INFORM25: The M25 Consortium Initiatives on Resource Discovery1

1. InforM25 <http://www/M25.lib.ac.uk>

Abstract

InforM25 is a successful large integrated online resource discovery service primarily serving higher education students, staff, and research communities in the London area, but also available to the public. This paper gives an overview of this service and its development path, highlights some of the issues and challenges faced along the way and considers criteria for planning future regional resource discovery developments.

Acknowledgments

This paper is based on a presentation delivered at 'Regional collaboration and academic libraries: a state of the art conference', hosted by the Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) on 21 September 2004 in Cardiff.

Notes

1. InforM25 <http://www/M25.lib.ac.uk>

2. InforM25 <http://www/M25.lib.ac.uk>

3. <http://ccinterop.cdlr.strath.ac.uk>

4. <http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/smsctech/399/39902.htm>

5. <http://www.sherpa.ac.uk>