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> Sent: 15 February 1999 16:11
> To: International Development Markup Language Initiative
> Subject: International development gateway sites
>
>
> International development gateway sites
>
> Currently, a number of subject gateways for international
> development exist; e.g., Eldis (housed at IDS), OneWorld,
> Ibiscus, Virtual Library (CIDA), IAN and To the World
> (IDRC).
> - The subject content of each of the systems is similar,
> but each has a unique focus.
> - The sites use many different systems for the managing
> their links.
> - Some sites add metadata to each link while others just
> collect the links.
> - There is no coordination among the sites.
> - There is no system for simultaneously accessing all the
> sites.
> - There is a duplication of effort.
>
> IDRC, IDS and CIDA have begun to discuss ways that we can
> collaborate. If you are interested in joining this
> discussion, please contact:
> Alison Ball, [log in to unmask]
> Peter Ferguson, [log in to unmask]
> David Steinberg, [log in to unmask]
>
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