Useful online tools and links
Working on behalf of the academic community to collect, catalogue, manage, preserve and promote the re-use of scholarly digital resources.
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Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)
Providing, preserving and promoting quality digital resources for the visual arts.
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The Visual Resources Association is a non-profit organization established to further research and education in the field of visual resources and to promote a spirit of cooperation among the members of the profession.
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Arts Council England
The national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
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British Council Arts
BritishCouncil Arts group brings the best of UK arts to the rest of the world,helping over 1,500 events to happen each year in 109 countries.
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Crafts Council
The UK's national organisation for the promotion of contemporary crafts.
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Department for Culture Media and Sport
Government department responsible for national policy on the arts and sport
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Design Council
Thenational strategic body for design, funded by the UK government.Promotes the use of design in the UK's businesses and public services.
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Directgov
Producedby the Central Office of Information, Directgov provides informationfrom across UK government departments on topics ranging from travelsafety and parental leave to special educational needs and local NHSservices.
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Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
MLAwas launched in April 2000 as the strategic body working with and formuseums, archives and libraries, tapping into the potential forcollaboration between them.
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Register of Tax-exempt Heritage Assets
This database gives details of heritage assets exempt from capital taxes and how the public can see them
Visual Resources Association
The Visual Resources Association is a non-profit organization established to further research and education in the field of visual resources and to promote a spirit of cooperation among the members of the profession.
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CHArt is a society open to all who have an interest in the application of computers to the study of art and design.
More on CHArtThe Designers Accord is a coalition of designers, educators, researchers, engineers, business consultants, and corporations. It is a not-for-profit organisation that is directed by a seven member Advisory Board. The Designers Accord envisions a creative community where the principles of sustainable design are integrated into all practice and production. Their mission is to catalyze innovation throughout the creative community by collectively building intelligence around sustainability. They advocate inverting the traditional model of competition, and encourage pooling knowledge so that all may benefit and build on marketable and sustainable solutions. They believe this will create positive social and environmental impact.
Resource centre for those interested in the art and design of less traditionally studied cultures as well those interested in issues of globalisation, cultural diversity and difference. The site offers course materials for FE and HE, a database of visual, archival, library and on-line resources as well as links to useful organisations.
The original Inspire grouping of public, higher education and national libraries has now been extended to include further education libraries, health related libraries and a wide range of specialist libraries which together provide a hugely rich and varied source of information on every subject from Accountancy to Zoology.