Dear all,
Intute: the best of the web
London. 13th July 2006. Intute was launched today at an event held at the
Wellcome Trust. Intute is the new face of the Resource Discovery Network
(RDN), and is a free national service enabling lecturers, researchers and
students to discover and access quality Internet resources. Intute exists
to advance education and research by promoting the most intelligent use of
the Internet.
Caroline Williams, Executive Director of Intute said, "the environment in
which we operate is rapidly changing. Issues of trust and quality are real
concerns for our users, and we have responded to this by creating a new
service which takes the best of the RDN and streamlines it into one easy to
use interface." She explains, "the Intute database makes it possible to
discover the best and most relevant resources on the Internet. You can
explore and discover trusted information, assured that it has been
evaluated by subject specialists."
Intute is hosted by MIMAS at The University of Manchester, and is a
collaboration between a whole host of partners and contributors. At the
heart of the organisation is a consortium of seven universities, bringing
together a wealth of expertise and knowledge. Intute is funded by the Joint
Information Systems Committee (JISC), with support from the Arts and
Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and the Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC).
Intute is freely available at
http://www.intute.ac.uk
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Emma Place, Intute Training Manager
Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT)
University of Bristol, 8-10 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HH
Tel: 0117 928 7183 Email: [log in to unmask]
Intute Virtual Training Suite:
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk
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