tate online is the tate's web site. since its launch in 1998, the site has had information on all four tate galleries (tate britain, tate st ives, tate liverpool and tate modern) in the same website. tate online helps visitors with get ready to visit the galleries, but is also a gallery as well. other resources include information on all works in tate's collection of british and modern international art, e-learning for all visitors, over 400 hours of webcasts, all articles from the magazine "tate etc", and a series of internet art works. bt has sponsored tate online since 2001.