Listserv's are small, focused communities on the Internet system. In
Listserv's people share information, advice, and support through an
interconnected system of electronic mail delivery. An individual
subscribes to a particular Listserv group and then receives all the mail
other members of the group post or send to the group. The individual
member can read these messages, respond to them, and post messages of his
or her own to the group. There are many good books on the market which
can help you become more familiar with such Internet features such as
Listserv's. As Internet grows, it will become a more important source of
information for researchers and clinicians. Even today, there are great
sources of help available to qualitative researchers al ready available on
the 'Net. In this issue of The Qualitative Report we will present
relevant Internet sources such as particular Listserv's which you might
useful in your academic pursuits.
This Listserv, originating from the University of Georgia and
moderated by Judith Preissle, is a wealth
of information for qualitative researchers, especially in the area of
educational research. They also discuss issues such as publishing
qualitative research, computerized qualitative data analysis, and the
relevance of qualitative research.
To subscribe to QUALRS-L:
After you are on the list, send your messages to
This Listserv, originating from the University of Kentucky, is the base
for researchers to discuss family-focused inquiry in marriage and family
therapy, family sociology, and family medicine.
To subscribe to FAMLYSCI:
After you are on the list, send your messages to
The following e-mail discussion groups are part of the Comserve
system, a
service provided by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
(CIOS). Comserve is an electronic service for scholars and researchers in
the communication fields. They have groups for those interested in
topics like rhetoric, journalism, conversation analysis, interpersonal
communication. Comserve also has a number of other services available
like data base searches, an electronic journal, and on-line book services,
but getting some of these features may require that you become an
associate of CIOS. Becoming an associate involves making a donation to
CIOS.
FAMCOMM is a Comserve discussion group dedicated to conversation
concerning marital, family, and relational communication topics.
To subscribe to FAMCOMM:
After you are on the list, send your messages to
ETHNO is a Comserve discussion group dedicated to conversation concerning
discourse analysis, conversation analysis, and ethnomethodology.
To subscribe to ETHNO:
After you are on the list, send your messages to
Qualitative Research for the Human Sciences
(QUALRS-L)
Send an e-mail message to listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu
Your message should say: sub qualrs-l your first name your last
namequalrs-l@uga.cc.uga.edu
Family Science Network (FAMLYSCI)
Send an e-mail message to listserv@ukcc.uky.edu
Your message should say: sub famlysci your first name your last
namefamlysci@ukcc.uky.edu
FAMCOMM
Send an e-mail message to comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu
Your message should say: sub famlysci your first name your last name
endfamcomm@vm.its.rpi.edu
ETHNO
Send and e-mail message to comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu
Your message should say: sub ethno your first name your last name
endethno@vm.its.rpi.edu
Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. is Dean of the School of Social and Systemic
Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His
e-mail address is ron@ssss.nova.edu.
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