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Resource Appoints New Advisers London, 5 July 2000 -- Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries has appointed Oliver Gillman as Gates Fund Adviser and Nick Poole as ICT Adviser. Chris Batt, Director of Access and Learning, commented: "Resource's agenda has a strong focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across the three sectors. Oliver and Nick will play an important role in taking these aims forward and developing ICT across the board." Oliver Gillman will manage the allocation of the $4.2million (£2.5 million) gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the provision of ICT learning centres in public libraries in the UK. Under the plan, 47 central and regional libraries will each be given 11 public access computers for library users to develop their information and communication technology skills. A further 322 community libraries will receive two computers and associated equipment to provide similar facilities. Nick Poole will help devise IT strategy for the UK's museums, libraries and archives, develop the People's Network, evaluate Resource IT projects and assist in the running of the IT Challenge Fund. Formerly the Resource Website Manager, Nick developed the organisation's interim website at www.resource.gov.uk <http://www.resource.gov.uk> . # # # Notes To interview Oliver Gillman, Nick Poole or Chris Batt please contact Emma Wright on 020 7233 4200. Resource is a new strategic agency which will work with museums, libraries and archives across the UK. It replaced the Museums & Galleries Commission and the Library & Information Commission in April 2000. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to improving people's lives by sharing advances in health and learning with the global community. The People's Network is a project to connect all public libraries to the Information Superhighway by the end of 2002. £500,000 is available from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport IT Challenge Fund to help museums devise ways to use new technology to display and interpret collections, and find new ways of attracting the public. Henry Girling Communications Assistant Resource: the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries 16 Queen Anne's Gate London SW1H 9AA Tel: 020 7233 4200 Fax: 020 7233 3686 email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%