Improving access to information for everyone at all times: the case of Inspire in the UK Available to Purchase

The purpose of this paper is to describe Inspire, a service that promotes cross‐sectoral resource sharing in the UK.

The service is described and its many benefits identified, especially at a time of significant cuts in public services.

The paper finds that Inspire provides a valuable resource‐sharing service in England as well as having connections to Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

This is the first article to fully describe and give an up‐to‐date picture of this valuable service.