In its early years (1993-1996), the list was hosted by Sarenet, an Spanish ISP. It was migrated in 1997 to Listserv RedIRIS (Spanish Academic and Research Network). IweTel soon became the leading electronic communication channel for library and information science professionals in Spanish language.

Discussion topics:

• Online information services and cd-rom.
• Content and knowledge management.
• Digital libraries
• Databases and information retrieval.
• Journals. Scientific communication. Open access (OA).
• Announcements of courses and seminars, events, conferences and meetings
• Curricula. E-learning. Masters degree.
• Social networks, virtual communities, group work, teamwork, networking.
• Internet use, search engines, SEO
• Job offers in information management.

The IweTel administration officials are:

Tomas Baiget (Profesional de la informacion, EPI)
David Gomez-Dominguez (Observatorio de la Infancia en Andalucia)
Julio Alonso-Arevalo (Universidad de Salamanca)
Isabel Olea (Profesional de la Informacion)