"A centre of excellence in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information and cultural heritage communities."

UKOLN is based at the University of Bath.

Key Partners

The following organizations play key roles in the cultural heritage sector, whether by providing funding, setting strategy and policy or supporting professionals working in the sector.

Funding and Strategy

• Arts Councils - national development and advocacy agencies for the arts:
  • Arts Council England
  • Arts Council of Northern Ireland
  • Arts Council of Wales
  • Scottish Arts Council
• Heritage Lottery Fund - invests funding raised through the National Lottery in projects to sustain and transform the UK heritage
• MLA - the government agency for museums and galleries, libraries and archives.
• Prism Grant Fund - The Fund for the PReservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM Fund) supports the acquisition and/or conservation of any object or group of objects illustrating the history of any branch of science, industry or technology.

Museums

• Collections Trust - provides information on cataloguing and curatorial concerns for museums.
• Culture24 - a not-for-profit online publisher, working across the arts, heritage, education, and tourism sectors.
• Museums Association – represents the people and institutions constituting Britain’s museums and galleries.
• National Museum Directors' Conference (NMDC) - represents the leaders of the UK's national museums and galleries.
• UK Registrars Group (UKRG) - a forum for communication and co-operation between museum registrars and professionals in other fields related to the work undertaken by registrars.

Libraries

• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) - the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers.
• Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) - promotes excellence in library services, in higher education and national libraries across the UK and Ireland.

Archives

• National Council on Archives - brings together the major bodies and organisations, including service providers, users, depositors and policy makers, across the UK concerned with archives and their use.
• Society of Archivists - the principal professional body for archivists, archive conservators and records managers.

International

• Culturemondo - a network of people who are all running, managing, building or editing cultural portals around the world