WHAT IS H-REVIEW?

H-Review is a Listserv discussion list run by H-Net, Humanities OnLine, to distribute H-Net reviews of books, films, software, and other multimedia material. You are now visiting the H-Review web site, which enables users to locate the complete text of all H-Net reviews, comment on the reviews, or volunteer their services as reviewers. H-Review's comprehensive searching capabilities make the H-Review web site a powerful resource for scholars and students alike.

Reviewing is one of the most important aspects of any H-Net discussion lists. H-Net greatly increases the speed in which books (and films, software, museum exhibits, CD-ROMs and other multimedia material) are reviewed. At a time when print journals generally take a year to two years or more to review new works, H-Net obtains and distributes professional reviews in a matter of months. Moreover, since there are no printing costs associated with reviews over the net, H-Net reviews are usually longer and far more detailed than reviews for most print journals. For important new works and works that are of interest to scholars in different fields, H-Net can arrange simultaneous reviews by several reviewers, in effect, creating an online conference session on important new works.

H-Net reviews can facilitate real dialogue on a new work. Currently, authors don't engage their reviewers in a public forum except in an occasional conference session. Author's responses to print reviews are considered peevish and greatly discouraged. On H-Net, however, authors are encouraged to respond to reviews and discuss their work publicly

HOW DO I USE THE H-REVIEW WEB SITE?

When you come to the home page of the H-Review web site, you'll notice a list of terms arranged vertically on the left-hand side of the page. All of these terms are links to different features of the H-Review web site. They are all "clickable." Position the cursor over any of them and click the mouse--this will take you the appropriate section of the H-Review web site.

It's easy to navigate the H-Review site. Begin at the home page, and then click to the section you want to visit. When you're done, click the "back" button on your browser to return to the home page. Then click to the next section you wish to visit.

H-REVIEW FEATURES

Below are brief descriptions of what you'll find in each section of the H-Review web site. At the end of each description is a link which will take you directly to that portion of the site.

All reviews

This link takes you to the All Reviews section. It's a list of all the reviews H-Net has published. When you go to this web page, you'll find that the list is sorted by author. You can change that very easily, if you wish. At the top of the page is a red graphic with several different options for viewing the list of reviews. Any of them are "clickable." Just position the cursor over the choice you want and click the mouse. You can list the reviews by title, date of review, the reviewer's name, the publisher, ISBN, or Library of Congress number. There are also options to view the most recent H-Net reviews or to connect to the H-review search engine, which allows you to customize a search of the reviews database.

At this time, only reviews of books and articles are available. Reviews of film, software, and web sites are coming soon.

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Search Reviews

This section of the H-Review web site contains a search engine for the database which contains all of H-Net's reviews. You can specify the parameters of your search in a variety of ways. Click in any of the boxes on the page and type the keywords appropriate to your search. When you've set the search parameters, submit the query. The search engine will return a list of "hits" for you. The hits are links to the actual reviews. Just click any of them, and you'll go right to the review.

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Reviews by List

The Reviews by List feature lets you narrow the parameters of a search right away. This page gives you two scrolling dialog boxes. In one, you can choose a specific H-Net discussion list. In the other, you can select the type of reviews(books, film, software). Specify your selections, and submit the query. If you are interested in an H-Net review of a book on Ethiopian history, for example, choose "H-Africa" and "Books and Articles" to bring up a list of just those books reviewed by H-Africa.

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Register

The Register section is where you can volunteer to be a reviewer. H-Net is looking for electronic reviewers of books, films, and software. H-Net reviews publications of new research, teaching materials, and computer-related products that are of use to scholars and teachers. If you are interested in reviewing, complete the information in the boxes on this page, and submit the application. H-Net will contact you after receiving this application.

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Style Sheets

The Style Sheets section provides the guidelines and procedures for being an H-Net reviewer. This page contains information on how to obtain review items, how decisions to review an item are made, how reviewers are solicited, and how reviews are distributed over H-Net's network of discussion lists.

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Books and Articles

The Books and Articles section is a listing of all the book and article reviews published by H-Net. By default, the list is sorted by author. You can easily reorder the list of reviews by title, date of review, the reviewer's name, the publisher, ISBN, or Library of Congress number. There are also options to view the most recent H-Net reviews or to connect to the H-Review search engine, which allows you to customize a search of the reviews database. All of these options are contained in the red graphic at the top of the page.

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Recent Reviews

The Recent Reviews section is a listing of just those reviews published within the last month. They are sorted by author, but can also be sorted by title, date of review, the reviewer's name, the publisher, ISBN, or Library of Congress number.

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Chorba Reports

The Chorba reports are compiled by Frank Chorba of Washburn University. The Chorba Report is a regular feature of H-PCAACA, the H-Net list focused on popular culture. The Chorba Report features short reviews of books featured in the New York Times Book Review.

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King Reports

The King Reports are compiled by Lynnea Chapman King of Texas Tech University. The King Report is a regular feature of H-PCAACA, the H-Net list focused on popular culture. The King Report features short reviews of books featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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