Links by Subject

ACADEMIC

• Colleges of Further and Higher Education Group (of the Library Association)
• Council for Learning Resources in Colleges (CoLRiC)
• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• Standing Conference of National and University Libraries
• UK Sensitive Maps (academic Web sites)
• University, College and Research Group (of the Library Association)

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

• Article 19

• Campaign for Freedom of Information

ARCHIVES

• Public Record Office
• Society of Archivists

THE ARTS

• Arts Council of England
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Arts Council of Wales
• Culture Online (DCMS)
• Regional Arts Boards - England
• Scottish Arts Council

BOOK TRADE

• Alliance of Literary Societies
• Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers
• Association of Subscription Agents
• Book Industry Communication
• Book Trust
• The Booksellers Association of Great Britain & Ireland
• British Computer Society Electronic and Multimedia Publishing Specialist Group
• Electronic Journals in Librarianship and Information Science
• Higher Education Web
• International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
• Internet publications
• magazines.net
• Periodical Publishers Association
• The Poetry Book Society
• The Poetry Society
• The Publishers Association
• Publishers' e-mail addresses
• Scottish Book Trust
• Society of Authors
• UK Literature Fesitvals (The British Council)
  

CAREERS

• CanDo (careers guidance for disabled HE students)
• Careers Services National Association
• Choice and Careers Division (of the DfEE)
• Oxford Web-site for Library Trainees
• Prospects Web (HE careers guidance)
• Student Support (DfEE)

EDUCATION

• The British Association for Open Learning
• British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
• BT Lifelong Learning Awards
• Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru (Welsh Books Council)
• Department for Education and Employment (DfEE)
• Department of Education Northern Ireland (DENI)
• Education 2000
• The Education Virtual Campus (British Council) (studying in Britain)
• Electronic Journals in Librarianship and Information Science
• Exploit Interactive
• EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research)
• Further Education HUB on the National Grid for Learning
• Information and Communication Technologies Learning Centres
• learndirect Scotland
• The Learning Age
• Live Literature Network (Arts Council of England)
• The National Curriculum
• National Grid for Learning
• National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
• New Library: The People's Network
• The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
• School Libraries Online (International Association of School Librarianship)
• Science Year
• Scottish Higher Education and Research Acquisitions Librarians
• The Scottish Office
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• Scottish University for Industry
• Stories From the Web (Centre for the Child, Birmingham)
• Teacher Training Agency
• UK government information for education (NISS directory)
• UK Lifelong Learning (DFEE)
• University Science and Technology Librarians Group
• Web Wise - BBC Education's guide to the Internet
• Welsh Books Council (Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru)
• World List of DLIS

E-MAIL

• Library Lists (at JISCmail)

EVENTS

• IFLA Council and General Conference
  
   

GATEWAY WEB SITES

• BUBL 5:15
• BUBL Link
• The European Library (TEL) - The Gate to Europe's knowledge
• Info Connect
• NISS Directory of Networked Resources
• Pinakes
• Professional Organisations in the Information Sciences

ICT

• European Computer Driving Licence
• People's Network Online
   

JOB SEEKING

• ALA Library and Education and Employment Menu
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Resources
• Employment in Britain (British Embassy guidelines for US citizens)
• LA JobNet
• LIBJOBS (IFLA)
• Library Job Hunting (compiled by Ann E. Robinson)

LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY

• Acts of Parliament
• British Official Publications Current Awareness Service
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Early Day Motions
• European Union
• Government Libraries Group (of the Library Association)
• Government press releases
• Inside Parliament (Press Association)
• MPs (BBC News)
• Public Bills
• Public Lending Right
• Statutory Instruments
• Trade Marks

LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BRANCHES

• Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Branch
• Cymdeithas Llyfrgelloedd Cymru (Welsh Library Association)
• Eastern Branch
• Essex Library Group
• Scottish Library Association
• South Western Branch
• Welsh Library Association (Cymdeithas Llyfrgelloedd Cymru)
• West Midland Branch
• Yorkshire and Humberside Branch

LIBRARY ASSOCIATION GROUPS

• Branch and Mobile Libraries Group
• Career Development Group
• Cataloguing and Indexing Group
• Colleges of Further and Higher Education Group
• Education Librarians Group
• Government Libraries Group

• Health Libraries Group
  
  • Community Care Network
  • IFM Healthcare
  • Libraries for Nursing

• Industrial and Commercial Libraries Group
  
  • Aerospace & Defence Librarians Group

• Information Services Group
  
  • Standing Committee on Official Publications
  • Standing Committee on Business Information

• International Group
• Library History Group
• Local Studies Group
• Multimedia Information and Technology Group
• Personnel Training and Education Group
• Prison Libraries Group
• Public Libraries Group
• Publicity and Public Relations Group
• Rare Books Group
• Retired Members Guild
• School Libraries Group
• University, College and Research Group
• Youth Libraries Group

LIS LITERATURE

• Ariadne - magazine for librarians funded by Elib
• BUBL Journals: Library Information Science (searchable contents list)

LITERACY

• Literacy Time (BECTA)
• National Literacy Trust

MUSEUMS

• mda
• Museums Around the UK
• Museums Association
• 24 Hour Museum (Museums, Galleries and Heritage for Everyone)

NATIONAL LIBRARIES

• The British Library
• The British Library Public Catalogue
• National Library of Scotland
• National Library of Wales
• Standing Conference of National and University Libraries
• Treasures from Europe's National Libraries

OVERSEAS ORGANIZATIONS

• American Library Association
• Australian Library and Information Association
• Book Aid
• Canadian Library Association
• EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations)
• Education Aid
• Estia 
• European Information Assocation (EIA)
• European Union
• FID (International Federation for Information and Documentation)
• IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
• International Group (of the Library Association)
• International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
• Library Association of Ireland
• Professional Organisations in the Information Sciences
• World Standards Services Network (WSSN)

