Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:27:43 +0100MDA - Collections Trusthttp://www.mda.org.ukFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:27:43 +0100Orangeleaf Systems Ltd SiteSync 6en-gbhttp://www.mda.org.uk/news/004719.htmlThe 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.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:40:01 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004707.htmlThe 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 oWed, 4 Jun 2008 02:55:56 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004703.htmlThe Collections Trust has announced the launch of Documentation: a practical guide, the first in a new series of Collections Management publications.Wed, 28 May 2008 04:55:41 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004698.htmlThe 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.Fri, 9 May 2008 11:00:45 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004695.htmlThe Collections Trust and BSI British Standards have entered into partnership to create a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for the management of cultural collections.Tue, 6 May 2008 02:54:51 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004679.htmlMDA has announced that from 9th April, it will become the Collections Trust, a new independent national organisation for collections.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:29:47 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004663.htmlLeading 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.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:25:15 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004664.htmlFollowing 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.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:26:33 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004665.htmlMDA has announced the publication of a Loans Pack, available to download free from the Collections Link website.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:27:36 +00:00http://www.mda.org.uk/news/004666.htmlMDA has announced the production of a revised SPECTRUM XML schema, designed to help museums and other cultural organisations exchange information about their collections.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:28:29 +00:00