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Council for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (Australia)
The humanities, arts and social sciences are critically important to Australia. They play a key role in the national innovation system and underpin the development of our society, culture and individual identity. Through its policies and programs, the Council promotes values of cultural diversity, national wellbeing, societal inclusiveness, environmental respect and liberal scholarship.
Getty Museum/Research Institute (USA)
The programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust focus on the visual arts in all of their dimensions, serving both general audiences and specialized professionals.
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to advanced scholarship in the arts and humanities. It offers public programs and a residential program for international scholars; maintains a growing research library and extensive archival collections; and produces a range of online research tools.
The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to advance conservation in the visual arts. The Institute serves the conservation community through scientific research, education, and training, model field projects, and the dissemination of information.
Humbul Humanities Hub (UK)
Humbul is a service. It is dedicated to discovering, evaluating and cataloguing online resources in the humanities. Humbul provides online access to this growing collection of records. It is constantly seeking new ways to increase the availability and use of its record collection.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (UK)
http://www.mla.gov.uk/index.asp
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives and advising government on policy and priorities for the sector.
MLA's roles are to provide strategic leadership, to act as a powerful advocate, to develop capacity and to promote innovation and change.
Museums, libraries and archives connect people to knowledge and information, creativity and inspiration. MLA is leading the drive to unlock this wealth, for everyone.
National Academies (USA)
http://ip.nationalacademies.org/index.html
From Internet content protection to human gene patenting, IP rights in many forms have emerged from legal obscurity to public debate. The National Academies, in their role as advisers to the nation on science, technology and health, engage experts from industry, law and academe to exchange views on IP issues and contribute to better public policies and practices. This website serves as a guide to the Academies' extensive work and a forum to discuss ongoing work.
