[1][2][3] The VLmp online directory resource was founded by Jonathan Bowen in 1994, originally at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory in the United Kingdom.

[7][8] As part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library, initiated by Tim Berners-Lee and later managed by Arthur Secret.

Canada, through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN),[11] was the first country to become involved.

The MDA maintained the United Kingdom section of museums,[12] later the Collections Trust.

[25][26][27] It included virtual "galleries" (e.g., on Alan Turing, curated by Andrew Hodges[27]) and links to other computer museums.