LISTS

• Lis-pub-libs - a mailing list aimed specifically at UK public librarians and covering all topics concerning public libraries.
• PUBLIB-NET - an American list for discussion of Internet use in public libraries. To subscribe send a message to LISTSERV@SUNSITE.BERKELEY.EDU leave the subject line empty and in the body of the message type, SUBSCRIBE PUBLIB-NET YourFirstName YourLastName
• PUBLIB - this is another American list which covers all topics of public library issues - to subscribe send a message to LISTSERV@SUNSITE.BERKELEY.EDU leave the subject line empty and in the body of the message type, SUBSCRIBE PUBLIB YourFirstName YourLastName
• A good collection of library-orientated lists has been put together by Anne Thornton and Steve Bonario - these lists are USA based and cover many types of libraries and library interests.

STATISTICS

• UK Library and Information Statistics Tables - these useful tables include considerable public library information and are produced by the Library and Information Statistics Unit which is based at Loughborough University

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