Intute Reflections at the End of an Era, Adriane (July 2010)
Intute staff reflect on the history and achievements of Intute, the UK scholarly directory. It was grand - but funding was cut. Perhaps the future is in volunteer help (it's amazing what people will do for free but it's not reliable), and subscription fees.
The very sad conclusion: "The problems that led to the creation of the RDN hubs, that is the need to find quality resources and make sense of the Internet, are still pressing issues today, and throughout its history Intute has helped students to make discerning use of the Internet through community collaboration. However, technological developments, changing user expectations and diminishing budgets mean that services such as Intute will need to find new ways to engage with their communities, and the search for alternative business models will require new ways of thinking. "
Posted by Gwen at September 3, 2010 07:18 PM