“noun listserv,
an e-mail discussion group; an online mailing list.” (dictionary.com)
Do you know what email lists our campus manages to allow you to communicate with groups of people at once via email? Are you aware that there is a separate list for staff and for faculty? What is appropriate to send to a listserv, and what is not?
ANGEL is making it easier and easier than ever to reach very specific groups of people associated with certain courses, events, or efforts. Not only do users have the ability to send messages within that interface, they also can tag those messages to be forwarded to regular email addresses associated with the ANGEL accounts.
Yet, ANGEL has limitations with regards who can be reached. Sometimes, it is necessary to send a location- or demographic-specific message. We accomplish this currently through use of listservs. Our department has historically maintained many different listservs in order to best reach the intended recipients of different messages that must be sent. We update several of these throughout the year in order to best ensure accuracy. Some lists have been created for certain projects. Others are used in a more universal communication.
Mont Alto’s IT Services is trying to determine how to move forward with certain lists. We need your feedback! We have generated a small survey at the link below that should allow you to give us direct feedback to assist us in providing the very best listserv services to you. Answering the first question is required because we want to confirm that the survey is being completed by Mont Alto Campus users.
Click here to take survey to assess listserv usage
If you would like more information about what listservs we currently use, what lists may be created, or best practices when using listservs, please be sure to answer Question 10 with a “Yes.” I’ll email you either to answer your questions, or to make arrangements to sit and have a discussion with you about them.
As always, it is a pleasure to offer you the best possible Information Technology Services. Thank you for your time and your input.
