New arts portal for RDN

Citation

Blake, M. (2004), "New arts portal for RDN", The Electronic Library, Vol. 22 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/el.2004.26322aag.010

New arts portal for RDN

New arts portal for RDNwww.artifact.ac.uk

Loyd Grossman, journalist, writer and TV presenter, and Sir George Sweeney, principal of Knowsley Community College, joined guests at the London Institute Gallery and the Manchester Art Gallery to help launch a new information service for the arts and creative industries.

Artifact is an Internet gateway developed by a consortium of partners led by the Manchester Metropolitan University. It provides access to arts and creative industries information on the Internet. While it was specifically designed to support the learning, teaching and research needs of those in post-16 education, it is also relevant for anyone interested the arts and creative industries.

Funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee, Artifact is one of a number of independent information providers that make up the Resource Discovery Network (www.rdn.ac.uk).

Artifact covers a range of subjects, from traditional art and design disciplines, architecture and the performing arts to new media, technology and the "creative industries", encompassing fashion, broadcasting, interior design, film, advertising, dance, galleries, animation, music, publishing, graphic design, crafts, costume, textiles, fine arts, museums, sculpture, industrial design and theatre and many other topics reflecting the higher and further education curricula inthe UK.