UK online does offer the services you mention at: http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/online/ukonline/quickFind this includes a comprehensive index and search engine for govt sites and a news service and links to publications. The performance of the search engine for govt sites is much improved compared to open.gov and includes indexing using keywords and related terms.
Steve Wood
Intranet/GSI Editor
HM Treasury
020 7270 5310
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From: Hanstock, Terry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 April 2001 11:01
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Subject: Closure of open.gov.uk web service
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The open.gov.uk web service will be gradually withdrawn over the next few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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