Press Releases
The Collections Trust issues regular press releases about particular aspects of our work. Note that the information given in them (eg. web addresses and telephone numbers) was correct at the time of their release.
The archive is available below:
2009
2008
- 19th December - Leicester Museum Studies Tops Academic Assessment
- 19th December - Government launches review of copyright legislation
- 13th November - Collections Trust Publishes Guide to Pest Management
- 18th September - Collections Trust Annual Report
- 27th August - Collections Link Publishes New Advice Factsheets
- 11th June - Collections Trust and UK Universities to Promote Collections Research
- 4th June - The Collections Trust and MLA – A New Strategic Partnership
- 28th May - Collections Trust Publishes New Guide to Documentation
- 9th May - Collections Trust to Deliver Digital Services to the Cultural Sector
- 6th May - A New Standard for Collections Management
- 11th April - MDA re-launches as the Collections Trust
- 20th March - Flanders and the Netherlands Adopt SPECTRUM Standard
- 10th January - UK Intellectual Property Office Consultation Offers Hope for Museums
- 8th January - MDA Loans Pack now Available on Collections Link
2007
- 7th December - MDA Delivers SPECTRUM XML Schema
- 3rd December - MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund Guidelines Now on Collections Link
- 30th November - MDA Publishes New 'How To' Guides to Copyright
- 29th November - New Advice Team at Collections Link
- 12th October - MDA Chief Executive to Present at British Copyright Council/World Intellectual Property Organisation Event
- 5th September - MDA Publishes Guide to Applying for Documentation Funding
- 31st August - MDA Launches Intellectual Property Manifesto for Museums
- 17th August - Vernon Systems Join MDA Partners Scheme
- 19th June - Collections Assessment Tool Online Now
- 11th June - Revised Standards in Collections Care Now Available on Collections Link
- 30th May - Mobydoc Joins MDA Partners Scheme
- 1st May - MDA and Social History Curators Group to Develop Joint Initiatives
- 17th April - Collections Link Wins Best of the Web Award
- 11th April - Collections Link Shop is Open for Business
- 1st March - MDA Publishes Revised SPECTRUM Standard
- 26th February - Netherlands and Belgium Adopt SPECTRUM Standard
- 12th February - Cultural Leaders Appointed to the Board of MDA
- 5th February - MDA Launches Documentation Planning Resource Pack
- 31st January - MDA Commissioned to Support Subject Specialists
- 16th January - Collections Link Nominated for Best of the Web Awards
- 8th January - MDA Publishes Terminology White Papers
2006
- 23rd November - Collections Link Publishes Standards for Exchanging Exhibitions
- 27th October - Accreditation Resource Directory Now Live on Collections Link
- 20th October - MDA Launches New Copyright Resource for Collections
- 18th October - Benchmarks in Collection Care Now Available on Collections Link
- 10th October - Leading Industry Experts Join MDA IP Advisory Committee
- 6th September - SPECTRUM Gets a Makeover
- 1st September - MDA to Develop Cultural Property Advice Service
- 24th August - Collections Link Announces Launch of Training Bursaries
- 11th August - MDA and MODES Join Forces to Improve Access to Standards
- 27th July - zetcom Becomes Latest MDA Partner
- 26th June - Leading Culture Bodies Create Semantic Web Thinktank
- 15th June - MDA Announces Publication of Documentation Timescales Fact Sheet
- 12th June - MDA Appoints Peter Winsor as Collections Link Project Director
- 9th May - MDA Members Value Access to Advice and Standards
- 22nd March - DS Ltd Joins the MDA Partners Scheme
- 17th March - Brixham Heritage Museum is the 1000th UK SPECTRUM Licensee
- 28th February - MDA to Receive MLA Renaissance Funding
- 24th February - MDA Wins Contract to Assess Creative Commons for Museums
- 14th February - MDA Codes Now Available Online
- 7th February - Leading Museum Software Supplier Joins MDA Partners Scheme
- 23rd January - MDA Welcomes KE Software as an MDA Partner
- 20th January - MDA Launches New Online Services for Members
2005
- 15th December - MDA Appoints Training Officer
- 14th December - MDA Launches SPECTRUM Terminology
- 21st November - System Simulation Joins the MDA Partners Scheme
- 28th October - MDA Launches Award-winning Labelling and Marking Training Film
- 9th September - MDA Signs Landmark Agreement with Scottish Museums Council
- 11th August - MDA Launches Online Forum
- 6th May - MDA Publishes Revised Edition of SPECTRUM Standard
If you would like to submit a Press Release to the Collections Trust, or would like to be included on our mailing list for future releases, e-mail Eleanor Lovegrove at eleanor@collectionstrust.org.uk.
