[bionet.sci-resources] Call for discussion on chemistry newgroups

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

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