This is where the confusion arises. On 31 July 2000 the contract for BIDS to host the ISI databases ends. BIDS ISI will therefore cease to exist. BIDS will still host a number of important services, including ingentaJournals, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences and the education databases. The May issue of the Mirror Service s news bulletin, The Looking Glass , contains a summary review of the Launch Evening in London on 16 May, which featured a range of short speeches by a variety of key figures from higher education information services and UK Mirror Service staff.
Past issues are also available online.