17th April 2009, 11:28 PM
No I didn't mean that, and I don't think any of the sites listed fall in that category. I just meant that, in my book, an online HER is just that, not an online collection of learning resources etc. that happens to have a subset of the HER database attached to it. Of course an HER aims to contain data that's as refined and easy to understand as possible, but Axeman has already pointed out the many problems that exist with refining huge databases managed by perhaps one member of staff. It comes back once again to the reasons behind putting an HER online and the user base it is aimed at.
For my money the Norfolk model is the one that should be aspired to. I'm sure others would also wish to use their HER information in all those ways if only they had the resources to do it.
For my money the Norfolk model is the one that should be aspired to. I'm sure others would also wish to use their HER information in all those ways if only they had the resources to do it.