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H-Net ("Humanities & Social Sciences Online") is an interdisciplinary forum for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. It is best known for hosting electronic mailing lists organized by academic disciplines; according to the organization's website, H-Net lists reached over 200,000 subscribersSee [https://networks.h-net.org/node/513/pages/92040/whats-happening-h-net "What's Happening at H-Net?" H-Net (2018)] in more than 90 countries.{{Secondary source needed|date=May 2024}}

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.Steven A. Leibo, [http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/1995/9505/9505NOT1.cfm "H-Net and the Internationalization of Scholarship,"] Perspectives: The Newsletter of the American Historical Association, 33: 5 (May–June 1995).{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=May 2024}} The Department of History at Michigan State University hosts H-Net.{{cite web |url=http://history.msu.edu/humanities-technology/ |title=The Department of History and Humanities Technology |publisher=Michigan State University |access-date=2012-10-20 |quote=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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018153500/http://history.msu.edu/humanities-technology/ |archive-date=2012-10-18 }}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.h-net.org/reviews/home.php |title=H-Net Reviews |publisher=H-net.org |date= |access-date=2018-12-13}}{{Secondary source needed|date=May 2024}}
H-Net Job Guide: academic position announcements, available on its website and through email{{cite web|url=https://www.h-net.org/jobs/home.php |title=H-Net Job Guide |publisher=H-net.org |date= |access-date=2012-10-20}}{{Secondary source needed|date=May 2024}}
H-Net Academic Announcements: announcements of academic conferences, calls for papers, and programs{{cite web|url=http://www.h-net.org/announce/ |title=H-Net Academic Announcements |publisher=H-net.org |date= |access-date=2018-12-13}}{{Secondary source needed|date=May 2024}}

Discussion networks

Many of the lists deal with various areas of historical study. Within two years of its founding, Steven A. Leibo in a newsletter post described H-Net as being "among the most dynamic and effective contributions" to the internationalization of scholarship.

History

H-Net began in 1992 as an initiative of Prof. Richard J. Jensen when he was at the History department at the University of Illinois Chicago, to assist historians "to easily communicate current research and teaching interests; to discuss new approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to share information on access to library catalogs and other electronic databases; and to test new ideas and share comments on current historiography."Richard Jensen, "H-Net announces 13 new scholarly lists in history," [http://lists.village.virginia.edu/lists_archive/Humanist/v07/0073.html E-Mail of 24 Jun 1993]; Thomas Zielke, "Official Introduction of The History Network " [http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/subject/hd/fak7/hist/c1/de/gen/gen/grmnhist/log.started930201/mail-20.html E-Mail on GRMNHIST - German History Forum, 23 Feb 93] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107015905/http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/subject/hd/fak7/hist/c1/de/gen/gen/grmnhist/log.started930201/mail-20.html |date=2007-01-07 }}{{Secondary source needed|date=May 2024}} H-net started moving operations to Michigan State in 1994.{{Cite web |title=H-Net: It's Past, Present, and Future |url=https://www.h-net.org/about/press/oah/peter.html |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=www.h-net.org}} H-Net is now organized as an international consortium of scholars in the humanities and social sciences and its networks are hosted by Michigan State University.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

In 2023, the H-Net president was Lorna L. Zukas, Professor of Sociology and Global Studies at National University (California).{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

In 2024, the H-Net president was Evan Rothera, Assistant Professor History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

In 2025, the H-Net President is Andrew Kettler, Assistant Professor of History and Director of Institutional and Academic Affairs at USC Union.

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History

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