| Posted on December 22nd, 2011 by TownsWeb |  |
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We have recently added our Kingston Cemetery case study to our Clients & Case Studies page. After scanning the Cemeteries records, TownsWeb, working with Kingston’s IT team, designed and developed the burial records search pages, providing remote public access online to search records and download pages. Re-visit this project, and see how TownsWeb can help [...]
| Posted on December 12th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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The Heritage lottery fund has announced changes to their funding programmes for 2013. Full details will be announced in May 2012. The Heritage Lottery Fund has just agreed an increased budget for new awards in 2012-13 of £375m. This budget represents an increase of £120m over their 2011-2012 budget and is made possible by the [...]
| Posted on November 8th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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The European Commission has called on the UK to raise efforts to digitise cultural material through public-private partnerships as well as the adoption of national strategies. Its recommendation on digitisation and digital preservation states that the UK should “pool their resources” in digitising cultural material. The UK have also been urged to adopt national strategies [...]
| Posted on October 20th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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An additional set of more than 200 aerial photographs have now been added to the Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) online photographic library. This fascinating set of old aerial images were found within the archives of the Councils Planning Department. They show striking redevelopment images of the town centre and the outskirts of Wigan in [...]
| Posted on October 18th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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AIM has revised the sources of funding list on their website as part of an overall upgrade of their site. There is a web link to each funding opportunity. See: http://www.aim-museums.co.uk/images/uploads/Funding%20Sources.pdf
| Posted on October 4th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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If you work in a Register Office you may be interested to know about a ‘Supplier Showcase’ event taking place on 14th October at the Moat House in Stafford. You will have a chance to personally speak to suppliers of new products and services that will help you to run your service or business more [...]
| Posted on September 12th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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Endangered Archives Programme at The British Library is again accepting applications for grants. More information is available on their website: http://eap.bl.uk/ or by contacting them direct: endangeredarchives@bl.uk Their Web Pages also have details of past projects, and the records they have copied.
| Posted on August 10th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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A new report says that libraries must also engage with users by using digital technology such as SMS, e-mail and social media. They should also use e-books, digital access, fundraising online, APIs and mash-ups. Some digital initiatives may require investment up front to realise savings. Others may generate savings or constitute additional services which open [...]
| Posted on August 8th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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In 2004 the Civil Contingencies Act was introduced to ensure that there is a statutory duty within UK local authorities to hold business continuity plans for all of the functions that they provide. In some cases this has meant that records have been placed within ‘fireproof’ cabinets. But most ‘fireproof’ cabinets are actually just ‘fire [...]
| Posted on July 19th, 2011 by TownsWeb | |
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The Digital Research & Development Fund for Arts and Culture is looking to support arts and cultural organisations across England who want to work with digital technologies to: expand their audience reach and engagement and/or explore new business models A key element of the fund is partnerships between arts and cultural organisations and technology providers [...]
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