Press Centre
Latest News
Government launches review of copyright legislation
19th Dec, 2008 - The Collections Trust has welcomed a new government review of copyright legislation.Leicester Museum Studies Tops Academic Assessment
19th Dec, 2008 - Department of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Research Assessment Exercise 2008Now online: Europeana, Europe's Digital Library
21st Nov, 2008 - Europeana, Europe's multimedia online library has opened to the public.Collections Trust Publishes Guide to Pest Management
13th Nov, 2008 - The Collections Trust has announced the publication of a new guide to pest management for cultural heritage organisations.Collections Management Assistant vacancy
6th Oct, 2008 - The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts has a vacancy for a Collections Management AssistantCollections Trust Annual Report
19th Sep, 2008 - The Collections Trust has announced that its Annual Report for 2007-08 is available now to view and download from its websiteCollections Link Publishes New Advice Factsheets
27th Aug, 2008 - Collections Link has announced the publication of three new factsheets, which are available to download free from its website.Collections Trust and UK Universities to Promote Collections Research
11th Jun, 2008 - The Collections Trust and four UK universities have been awarded funding by the Arts & Humanities Research Council to develop training resources to improve the use of collections for research.The Collections Trust and MLA – A New Strategic Partnership
4th Jun, 2008 - The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council has commissioned the Collections Trust and Culture24 to partner them in taking forward a series of national programmes and strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening the profile, management and accessibility oCollections Trust Publishes New Guide to Documentation
28th May, 2008 - The Collections Trust has announced the launch of Documentation: a practical guide, the first in a new series of Collections Management publications.Collections Trust to Deliver Digital Services to the Cultural Sector
9th May, 2008 - The Collections Trust has taken responsibility for DiSCS-UK, an innovative online service providing support to culture-sector practitioners when planning, commissioning and procuring digital services.A New Standard for Collections Management
6th May, 2008 - The Collections Trust and BSI British Standards have entered into partnership to create a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for the management of cultural collections.MDA re-launches as the Collections Trust
11th Apr, 2008 - MDA has announced that from 9th April, it will become the Collections Trust, a new independent national organisation for collections.Flanders and the Netherlands Adopt SPECTRUM Standard
20th Mar, 2008 - Leading cultural organisations from the UK, Netherlands and Flanders came together at events in Brussels and Rotterdam to launch the Dutch and Flemish versions of SPECTRUM, the international standard for the management of cultural collections.UK Intellectual Property Office Consultation Offers Hope for Museums
10th Jan, 2008 - Following discussions with MDA and other sector bodies, the UK Intellectual Property Office has launched a Copyright Exceptions Consultation which could significantly simplify the management of collections for museums.MDA Loans Pack Now Available on Collections Link
8th Jan, 2008 - MDA has announced the publication of a Loans Pack, available to download free from the Collections Link website.MDA Delivers SPECTRUM XML Schema
7th Dec, 2007 - MDA has announced the production of a revised SPECTRUM XML schema, designed to help museums and other cultural organisations exchange information about their collections.A full archive of press releases is available from the Press Releases page.
Press Pack
Information for press enquiries, including contact details and information on the use of our name and logo, is available in our Press Pack.
News Alerts Service
Sign up to the News Alerts Service to receive updates on Collections Trust projects and initiatives, news of training courses and bursaries, and information on new resources.
You can click here to subscribe to the service.
You may unsubscribe from this service at any time by emailing eleanor@collectionstrust.org.uk
Collections Link News
For further information about Collections Link, and the latest developments to the service, please visit the Collections Link News page.
