Earlier this year I researched and wrote a series of case studies for the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC). These case studies - which focused on the 2007 winners of the Creating the Future Awards - can now be seen on Showcase, a newly-launched library of case studies from the ASC.

The Showcase website is a good example of how video and photos can help to bring a case study to life - and the site makes effective use of tags to help people find case studies that are relevant to them.

The Creating the Future awards promote organisations, partnerships and individuals helping to transform our cities, towns or villages, and celebrate achievement across the public, private and third sectors.

In 2007, award winners ranged from a new kind of library and learning service in Tower Hamlets, to a development forum for graduates working in regeneration in Merseyside.