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Links to related organisations

 

East Midlands

Local Studies Libraries in the East Midlands

• Derbyshire
• Leicestershire
• Lincolnshire
• North Lincolnshire
• North East Lincolnshire
• Northamptonshire
• Nottinghamshire
• Rutland

Record Offices in the East Midlands

• Derbyshire Record Office , County Hall, Matlock, Derby DE4 3AG Tel: 01629 538347 or 01629 539202, Fax: 01629 57611
• Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland , Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE18 2AH Tel: 0116 257 1080, Fax: 0116 257 1120
• Lincolnshire Archives , St Rumbold Street, Lincoln LN2 5AB Tel:01522 525158/526204, Fax: 01522 530047
• Northamptonshire Record Office , Wootton Hall Park, Northampton NN4 9BQ Tel: 01604 762129, Fax: 01604 767562
• Nottinghamshire Archives , County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham NG2 1AG Tel: 0115 9581634/9504524, Fax: 0115 9413997

Local History Societies in the East Midlands

• Derbyshire Archaeological Society
• Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
• The Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology
• Northamptonshire Archaeological Society
• Northamptonshire Record Society
• Nottinghamshire Local History Association
• Rutland Local History and Record Society
• The Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
• Current Archaeology Lists East Midlands archaeology and local history societies on the Join In tab.

Other East Midlands organisations

• MLA East Midlands provides strategic leadership for museums, libraries and archives in the East Midlands to enable them to provide a better service to the public.
• East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) This is a partnership between the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester, the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland and Leicester City Museums and Library Services. Its aim is to retrieve and make accessible on line as many of the existing oral history recordings as possible, to run its own programme of interviews and to provide support to anyone developing their own oral history projects.
• Media Archive for Central England (MACE), based at The University of Leicester, aims to collect and preserve the moving image heritage of the English Midlands, East and West, and to make it available to the widest possible audience across the region.
• Picture the Past : North East Midland Photographic Record aims to conserve and make the photographic heritage of the North East Midlands publicly accessible, thus enabling people to see the richness and diversity of the area's photographic collections.

 

National and International

• COPAC : Consortium of University Research Libraries Online Public Access Catalogue COPAC is a database which provides access to the online catalogues of a number of university research libraries in the UK and Ireland.
• OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) is a co-operative organization for library services, based in the United States. OCLC and its member libraries produce WorldCat, a union online catalogue containing records from university, public, national and private libraries worldwide
• British Library
• The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office)
• Library of Congress

 

Special Collections online resources

• British Library: Related Internet Resources for Early Printed Collections : This site includes links to many major printed-book collections worldwide, as well as listings of relevant bibliographical societies and useful library history sites.
• Special Collections Web Resources: Maintained by the American Library Association, this site includes lists of associations and organisations, sites listing antiquarian book dealers, electronic discussion groups, newsletters and special collections on the Web.
• Library Association Rare Books Group A special interest group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, promoting the importance of rare books and special collections, and providing a focal point within the profession for the purposes of liaison and education.

 

Related archival collections in Britain

In addition to the East Midlands Offices listed above, a number of national and private archive collections contain materials closely related to those held in Manuscripts and Special Collections.

• British Library Manuscripts Catalogue
• Bodleian Library, Oxford University
• Longleat House , Wiltshire (N.B. access is restricted to bonafide researchers by prior appointment only)
• An extensive series of links relating specifically to D H Lawrence resources, both in Britain and overseas, can be accessed through the Lawrence resources pages

 

British archival resources and networks

In addition to the organisations listed above, information on archives in the British Isles can be obtained from a number of sources:

• ARCHON Information gateway to UK archives repositories
• National Archives of Scotland
• Archives Wales allows easy searching of collections held by record offices, universities, museums and libraries in Wales
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• National Archives of Ireland
• UK Higher Education Archives Hub provides access to archives collections held in UK Higher Education institutions
• A2A The English strand of the UK archives network.
• AIM 25 Records of archives held in Higher Education institutions within the greater London area.
• SCRAN (Scottish Regional Cultural Access Resource Network) A multi-cultural resource for study, learning and appreciation of history and culture of Scotland.
• Hospital records Database of existence and location of records of UK hospitals.

 

International archives resources

Information on archives around the world can be found from a number of useful sites

• UNESCO Archives Portal
• Ready,'Net,Go
• Repositories of Primary Sources
• National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC). Provides access to all NUCMC catalogues produced through a free-of-charge cataloguing programme operated by the Library of Congress.
• ArchiveGrid Access to a large number of American archives. PLEASE NOTE Access is only for Nottingham University logins and requires a password. Username: ye.a38; Password: s65doze

Other useful international connections can be found through:

• International Council on Archives
• Reference at Your Desk from the American National Archives

 

Historical Associations

• Institute of Historical Research
• British Record Association

 

 Professional associations for librarians and archivists

• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK)
• Archives & Records Association
• Society of American Archivists

 

Professional bodies and technical issues

• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council  
• Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections (AMARC)
• Joint Information Systems Committee  (JISC)
• Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
• People's Network Forum to improve co-ordination of networking initiatives across the UK, as well as at a European and International level.
• UKOLN National focus of expertise in digital information management
• JISC Digital Media (formerly TASI) Provides advice and support for the academic community on the digital storage and delivery of image-related information.
• Copyright and Intellectual Property
• Copyright Licensing Agency useful information on UK copyright
• Watch database of copyright holders' information for authors and artists
• Data Protection includes Freedom of Information, from the Information Commissioner's Office 
• ICA Committtee for Descriptive Standards (includes ISAD(G) and ISAAR (CPF))
• EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Official web site with links to a wide range of online resources about EAD/SGML/XML and EAD-based web sites.
• Ordnance Survey maps