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

• Association of London Chief Librarians (ALCL)
• Branch and Mobile Libraries Group (of the Library Association)
• CIRCE (Community Information Research resourCE) Project
• Competitiveness Joint Committee (CJC) (Best Value and competition)
• LeisureHunt (includes 3500 libraries)
• Local authority Web sites
• Local Studies Group (of the Library Association)
• London Libraries Development Agency
• Metro Libraries (Public Libraries of London)
• People's Network Online
• Public Internet Access in Libraries
• Public Lending Right
• Public Libraries Group (of The Library Association)
• Public Libraries of Europe
• The Public Library Service (The Literacy Trust)
• UK Public Libraries Page
  

REGIONALISM

• An Chomhairle Leabharlanna / The Library Council
• Circle of Officer of National and Regional Library Systems
• Culture North East
• Culture South West
• ELISA (East of England Library and Information Services)
• Information North
• Living East: The East of England Cultural Consortium
• London Libraries Development Agency
• NCVO Gateway
• North East Museums Libraries and Archives Council (NEMLAC)
• North Western Regional Library System
• South East England Cultural Consortium
• The Libraries Partnership - West Midlands (TLP-WM)
• West Midlands Regional Library System (WMRLS)

STATISTICS

• Library & Information Statistics Tables (LIST) 1998
• Library & Information Statistics Unit (LISU)
• Most Borrowed Authors and Books

TRADE UNIONS

• Association of University Teachers (AUT)
• First Division Association (FDA)
• Manufacturing Science Finance (MSF)
• Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
• Trade Union Congress (TUC)
• UNISON

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Career Development Group (CDG)
• European Computer Driving Licence
• Information Services National Training Organisation (isNTO)
• The Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT)
• People's Network Online
• Personnel Training and Education Group (PTEG)

UK ORGANIZATIONS

• African Caribbean Library Association
• Alliance of Literary Societies
• Architecture Librarians' Group (ARCLIB)
• Arts Libraries Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland (ARLIS/UK and Ireland)
• Asian Librarians and Advisors Group (ALAG)
• Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries
• Association of Information Officers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Association of Land-based Librarians in Colleges and Universities (ALLCU)
• Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers
• Association of London Chief Librarians (ALCL)
• Association of Subscription Agents
• Association of UK Media Librarians (AUKM)
• The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
• British Association for Information & Library Education and Research (BAILER)
• The Bibliographic Society
• Bliss Classification
• Book Aid
• Book Industry Communication
• Book Trust
• Branching Out (reaching readers through libraries)
• Britain and Ireland Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (BIASLIC)
• British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL)
• British Association for Information & Library Education and Research (BAILER)
• The British Association for Open Learning
• British Computer Society Electronic and Multimedia Publishing Specialist Group
• British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group
• The British Copyright Council
• The British Council
• British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
• British National Bibliography Research Fund (BNBRF)
• British National IFLA Forum
• British Universities Film and Video Council
• BT Lifelong Learning Awards
• Careers Services National Association
• Centre for Information Quality Management
• City Information Group
• Coalition for Public Information (CoPI)
• Consortium of Health Independent Libraries in London (CHILL)
• Copyright Licensing Agency
• Council for Learning Resources in Colleges (CoLRiC)
• Cultural Heritage & European Commission Funding
• Culture Online (DCMS)
• Education Aid
• Electronic Information Publishers Action Group (EIP)
• Electronic Libraries Programme (Elib)
• Exploit Interactive
• Foresight Knowledge Pool
• Forum for Interlending (FIL)
• Her Magesty's Stationery Office - Inforoute
• Information for Social Change
• Information Services National Training Organisation (isNTO)
• Institute of Information Scientists
• International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (United Kingdom Branch) (IAML UK)
• learndirect Scotland
• Librarians' Christian Fellowship
• The Library and Information Commission
• Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
• Library & Information Statistics Unit (LISU)
• The Library Campaign
• Library Information Technology Centre
• LiNC Health Panel
• Live Literature Network (Arts Council of England)
• Local Authority Web Sites
• London Libraries Development Agency
• Map Curators Group of the British Cartographic Society
• Museums Association
• National Acquisitions Group
• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
• National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
• New Opportunities Fund
• People's Network Online
• Periodical Publishers Association
• The Poetry Book Society
• The Poetry Society
• Public Lending Right
• The Publishers Association
• The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
• Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
• re:source: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
• Royal National Institute for the Blind Library (RNIB)
• School Libraries Online (International Association of School Librarianship)
• School Library Association
• Scottish Book Trust
• Scottish Higher Education and Research Acquisitions Librarians
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• Scottish University for Industry
• Sexuality Issues in Libraries Group (SILG)
• Society of Archivists
• Society of Authors
• Society of Chief Librarians
• Society of Indexers
• Society of Public Information Networks (SPIN)
• SPRIG
• Standing Conference of National and University Libraries
• Stationery Office - Official Documents
• Teacher Training Agency
• UK Interoperability Focus (UKOLN)
• UK National Commission for UNESCO
• UK Office for Library and Information Networking (UKOLN)
• UK Online User Group (UKOLUG)
• UK Serials Group (UKSG)
• UK Unesco
• University Science and Technology Librarians Group (USTLG)
• Voluntary Sector Online
• Women Connect

YOUTH

• British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)
• The Children's Literature Web Guide
• DfEE
• QUICK (The Quality Information Checklist)
• Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
• School Libraries Group (of the Library Association)
• School Libraries Online (International Association of School Librarianship)
• School Library Association
• Stories From the Web (Centre for the Child, Birmingham)
• Youth Libraries Group (of the Library Association)