CZ:Mailing List Outreach

Help us build the Citizendium community! Add to this list of lists!

This page is devoted to reaching out to mailing lists where academics, professionals, and other good contributors are. The goal is to target experts and other smart people and get them to come join us.

See also CZ:Recruitment Letter for some letters to edit and send.

There are many mailing lists for experts and enthusiasts in all fields, the trick is finding them on the Internet. The website for L-Soft, a mailing list software provider contains a large listing of mailing lists, but it's difficult to determine whether these mailing lists are the largest on their topic. Additionally, Google Groups can be a resource, since it contains lots of mailing lists.

The list at present is rather U.S./North American oriented, so list that cover other areas of the world would be particularly appreciated.

The following is a partial list of topics we need mailing lists for:

Instructions

• If you an author, then please try to interest an editor in the relevant area. See CZ:Discipline Workgroups for links to editor rosters in a wide range of disciplines.

• If you're an editor, then try to interest fellow editors in co-signing your letter. This isn't necessary but it will make your letter more effective. See the Forums.

• In general: if possible, try to make sure that the person sending the e-mail is someone who is known to many of the mail's recipients. This is not required, however. It is more important that we get those calls for participation out there.

• In some cases, it may be appropriate to get the listowner's permission before posting; but a call for participation is generally regarded as OK for most academic lists.

• Preferably (but again, not necessarily), an editor should craft the letter carefully. Here are some templates to use. It's all right (preferable, really) to edit your letter as you think fit, because you presumably know your audience. What works well for one audience may not work well for another.

• Choose some of the bigger mailing lists in your field to send the e-mail to.

• If the mailing lists you want to mail aren't listed below already, then add one.

• Once you have sent a message to a list, then write - '''Done ~~~~''' after the listing below. Then others will know not to repeat your work.

Instructions for people who feel moved to recruit outside of their own field(s)

You can recruit outside of your own field (probably, we will need some people to do this, particularly for unrepresented areas). But, as part of your effort, please first try to involve an editor who is in the field. If you succeed, please work with that person and get him or her to co-sign the letter.

General, Transdisciplinary, or To Be Classified

• Mind, Culture, Activity Forum and List
• H-Animal (study of animals in human culture)
• Sloan Consortium Mailing List (22,000 academics engaged in online/distance learning)

Literature and the Arts

Classics

• CLASSICS-L@LSV.UKY.EDU (from Lsoft, 1500 subscribers)

Rhetoric (Classical and Renaissance)

• H-Rhetor H-RHETOR@H-NET.MSU.EDU (from Lsoft) 1300 people
• H-Digirhet (digital rhetoric)

Fine Arts

• H-AfrArts (expressive cultures of Africa)
• H-ArtHist (general art history)
• H-Islamart (Islamic art)
• H-Labor-Arts (cultural and artistic heritage of working people)
• H-Quilts
• AAH-HE-ISSUES (Art history)

Film

• H-Film H-FILM@H-NET.MSU.EDU (from Lsoft) 2200 subscribers.

Literature

• H-AfrLitCine (African literature, film and arts)
• H-Cervantes (studies related to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
• H-Germanistik (German literature and philology, in German)
• H-James-Joyce (topics related to James Joyce)
• H-Nilas (discussion of totemic literature)
• CFP U-Penn (English and American Literature and Culture)

Music

• AMS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU (American Musicological Society, 1275 members)
• H-Southern-Music (music of the U.S. south)

Philosophy

• Feyerabend Forum (list with at least one member who actually studies under Paul Feyerabend)
• PHILOSOP - Done Larry Sanger 15:13, 9 February 2007 (CST)
• PHILOS-L - Done Larry Sanger 15:13, 9 February 2007 (CST)
• Peirce Discussion Forum and List: <peirce-l@lyris.ttu.edu>
• H-Historyandtheory (philosophy of history)
• H-Utopia (study of utopianism)

Medieval philosophy and scholasticism

• Medieval Studies

Sciences

• Logic Foundations of Mathematics, read by many leading mathematical logicians. Note there is no equivalent group for philosophical logicians. (I suggest leave 'Phil-Logic' well alone, as long since taken over by trolls).
• Mathematics

Drexel University's Math Forum has several mathematics discussion groups that are read by professional mathematicians all over the world. One of them are moderated, so you would need the permission of the moderator to post on that lists. That person might be willing to allow a post about a non-profit knowledge project like CZ.

http://mathforum.org/kb/forumcategory.jspa?categoryID=16

Math Forum has a newsletter:

http://mathforum.org/kb/forum.jspa?forumID=212

Mathematician Gene Klotz is the founder of Math Forum, and CZ might want to contact him as to how best quickly reach the professional mathematical community for participation at CZ. (Click on his name to send an email to him. No, I don't know him, but he may be in a unique position to at least give some advice.)

