H-Net
 Logo | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Owner | Michigan State University |
| Created by | Richard J. Jensen |
| URL | networks |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | March 25, 1993 |
H-Net ("Humanities & Social Sciences Online") is an interdisciplinary forum for scholars in the
The H-Net Network has grown until it is now endorsed by many academic professional organizations. Its over 180 topic- or discipline-specific lists are often the primary internet forum for scholars. Individual lists are edited by a team of scholars and each has a board of editors.[3] H-Net is hosted by the Department of History at Michigan State University.[4]
Online services
In addition to its email lists, H-Net provides three related online services:
- H-Net Reviews: 46,000+ reviews of books and other publications, commissioned and published on its website and through its listservs[5]
- H-Net Job Guide: academic position announcements, available on its website and through email[6]
- H-Net Academic Announcements: announcements of academic conferences, calls for papers, and programs[7]
Discussion networks
Many of the lists deal with various areas of historical study. Within two years of its founding, H-Net was recognized as being "among the most dynamic and effective contributions" to the internationalization of scholarship.[8]
History
H-Net began in 1992 as an initiative of Prof.
In 2023, the H-Net president was Lorna L. Zukas, Professor of Sociology and Global Studies at National University (California).
In 2024, the H-Net president is Evan Rothera, Assistant Professor History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
See also
- hprints, an open access repository for Nordic academic research in the arts and humanities
Notes
- ^ "About H-Net". H-net.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ See "What's Happening at H-Net?" H-Net (2018)
- ^ Steven A. Leibo, "H-Net and the Internationalization of Scholarship," Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 33: 5 (May–June 1995).
- ^ "The Department of History and Humanities Technology". Michigan State University. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Michigan State is also the home of H-Net, an international academic organization that offers over a hundred email discussion lists along with the leading online repositories for book reviews, job postings, and academic announcements
- ^ "H-Net Reviews". H-net.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "H-Net Job Guide". H-net.org. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ "H-Net Academic Announcements". H-net.org. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Steven A. Leibo, "H-Net and the Internationalization of Scholarship," Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 33: 5 (May–June 1995).
- ^ Richard Jensen, "H-Net announces 13 new scholarly lists in history," E-Mail of 24 Jun 1993; Thomas Zielke, "Official Introduction of The History Network " E-Mail on GRMNHIST - German History Forum, 23 Feb 93 Archived 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
References
- Matthew Gilmore, "H-Net: Digital Discussion for Historians", Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 45: 5 (May 2007).
- Richard J. Jensen, "Internet's Republic of Letters: H-Net for Scholars", (1997). A discussion of H-Net and its origins from the perspective of the founder.
- Mark Lawrence Kornbluh, "H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine," Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 37: 2 (February 1999).
- Joel D. Kitchens, "Clio on the Web: An Annotated Bibliography of Select E-Journals for History," Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 38: 2 (Feb. 2000).
- John McClymer, The AHA Guide to Teaching and Learning with New Media, (Washington: The American Historical Association), 2005.
- Andrew McMichael, "The Historian, the Internet, and the Web: A Reassessment," Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 36: 2 (Feb. 1998).
- Jeremy D. Popkin, From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography Archived 2020-06-14 at the ISBN 978-0-199-92300-7).