Links - organizations & Misc

Note:-This section is in two parts first some classifications and then a organizations.

Libraries and Librarians organizations

British Library UK National library

International Federation of Library Associations International trade body

CILIP (formerly the Library Association) Trade body for librarians

Library of Congress National library for USA

LISU Library and information statistics unit

Re:source The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries (formerly the Library and Information Commission)

UKOLN UK Office for Library Networking

Magazines and journals

Bookseller magazine Trade journal

Publishing News Trade journal

London Review of Books Literature journal

Times Literary Supplement  Highbrow literature journal

Bestseller lists

BookTrack Now the only company producing bestseller lists in the UK

Bibliographic services and ISBN 

Bookdata Bibliographic information publisher 

ISBN agency For registration of ISBN numbers

Whitaker Bibliographic information publisher

Text Capture

Text capture Guttenberg instructions to scan from books http://promo.net/pg/vol/a_v_anders.html 

Trade Fairs 

LIBF London International Book Fair London book fair 

Frankfurt Book Fair Major event in the book world calendar 

Reader development 

WhatAmIGoingToRead.com Discussions and book reviews 

Branching Out This site is for professionals working in reader development and includes 'Forager' - a unique and sophisticated way for readers to find their ideal read 

Organizations, trade bodies and associations (alphabetical order)

Achuka Children's book information

Association of Authors' Agents Directory of members and code of practice for UK literary agents

Booksellers Association Trade body for UK booksellers

Bookwire American book industry site

BookTrust UK http://www.booktrust.org.uk/ Booktrust runs book prizes and brilliant projects to encourage readers of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy books.

British Council Promoting British culture overseas

British Printing Industries Federation Trade body for printing industry

EUREAD The European Platform for the Promotion of Reading: EUREAD. The Platform objective is to exchange knowledge and experience with respect to the promotion of reading in Europe. 

PEN Literature Organization involved in fighting censorship

Poetry Society Promoting poets and poetry

Publishers Association Trade body for UK publishers

Publishers Training Centre DTI approved training body

Royal Society of Literature Membership organization, organizes meetings, readings and literary prizes

Society of Authors 'Trade union' for writers and more.

Welsh Books Council Organization supporting welsh literature

The index site for the Worldwide-Library at www.worldwide-library.com  it indexes you to all the sites by function

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