http://mathforum.org/~klotz/gene.html

• • Information science--the key list is SIGMETRICS@listserv.utk.edu -- DG will post
  • Statistics
    • [1]
• Natural Sciences
  • Astronomy
    • [2] - looks old, but there may be some life in it.
    • PAMNET see below.
  • Biology sla-dbio@lists.sla.org Biology Librarians, but not very many of them.
  • Chemistry CHMINF-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU is the chemistry librarians' listserv, widely read by chemists as well; I'll post there DG
  • Earth Sciences
  • Physics
    • physhare (discussion of physics and physics teaching) at physhare@psuvm.psu.edu
    • PAMNET http://listserv.nd.edu/archives/pamnet.html (Physics-Astronomy-Math librarians list)
• Social Sciences
  • Anthropology
    • small listing from Harvard, several of which look interesting.
    • H-CAE (anthropology education list)
    • H-MedAnthro (medical anthropology)
    • H-SAE (anthropology of Europe)
    • ANTHRO-L (general anthropology)
  • Archaeology
    • ARCH-L
  • Economics
    • Law and Economics mailing list - no idea if it's useful to us.
    • H-Shehr (comparative urban landscapes, primarily developing world)
  • Linguistics and Languages
    • H-Hausa (Hausa language, literature, culture)
    • H-Swahili (Swahili language, literature, culture)
  • Geography
    • H-ECAI (Electronic Cultural Atlas initiative mailing list)
    • Hist-Geog (history of geography)
    • H-Water (history of water)
  • History
    • H-1960s (history of the 1960s)
    • H-AH (Association for History and Computing)
    • H-Albion (British and Irish history)
    • H-ANZAU (history and culture of Aotearoa / New Zealand and Australia)
    • H-Atlantic (Atlantic history)
    • H-Canada (Canadian history and studies)
    • H-Childhood (historical studies of childhood)
    • H-CivWar (U.S. Civil War studies)
    • H-Communal-Societies (topics related to intentional communities)
    • H-Demog (demographic history)
    • H-EarlySlavic (Slavic history)
    • H-Empire (history of colonialism, imperialism, empire)
    • H-Energy (history of technology, energy, environment)
    • H-Eugenics (history of eugenics)
    • H-Francais (Francophone history and culture, in French)
    • H-French-Colonial (French colonial history)
    • H-GAGCS (German-American and German-Canadian history)
    • H-Genocide (history, theory, literature of genocide)
    • H-German (German history)
    • H-HistMajor (list of, by and for undergrad history majors)
    • H-HistoryDay (National History Day forum)
    • H-Histsex (history of sexuality)
    • H-Japan (history of Japan)
    • H-Holocaust (history of the Holocaust and related issues, including Jewish history)
    • H-HRE (history of the Roman Empire)
    • H-Ideas (intellectual history)
    • H-Italy (Italian history)
    • H-ItalAm (Italian-American history and culture)
    • H-Labor (labor history)
    • H-LatAm (Latin American history)
    • H-Levant (modern history and cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean)
    • H-Low-Countries (Netherlands and other low-countries)
    • H-Maritime (maritime history)
    • H-Mediterranean (Mediterranean history)
    • H-Mideast-Medieval (history of the Islamic lands in the medieval period)
    • H-Migration (history of migration)
    • H-NCH (National Coalition for History)
    • H-NEAsia (Northeast Asian history)
    • H-OIEAHC (American colonial history and culture)
    • H-Oralhist (oral history)
    • H-Portugal (Portuguese history)
    • H-RadHist (radical history)
    • H-Rural (rural & agricultural history)
    • H-Russia (Russian history)
    • H-Med-Tech (history of science, medicine, technology)
    • H-SEA (history of Southeast Asia)
    • H-SHEAR (history of early American republic)
    • H-SHGAPE (Gilded Age and Progressive era)
    • H-Skand (Scandinavian history)
    • H-Slavery (history of slavery)
    • H-Turk (Turkish studies)
    • H-US1918-45 (U.S. history, 1918-1945)
    • H-Urban (urban history)
    • H-War (military history)
    • H-World (World history)
    • HABSBURG (Habsburg Monarcy and successor states, 1500-present)
    • BIOG-METHODS (biographical methods(
    • History - U.S. States & Regions
      • H-Appalachia
      • H-California
      • H-Connecticut
      • H-DC
      • H-Florida
      • H-Illinois
      • H-Indiana
      • H-Iowa (history of Iowa)
      • H-Kentucky
      • H-Louisiana
      • H-Maryland
      • H-Michigan
      • H-New-Jersey
      • H-NewEngland
      • H-NewMexico
      • H-Ohio
      • H-Pennsylvania
      • H-SC (South Carolina)
      • H-South (U.S. South)
      • H-Tennessee
      • H-Texas
  • Political Science
    • H-AfrPol (African political history)
    • H-Democracy(Democracy promotion and democratization)
    • H-Diplo (diplomatic history and foreign affairs)
    • H-HOAC (history of American communism)
    • H-Mideast-Politics
    • H-Nationalism (studies on nationalism)
    • H-Peace (peace studies)
    • H-POL (American political history)
    • H-Polmeth (political methodology)
    • H-State (history of the welfare state)
    • H-TeachPol (teaching political science)
    • H-US-Japan (Japan / U.S. relations)
    • PSRT-L (professional political science)
    • Ethnopolitics
  • Psychology
    • collection by Harvard most lists seem to be rather specific in their scope, as opposed to general psychology.
  • Comparative Religion
    • H-AmRel (history of American religion)
    • H-Antisemitism (scholarly discussion of the history of antisemitism)
    • H-Bahai (culture and history of millenarian and/or esoteric religious traditions originating in modern Iran)
    • H-Buddhism
    • H-Catholic
    • H-Judaic (Jewish Studies Network)
    • H-Pentacostalism
    • H-Southern-Religion (religion in U.S. south)
  • Sociology
    • a small collection of lists recommended by Harvard.
    • ABSLST-L (association of black sociologists)
    • European-Sociologist
    • HISTORY-IDEAS (sociology of knowledge)
    • PSN (Progressive sociology network)

