Information about the new listserv

[justindburton]

I'm writing to let you know about the new listserv for IASPM-US. We will be using Yahoo Groups to host and archive the listserv. By using a non-university host like Yahoo, it will be easier to pass control of the group from one set of officers to the next, and it will also allow easy access to archives so that members can search and browse past messages. The group will be located at groups.yahoo.com/group/iaspmuslistserv

I will begin adding you to the new listserv today (July 5) and continue until everyone has been added (some of you have probably already received an email letting you know about your addition). Here's the catch: Yahoo only allows me to add 10 members each day (it's a measure intended to prevent spamming). If you have five minutes and a Yahoo ID already, it would be quite helpful if you could go to the group and add yourself. When you join, you'll be able to choose the email address where you receive this listserv (it doesn't have to be your yahoo address) and choose other settings options, too. As in the past, the listserv is intended to be used for information pertinent to the entire group, which means that choosing to receive an email for each post should not result in an oversaturation of your inbox.

The listserv's new address will be iaspmuslistserv@yahoogroups.com. I will send an email to everyone when all have been added and that address is ready to be used (it might take a couple of months). In the meantime, you can continue to use IASPMUS-...@LISTS.MTSU.EDU to communicate with members of the organization. I've heard from some who have had trouble sending messages to the MTSU address. If you aren't having success sending to that address, just email me (justin...@gmail.com), and I can send the message for you until the new address is ready.

[Mark J. Butler]

Hello,

Could you please clarify what is the distinction between the Yahoo group and the Google group?

Thanks,
Mark Butler
Northwestern University

[Justin Burton]

Sure thing. 

The Yahoo group is the traditional listserv. It's meant for general announcements and correspondence that the whole group should receive. 

The Google group is a discussion forum, meant to be somewhat more active than the listserv. The forum is also meant to allow for more specialized or narrow conversation. 

For the Yahoo listserv, all members receive all messages. On the Google discussion forum, each member can decide whether to join and also whether s/he will receive an email for each post to the group. 

So, if a message should go to everyone, use Yahoo. If it's a more casual conversation starter, Google's the place. 

If we were serving drinks, Google would be where the party's at. Whereas Yahoo is just business. 

Incidentally, moving the listserv to Yahoo has taken a good deal of time, and I've just completed the transfer today. At the beginning of next, I'll generate a message to the group through Yahoo that will have this basic explanation in it, as our summer web movements have been many and potentially confusing. 

-Justin

Justin D Burton, PhD

Web Editor, IASPM-US

iaspm-us.net

Adjunct Music History Faculty

Rider University

Rutgers University

Montclair State University

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