[Air-l] list of lists: a new A(o)IR project

[david silver]

Members of A(o)IR,

INTERNET RESEARCH LIST OF LISTS

As a service to members of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
and to the members of the greater Internet and cyberculture community,
Matthew Allen, Ulla Bunz, and David Silver are compiling a 'list of lists'
for listserves, mailing lists, and discussion boards devoted to the study of
the Internet and new media. This project, sponsored by the AoIR Executive
Board, is by definition dynamic and participatory. We strongly encourage
your suggestions, as the diversity and quality of our archive can only grow
out of our combined efforts.

The purpose of the project is to provide a comprehensive index of mailing
lists and online forums. Contributions from all academic or non-academic
origins and from all over the world are welcome, as long as the content of
the list is devoted to the study of the Internet and new media.  The 'list
of lists' will include the name of the list, the list moderator/s (if any),
and instructions on how to subscribe to the list.  Further, we will include
a more in-depth annotation that describes, if available: nature of the list
(community driven discussion or moderator driven information service);
dominant discipline content relates to (if any); main issues of Internet
research the list addresses itself to.  Further, when available, we will
include additional details such as frequency of posts, digest and archive
options, and moderation strategies.

Admittedly, this is a big project. Ideally, it will be *member-generated*
and for that reason we wish to ask all AIR-L members to take a brief moment
and look over the following questions. Help us out by emailing your
responses to David Silver <dsilver at u.washington.edu>.

(a) Do you run or help to run any lists that are relevant to studying and
researching the Internet?

(b) Please list listserves to which you subscribe that are relevant to
studying and researching the Internet.

(c) Out of the ones listed above and aside from air-l, which list or lists
would you recommend as the most important ones to be subscribed to for
studying and researching the Internet?  Please provide a very brief
statement about why it/they is/are the most important.

Upon collecting your responses, we will compile the information and create a
Web site for the larger community. This will be an ongoing project, so
please continue to contribute new lists as you become aware of them. We
thank you for your time and interest.

Matthew Allen, Internet Studies, Curtin University of Technology
Ulla Bunz, Communication Studies, University of Kansas
David Silver, School of Communications, University of Washington