Area Studies

• African American Studies
  • H-AfroAm (African American studies general)
• African Studies
  • H-AfResearch (African humanities and social science research)
  • H-Africa (African Studies)
  • H-Afrteach (Teaching African studies)
  • H-Luso-Africa (Lusophone African studies / Portuguese colonized Africa)
  • H-SA-Higher-Education (higher education in South Africa)
  • H-SAfrica (southern Africa)
  • H-West-Africa
• American Indian Studies
  • H-Amindian(general American Indian studies)
• American Studies
  • H-Amstdy (general American studies)
  • H-USA (international studies of the U.S.)
  • H-West (U.S. western history and culture)
• Asian Studies
  • H-Asia (general Asian studies)
• Caribbean Studies
  • H-Caribbean
• Cultural Studies
  • H-Material-Culture (studies in material culture)
  • H-PCACA (popular culture)
  • H-Travel (travel & tourism)
  • H-W-Civ (teaching Western Civ courses)
• Disability Studies
  • H-Disability
• Environmental Studies
  • H-Environment
• Ethnic Studies
  • H-Ethnic
• Gender & Women's Studies
  • H-Gender-MidEast (Middle Eastern gender studies)
  • H-Minerva (women in the military and war)
  • H-SAWH (women and gender in the U.S. south)
  • H-Women (women's history)
  • BalkanWomen (women in the Balkan region)
  • GLQ-SOC (gay and lesbian social issues)
  • WMST-L (general women's studies)

Applied Arts and Sciences

• Architecture
  • H-Stained-Glass (architectural stained glass)
  • ARCH-HISTORY (history of architecture)
• Business and Industry
  • H-Business (history of business and commerce)
  • H-PubAdmin (public administration)
  • H-Dritter-Sektor (European non-profit studies, in German)
  • H-Southern-Industry (industrialization in the U.S. South)
  • Critical-Management
  • INDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS-RESEARCH
  • LABOR-L (labor issues)
  • management-history
• Communication
  • JHistory (history of journalism and mass communication)
  • ALT-MEDIA (alternative media)
  • Consumer-Studies
• Computer Science
  • Information science
    • SIGMETRICS@listserv.utk.edu -- DG will post
    • H-Info (study of information and information institutions)
    • H-Mac (macs in humanities and social sciences)
• Criminal Justice
  • CJUST-L (criminal justice, general)
  • Criminology
• Cybernetics and Systems Science
  • Cybernetics Discussion Group
• Education
  • H-Adjunct (list for adjuncts and part-time college and university professors)
  • APSA-CIVED (civic education, civic trust, and civic engagement)
  • EDTECH (educational technology)
  • H-Education (history of education)
  • H-Grad (list for graduate students)
  • H-High-S (teaching high school)
  • N-OEH (online education in the humanities)
  • H-Scholar (independent scholars)
  • H-Survey (teaching U.S. history survey courses)
  • H-TAH (teaching American history)
  • H-Teach (teaching history at all levels)
  • AERA-G (social context of education)
• Engineering
  • Civil Engineering Mailing Lists
• Human Ecology and Consumer Sciences
• Health
• Law
  • H-Law (history of legal traditions)
• Library and Information Science
  • Librarians and publishers: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu enormous reach & great respect (DG)
  • Information science--the key list is SIGMETRICS@listserv.utk.edu -- DG will post
  • Digital publishing, archiving, etc. Dspace-general@mit.edu DG will post
  • H-HistBibl (history librarianship)
• Museum Studies
  • H-Local (local history and museum studies)
  • H-Museum (museum studies)
  • H-Public (public history)
• Public Affairs