HEALTHWEB - A COLLABORATIVE INTERINSTITUTIONAL INTERNET PROJECT

Librarians at the University of Michigan have been involved in HealthW eb (<http://healthweb.org>) since its origin in late 1993, The challen ges and opportunities presented by the Internet environment led to the intellectual development of this grassroots project. As the primary g oal of developing HealthWeb nears completion, the more than 100 librar ians involved are planning enhancements for the project to build on th eir successful collaborative effort. This article focuses on the chall enges and lessons of developing a model Internet project.