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Overview of New Network Process |
1. The network sponsor or lead editor submits a concept statement and mission statement to H-Net Council. | 2. Once the Council has approved the concept and mission statements, the applicant creates a final network plan form, including nomination forms for the network's editors and advisory board. | 3. After the approval of the final network plan form, the network editors are trained to ensure familiarity with H-Net systems. | 4. Following the completion of network staff training, the design of the network banner and the posting of some introductory content, the network is tested, launched and announced to the public. |
New Network Pre-Approval Form
H-Net Network Preappproval Questionnaire The purpose of this page is to inform you about the procedure for creating a new H-Net network and to gather preliminary information for the approval process. Please be aware that H-Net considers its networks to be peered publishing media, monitored by a team of editors and an advisory board as members of H-Net, and created with a mission of service and publication to an online community of professionals and the interested public. Developing such an online community requires commitment to a long-term professional partnership between H-Net and the editorial staff of the network. As a general rule, H-Net does not sponsor networks for transitory periods or short-term needs, unless requested by a scholarly organization as part of a larger framework of collaboration with H-Net. We encourage potential applicants to explore sites on the internet which provide free or low-cost group services. Overview of the Network Approval and Creation Process Overview of the Network Approval and Creation Process Creating a network can be complex, depending upon the array of services the network will offer and the number of individuals available to create and maintain them. At a minimum, an H-Net network consists of a Network Commons This framework usually entails creating additional internal Commons groups for network advisory board and editors; establishing at least one central editorial electronic mail account on the H-Net server; and the appointment of online, book review, and web editors by the advisory board. The creation of the network follows a straightforward process:H-Net Network Pre-approval Questionnaire
Final Network Plan Form
(H-Net's Executive Council must have received and approved of the Network Pre-Approval Form above before you complete this form) This Network Plan Form enables us to prepare the details of your network configuration and prepare a final proposal for the H-Net Council. Explanations of requirements are in the form. Feel free to seek clarification of any points in question. We recommend that you gather all of the requested information before starting to fill out this form. If you haven't already done so, please direct your team to join H-Net as an editor or advisory board member and submit their applications.H-Net Network Plan Form