MDA to Receive MLA Renaissance FundingThe Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is funding MDA, the UK's leading authority on information management in museums, to create Collections Link, an innovative service providing information and advice ...

MDA Signs Landmark Agreement with Scottish Museums CouncilMDA, the UK's lead organisation on the management of information about collections, has signed a landmark Service Level Agreement with the Scottish Museums Council (SMC) to provide support and a...

Numbering, Labelling and MarkingOverviewThis course provides participants with practical advice on museum numbering systems and the labelling and marking of museum objects. The course is set in the wider context of museum documentation and national sta...

MDA Publishes New 'How To' Guides to CopyrightMDA - a leading provider of copyright advice to the sector - has announced the publication of two new 'How To' briefing papers to help museums get to grips with copyright issues.Managing copyright is at the...

Affiliates DirectoryHenrietta Hopkins and Anita Van Mil - Hopkins Van Mil: Creating ConnectionsHopkins Van Mil is a private sector company with a public sector ethos committed to providing tailored solutions for our clients.  Hopkins Van Mil is about e...

Digital PreservationAn ever-increasing amount of content is being created digitally. It covers every imaginable type of material – from documents to emails, pictures to videos and audio to other types of multimedia.The rise of born-digital material pre...

MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund Guidelines now on Collections LinkMDA has announced that the guidelines for applications to the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund have now been made available on the Collections Link website.The Fund is a government scheme...

MDA Launches Documentation Planning Resource PackMDA has announced the publication of a free online Documentation Planning resource pack on the Collections Link website.The aim of the pack is to assist museums in writing their own documentation plans, ...

MDA Launches Intellectual Property Manifesto for MuseumsMDA – a leading provider of copyright and intellectual property (IP) advice and training to museums - has announced the publication of an Intellectual Property Manifesto for collections.The Manife...

Affiliates DirectoryMargaret Harrison - Collections Management NetworkMargaret Harrison specialises in museum documentation and collections management. She works with museums of all types and sizes to meet museum standards.Margaret worked for MDA and t...