Section 1 of this handbook is aimed at the people responsible for strategic management - funders and project managers who will initiate the set up of a gateway and who will steer its direction over time.

It aims to give an overview of the key issues involved in gateway projects, giving a rationale for these projects. It covers the important decisions that need to be made when setting up a new gateway (for example, staff effort, skills and costs) but also deals with logistics for managing an existing gateway.

Each section offers some background, practical tips and hints, key references, a glossary, case studies and examples. Watch out for the that will take you to related sections elsewhere in the handbook