1. Problems, prospects and the future for online research- Clare Madge

2. Problems and prospects Overall achieved aims. Quality. Peer evaluation; Team- working, diversity, full-time RA; Great response from research community (case studies, evaluations, links, training etc); Importance of on-going evaluation; Commitment to longevity, good investment; Build-up dissemination networks; Foundation for training in ORM.

3. But…. Labour intensive- new skills required (writing/training/proof-reading); Site expansion (other methods/interactive tool) RAE submission (is training a research output?); Publication/copyright/citation; Staff retention (temporary RA); Future maintenance and updating; Technological advances; FEC; Expanding training.

4. The future of online research? VLE Audio/visual Access grids Wireless technologies Mixed method triangulation ORE Many more A concluding note of caution.

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