Some subscribers to Twain-L might be interested in "A Guide to the ADLsphere: Over Eighty Academic Discussion Lists With Links To Their Archives & Search Engines" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *********************************** ABSTRACT: The present "Guide to the ADLsphere" (pronounced Addlesphere - no pun intended) consists of five parts: I. Addresses, Descriptions, and Links to the Archives and Search Engines of Over Eighty Academic Discussion Lists (ADL's) - including Twain-L. II. Some Strengths of ADL's III. Some Weaknesses of ADL's IV. LISTSERV Utilization A. What's a LISTSERV? B. Subscribing and Unsubscribing C. Monitoring Posts V. References *********************************** To access the complete 3.7 MB guide please click on <http://bit.ly/970OZr>. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) <[log in to unmask]> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi> <http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com> <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> "It is not enough to observe, experiment, theorize, calculate and communicate; we must also argue, criticize, debate, expound, summarize, and otherwise transform the information that we have obtained individually into reliable, well established, public knowledge." John Ziman (1969): "Information, Communication, Knowledge," Nature 224 (5217): 324 online at <http://bit.ly/cNPB1d>. REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/>] Hake, R.R. 2010. "A Guide to the ADLsphere: Over Eighty Academic Discussion Lists With Links To Their Archives & Search Engines," online as a 3.9 MB pdf at <http://bit.ly/970OZr>.