This Web page acts as an introduction to subject based information gateways. It offers a brief definition and links to a selection of gateways as examples. Subject based information gateways are recommended by DESIRE as a means of providing researchers and academics with easy and effective access to high quality networked resources. DESIRE suggests a strategy where libraries and universities across Europe set up national gateways that point to high quality networked resources from each country. These gateways could form a European network of gateways that could potentially be cross-searched. DESIRE has produced guidelines and software for developing these gateways and these are given on the DESIRE Cataloguing and Indexing Web site.