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UK Arts Organisations

National Literacy Trust

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United Kingdom

UK-based organisation which has campaigned since 1993 to improve literacy standards across all age groups. Excellent research information and details of the many initiatives the charity is currently involved in. www.literacytrust.org.uk.  Read more

Book Trust

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United Kingdom

At www.booktrust.org.uk a UK organisation which promotes books, supports writers groups, awards literary prizes and offers factsheets on Getting Published and Tracing Copyright, and a directory of UK publishers. Also free information service about books, authors and publishers. Phone mornings 020 8516 2977.

Writers, Artists & their Copyright (WATCH)

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United Kingdom

Useful site which offers facility to search for copyright holders or contacts for authors and artists whose archives are in libraries and archives in North America and the UK. www.watch-file.com

Book Trusted (Children's Books)

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United Kingdom

Useful and respected site with resources for young readers, including a recommended list of children's books. www.booktrusted.com

Welsh Books Council

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United Kingdom

Supports Welsh writing and literature. Their editorial department provides Welsh writers and writers in Welsh with advice on how to get their manuscripts published. When last visited there was little to see, as the site was in the process of being rebuilt. http://www.aber.ac.uk/~wbcwww

British Council

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United Kingdom

This government-supported body is best-known for its activities overseas, but in fact provides a great deal of information which is of interest to writers. http://www.britishcouncil.org/  Read more

Copyright Licensing Agency

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United Kingdom

CLA is the UK's Reproduction Rights Organisation. It is responsible for looking after the interests of rights owners over the copying of books, journals and periodicals. A non-profit making company, it is owned by its members, the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society and the Publishers Licensing Society. www.cla.co.uk

ISBN

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This international agency is based in Berlin. You can find the agent for your part of the world and download manuals explaining how the system works. www.isbn-international.org

Institute of Translation and Interpreting

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United Kingdom

Efficient UK site for organisation representing professional translators and interpreters. http://www.iti.org.uk

The Library Association

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United Kingdom

The UK professional body for librarians and information managers http://www.la-hq.org.uk

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