Online (list) editors operate daily listserv discussion lists. They moderate discussions, edit posts, solicit and commission contributions, and directly post messages to the subscribers of their lists. Online editors must have strong field qualifications for the subject covered by the list; be able to send, receive, and edit electronic mail on a reliable and regular basis; be able to manage listserv, the mail distribution software that H-Net uses. H-Net provides basic training in the use of listserv.
Book Review editors are recruited to work directly with specific lists. They solicit reviewers, edit reviews, work with online list editors to post reviews to their lists, work with reviewers, book authors, and publishers to develop book reviews and special book features. Book review editors must have strong field qualifications for the subject covered by the list; be able to send, receive, and edit electronic mail on a reliable and regular basis; if necessary to their duties, be able to manage listserv, the mail distribution software that H-Net uses. H-Net provides basic training in the use of listserv. Book reviews that are commissioned through H-Net's Reviews Office are published on H-Review and at the H-Net Reviews web site. Some lists have multiple review editors assigned to specific fields or subjects.
Web Editors manage and edit world wide web sites related to specific subjects or lists. They develop and store multimedia content that supports teaching, professional development, and research, create new features and design elements, monitor and where necessary update information stored at the site, link list content to the web through the reprinting of special threads and discussions. Web editors must have strong field qualifications for the subject covered by the list or web site; be able to send, receive, and edit electronic mail on a reliable and regular basis; have a working knowledge of html as appropriate, along with any necessary unix or file management skills.
Advisory Board Members assist in the peer-reviewing process and the development of multimedia content by assisting editors in making policies for their lists and web sites; reviewing disputes brought to their attention by the list or web editors; serving as "ambassadors" for their lists by joining discussions, helping to recruit new editors and board members, developing new threads, and serving as liaisons to professional organizations and the educational community at large. Terms on advisory boards vary, because some lists are adjuncts of professional societies that co-approve board membership and monitor terms of office. One member of each advisory board is entitled to nonvoting membership on H-Staff, H-Net's internal policy list.