Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine: New H-Net Homepage (fwd) Note: this *not* HSSFC

[Kathy Chung]

Thought this might be of interest to some people... note: this is *not*
the HSSFC.  H-Net is also a resource of a fairly impressive number of
(mainly American) subject oriented humanities and social sciences
discussion lists.  There is also a job posting resource in H-Net.

              ---- Kathy.

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 13:26:52 -0400
From: Russell Brown <rbrown at chass.utoronto.ca>
Subject: New H-Net Homepage

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H-Net Unveils New homepage: http://www.h-net.msu.edu

H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine announces a more
visually-oriented Homepage with easier access to the main features of the
H-Net site.  Along the left side of page, most recent H-Net Reviews are
showcased in a mini-index with hypertext links to the reviews themselves.
Down the right side, "clickable"  icons link to ongoing H-Net projects and
services.  At top of the page, a sleek new tool bar provides easy
navigation to the core H-Net services: discussion networks, reviews,
teaching resources, academic announcements, and the job guide. A
streamlined version of the navigation bar is prominently displayed
throughout the H-Net site.

The new layout also includes a new doorway to the H-Net site. The H-Net
Teaching page is a resource for teachers of K-12 and college. H-Net has
always offered tools for teachers, but now offers an online section that
arranges H-Net's services according to specific lists and affiliations. The
H-Net Teaching page is accessible from the navigation bar and therefore
from every page. Additional thematic doorways for Women's studies, African
studies, as well as other areas of interest, will be available soon. This
is part of an overall plan to mine the rich intellectual resources
scattered throughout our 50,000 page website.

The site is thus moving towards increased interactivity. In the individual
book reviews, for example, new programming features improve the display of
authors' comments, making possible the addition of user comments and even
discussion threads from the list themselves. Like the lists themselves,
these comments are selected and moderated by the list editors, making a
kind of "moderated interactivity" which combines the best of two media-chat
groups and edited scholarly journals.

Several discussion list homepages already incorporate these new interactive
features-windows to the most recently published book reviews and list
posts, mail-tos for user comments, and easier access to subscription
procedures.

Although their looks have changed and their functionality has increased,
the URLs remain stable. All your favorite bookmarks will still function.
The new H-Net homepage can be found at http://www.h-net.msu.edu/.

For more information, please write H-Net at h-net.msu.edu, or contact:

H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online
310 Auditorium Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1120
517/355-9300

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