CS100H

Introduction to the Internet

Search Tools to Locate Discussion Groups

Below are search tools which can be used to locate online discussion groups by subject.

Liszt (http://www.liszt.com/)

Advertises itself as the "world's largest directory of mailing lists." Includes over 90,000 entries. Sophisticated searching is available, plus selected lists are also organized by category.

 

CataList (http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html)

The "official" catalog of LISTSERV lists, providing information on nearly 40,000 public lists. Can search or browse by several criteria.

 

The Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences (http://www.n2h2.com/KOVACS/)

Selective database of discussions lists, as well as newsgroups and other formats, with an emphasis on scholarly and professional resources. Can search by keyword or browse by category.

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