While Web directories and search engines provide access to Web pages, email discussion groups provide access to communication with others in a field.
Participants can range from high school students to the foremost authority in the field.
This page offers links to some directories of email discussion groups as well as basic information on browsing groups, subscribing to lists, and netiquette . Liszt , the mailing list directory includes popular and scholarly lists, with 71,618 on March 24, 1997.