This message has been forwarded from Professor Bruce Royan
of SCRAN


SCRAN <http://www.scran.ac.uk> is an online collection of
well over 100,000 images and multimedia resources from
archives, museums and libraries, copyright cleared for
educational re-use.

Potential users are invited to try SCRAN out for themselves
on the SCRAN stand at the British Education Technology
Show, BETT 10 - 13 January 2001, Olympia, London.

SCRAN is now available to Further and Higher Education
Institutions for subscription at heavily subsidised cost
through the JISC. Further information is available online at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/collections/scran.html

Some 75 institutions have taken up the offer of a free open
trial access period, which was intended to run until 14th
January 2001. Several institutions have asked for this
trial period to be extended, and we are now delighted to
announce an extension until 31 January 2001. It is not too
late for interested institutions to participate in the
trial.
In order to access the trial, either sign up at BETT, or
contact: Conal Anderson, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
voicemail: 0131 662 1211

Prof Bruce Royan, CEO,  SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources
Access Network) http://www.scran.ac.uk/    tel (+44) 131
662 1211    fax(+44) 131 662 1511




Debbie Kent
User Services Officer
The Visual Arts Data Service
The Surrey Institute for Art and Design, University College
Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 892737
Fax: +44 (0) 1252 892725
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk