|  | Links to Research, advisory and advocacy bodies |
Organisations and programmes in the UK aiming to raise standards and develop services by conducting research, providing advice, or advocacy.
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| | Art and Business | | Art and Business help business people support the arts and the arts inspire business people. |
| Collections Link | | A national advisory service for collections management managed by MDA in partnership with the Institute of Conservation (ICON) and the National Preservation Office (NPO). It provides fast, easy access to current best practice in collections management.
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| Collections Trust | | The Collections Trust (formerly MDA) is the UK's independent organisation for collections. It sets professional Collections Management standards, and provides advice, support and training to help people meet them. |
| DigiCult | | European Commission programme to develop systems and tools which will support the accessibility and use over time of digital cultural and scientific resources. |
| Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) | | Aims to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally to secure our global digital memory and knowledge base.
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| Higher Education Digitisation Service (HEDS) | | A JISC-funded service providing advice, consultancy, and a complete production service for digitisation and digital resource development and management. Serves the higher education sector, museums, public and national libraries, archives and other not-for |
| Library Campaign | | Campaigns for the improvement of services provided by publicly-funded library and information services, and wider promotion amongst the public and library workers of the range and depth of services currently provided and needed.
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| National Literacy Trust | | An independent charity dedicated to raising literacy standards for all age groups throughout the UK.
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| Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) | | A nonprofit, membership, library computer service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the worlds information and reducing information costs. |
| Strategic e-Content Alliance (SEA) | | Aims to build a common information environment where users of publicly funded e-content can gain best value from the investment that has been made by reducing the barriers that currently inhibit access, use and re-use of e-content.
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| Telematics for Libraries | | Reports on the work carried out by the European Commission in the libraries field from 1990 to 1998. |
| The Reading Agency | | A charity which helps libraries to develop and maintain new ways of working, to share good practice, to raise standards, and to publicise the excellent work they do with readers of all ages, aptitudes and interests. |
| UKOLN | | A centre of expertise in digital information management, providing policy, research and awareness services to the UK library, information and cultural heritage communities. UKOLN is based at the University of Bath.
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