Part of Terry's concerns may be met by the Tagish Essential List which
includes an "index to existing governmental and quasi-governmental
websites". You can find it at:
http://www.tagish.co.uk/links/
The List which is continually updated also includes sections on UK Local
Government, World Government and Worldwide embassies.
Sarah Carter
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"Hanstock,
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Please respond
to "Hanstock,
Terry"
Has anyone noticed this ominous announcement on the open.gov.uk website
(http://www.open.gov.uk)?
>>>Closure of open.gov.uk web service
>>>The open.gov.uk web service will be gradually withdrawn over the next
few
months and cease to be available from 1st July 2001.
>>>Similar services are provided by the UK Online citizen portal at
> <http://www.ukonline.gov.uk>
>>>We strongly recommend that any bookmarks you may have for the
open.gov.uk
domain are deleted.
I find the current site invaluable both for keeping up to date with new
official publications made available on the Web (via the "What's New"
section) and as a quick and comprehensive index to existing governmental
and
quasi-governmental websites. In it present state, UK Online citizen is
regrettably a poor relation
Terry Hanstock
Faculty Liaison Officer
Library & Information Services
The Nottingham Trent University
The Boots Library
Goldsmith Street
Nottingham
NG1 5LS
Direct line 0115 8482893
Fax 0115 8482286
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