Hi Clare You may find some useful stats (or not!) from the following sources: http://www.epic.co.uk/ (white papers contain various stats) http://eb.eiu.com/upload/elearn.pdf (The 2003 e-learning readiness rankings, can email report if link dies) http://idp.bl.uk/chapters/publications/IDP_papers/ELearning/introtoel.ht m (intro to official Government e-learning data) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4633126/site/newsweek/ (USA based info) It's more a famine than a feast in cyberland, educational sites provide little statistical data, including Athens pass worded sites! Cheers and good luck, a fellow post grad student John CALA Newbiggin Library Gibson Street Newbiggin by the Sea Northumberland NE64 6UZ 01670 818277 [log in to unmask] "MMS <northumberland.gov.uk>" made the following annotations. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 100% of the electricity used by Northumberland County Council comes from renewable sources. ######################################################################## If this is delivered to you in error would you please destroy all copies of it immediately and contact the sender. =========================================================================