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MLA West Midlands: the regional council of museums, libraries and archives. |
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Floor 2, Grosvenor House,
14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RS.
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MLA: Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Victoria House,
Southampton Row,
London WC1B 4EA,
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www.mla.gov.uk |
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| Latest News |
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Here you will find all the latest news items.
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21 August 2006 |
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Jon Finch starts as MLA West Midlands new Chief Executive |
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Delivering Education & Lifelong Learning Services |
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15 August 2006 |
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A new programme of FREE workshops and seminars, inclusive of lunch, will be taking place this autumn. These events are specifically designed for museum colleagues who are currently planning, developing or delivering educational and lifelong learning services for museums, galleries or historic houses within the West Midlands. The Programme is funded by the ‘Sharing Benefits in Learning across the Region’ project through Renaissance West Midlands |
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Footsteps of Giants – A Guinness World Record |
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15 August 2006 |
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The Guinness World Record for the longest line of footprints was smashed with an amazing 20,107 prints - that’s over 6000 more than the previous record!
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West Midlands Library Forum 2006 |
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15 August 2006 |
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Rare or Rarified? Making the most of your special collections
Fri 27 Oct. Austin Court, Central Birmingham. 10.15am - 16.30pm |
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Volunteers in Museums, Libraries and Archives: Policies and Procedures |
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15 August 2006 |
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Friday, 29th September 2006
Do you work in a museum, library or archive and have responsibility for volunteers? Are you looking to develop appropriate policies and procedures to guide the involvement of volunteers within your organisation?
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MDA and MODES Join Forces to Improve Access to Standards |
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15 August 2006 |
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MDA, the UK's lead organisation for collections and information management has joined forces with The MODES Users Association (MUA) (the suppliers of MODES, one of the most widely- used software packages for documentation and cataloguing), to publish the SPECTRUM standard using XML.
Already freely available online for non-commercial use, SPECTRUM is recognised nationally and internationally as the industry standard for documentation. Under the terms of a new Agreement, the MUA has licensed a copy of their new MODES XML package to MDA for use as a publishing platform for SPECTRUM.
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Collections for the Future: Progress in the Midlands |
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15 August 2006 |
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Thu 28th Sep ’06. 10am – 4pm. Snibston Discovery Park, Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire. LE67 3LN. Lunch and all refreshments are included in the day.
This Midlands Federation of Museums & Art Galleries day conference explores the impact of the Museums Association report, ‘Collections for the Future’ in the East and West Midlands.
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Patterns in Islam |
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15 August 2006 |
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Bilston Craft Gallery – 1 Sep 06. 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Experience the exhibition ‘Patterns of Identity' coming alive through poetry, storytelling and singing.
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New Trustees Appointed to the National Trust Memorial Fund |
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15 August 2006 |
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The Prime Minister has appointed Kathryn Gee, Doug Hulyer and Christopher Woodward as Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Their term of appointments will run from 10 September 2006 to 9 September 2009 and 1 November 2006 to 31 October 2009 respectively. |
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Better Stock, Better Libraries: a national library purchasing model |
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15 August 2006 |
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The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has unveiled a plan to save up to £20million a year, creating major opportunities for significant reinvestment in improving library services to customers. Better Stock, Better Libraries outlines a national library purchasing model. The new procurement arrangements, which maintain local accountability for stock selection, would mean better availability and more efficient management of stock, more flexibility to meet local needs and reduced unit costs of stock.
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