usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (02/25/89)
A few weeks ago I posted an article in sci.misc and news.groups about starting a new group for chemistry. I have only seen one reply to that article. Is anyone interested? Which groups should I post to to find any interested parties? There are many groups for sci and bio but none of them are appropriate for the four areas of chemistry. I envision four new news.groups for this subject. They might be called: Chem.org Chem.inorg Chem.phys Chem.analyt or other appropriate names for organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry. If there is no need for four groups I would be satisfied with just one group for chemistry. Is there anyone else who shares my views? ---Greg Cook Michigan State University
Kristofferson@BIONET-20.BIO.NET (David Kristofferson) (02/25/89)
Greg, Best of luck on your initiative. BIONET got it's start with NIH funding. We started several bulletin boards on our timesharing system, and then merged with two other independent efforts, SEQNET in England, and BIOTECH at the University of Maryland to form the BIOSCI group (bionet.* groups on USENET). While you can organize USENET groups entirely based on volunteer efforts, it might be worth while to explore getting some support from the NSF or ACS, etc. In this respect I am a bit surprised that something like this has not already been done, particularly since computers have been used more widely in chemistry than in biology. As I started out in physical chemistry I have some sympathy for what you are doing, but it is really outside of my domain now to offer anything more than encouragement. Sincerely, David Kristofferson, Ph.D. BIONET Resource Manager kristofferson@bionet-20.bio.net -------