| MLA |
http://www.mla.gov.uk/ |
| The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives. It advises government on policy and priorities for the sector to increase access to museums collections. It manages the Designation Scheme for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. |
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| Cornucopia |
http://www.cornucopia.org.uk |
| Designed for the general public, museum professionals and researchers, this site contains a searchable database with information drawn from museum collections throughout the UK, including data from the Designated museums. |
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| 24 Hour Museum |
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk |
| Launched in 1999, the 24 Hour Museum is a gateway to information about museums, galleries and heritage attractions in the UK and is funded by the government Dept of Media, Culture and Sport, through Resource. |
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| DCMS |
http://www.culture.gov.uk |
| The government department whose responsibilities include policy on cultural and sporting activities. Introduced the Designation scheme in1998 which recognises collections of national and international importance in museums throughout England. |
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| Museums Documentation Association |
http://www.mda.org.uk |
| The Museums Documentation Association (MDA) supports the information management needs of museums and other related organisations dealing with historical information. |
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| Museums Association |
http://www.museumsassociation.org/ |
| The oldest museums association in the world, it was set up in 1889 to look after the interests of museums and galleries and their staff. It is independent of government and is funded by its membership, made of up individual museum professionals, institutions and corporate members. |
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| The Campaign for Museums |
http://www.campaignformuseums.org.uk |
| The Campaign for Museums is a charitable organisation set up in 1995 to promote museums and galleries throughout the UK. |
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| Icom |
http://www.icom.org
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| The International Council for Museums (Icom) is an organisation created shortly after WWII concerned with the promotion of heritage worldwide through museums and their staff. They promote international co-operation between museums and also organise many international events. |
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| Virtual Library of Museums |
http://www.icom.org/vlmp |
| Supported by ICOM, this site provides a directory to on-line museums worldwide. |
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| SW Museums, Libraries & Archive Council |
http://www.swmlac.org.uk/ |
| SWMLAC is one of the nine English regional development agencies responsible for all three domains (archives, libraries and museums). They have the same geographical boundaries as the Government Offices for the regions including the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, the unitary authorities of Bath & North East Somerset, Borough of Poole, Bournemouth, Bristol, North Somerset, Plymouth, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Torbay, together with the Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands. |
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