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An opportunity to assist in the development of the Designation scheme
for outstanding collections in England's libraries and archives
The Designation Scheme has identified outstanding collections held in
England's non-national museums since 1997. The Scheme was extended to
libraries and archives in November 2004, and an announcement of
successful applicants in this first round will be made by the end of
September 2005. The extended Scheme will identify library and archive
collections in non-national institutions which are deemed to be of
national and international importance, highlighting the richness and
variety of such collections in range of different organisations.
MLA would like to appoint a consultant to help us manage the assessment
process, reviewing applications for our colleagues in the regions and
producing summaries of evidence for consideration by the Designation
Panel in June and July 2005. Expressions of interest received to date
suggest that the consultant will work mainly on applications from
libraries and archives in London, although there may be opportunities to
look at those from elsewhere. The consultant will need to be available
between mid April and July 2005. The bulk of assessment work will be
carried out from 15 April until 20 May 2005, with the preparation of
summaries for the first Panel meeting at the beginning of June.
For further information about the role and its requirements, and for
details of how to submit a tender, please see
http://www.mla.gov.uk/documents/0083brf.doc. The closing date is 12
noon, Friday 1st April 2005.
Isobel J R Thompson
Standards Policy Adviser
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
16 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA
T 020 7273 1454
F 020 7273 1404
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