General Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), UK Funds and supports advanced research; postgraduate research and training in the UK; and provides funding for museums, galleries and collections http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/ Arts Council of England (ACE) http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Arts Victoria, Australia Responsible for the implementation of the state government's arts policy in Victoria http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/index.htm http://www.artsvic.gov.au Association for Cultural Economics International, USA International scientific society furthering understanding of cultural economics http://www.dac.neu.edu/economics/n.alper/acei/ Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National statistical service in Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/c1061106e0c3442fca2568b5007b861d! OpenView Australian Key Centre Provides research, teaching and training programmes for cultural and media policies in Australia http://www.gu.edu.au/centre/cmp/ British Council International organisation for educational and cultural relations for the UK overseas http://www.britcoun.org/arts/index.htm Creative NZ, New Zealand Funds, researches and promotes the arts in New Zealand http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/ Cultural Trends, London, UK Journal of statistical research in contemporary culture and the arts Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), UK Government department providing funding and support for the arts, media and creative industries in England http://www.culture.gov.uk/text/index.html English Regional Arts Boards On-line information service for the arts and cultural sector http://www.arts.org.uk/index.asp Euclid, England European and international information and contacts for the cultural sector http://www.euclid.co.uk Getty Trust, USA Promotes scholarships in the arts and humanities, undertakes research, critical inquiry, and debate http://www.getty.edu/research/ Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM), England Professional body for the UK leisure industry http://www.ilam.co.uk/object.htm International Intelligence on Culture, England Policy intelligence, research and consultancy, training, information and advice services http://www.intelculture.org/page1.html International Journal of Arts Management (IJAM), Canada http://www.hec.ca/ijam/welcome.htm Knowledge Services, England Consortium of organisations providing knowledge services to the arts sector http://www.sam-arts.demon.co.uk/knowledge/knowledge.htm Mailout, UK UK-wide magazine for participatory and community arts development http://www.e-mailout.org/works.htm National Disability Arts Forum (NDAF), England Works to create equal opportunities for disabled people in the arts http://www.ndaf.org/ Sam's Books, Croydon, England Specialist arts management book service http://www.sam-arts.demon.co.uk University of Sussex, Centre for Continuing Education, England Centre for arts and cultural management qualifications http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/CCE/arts03.html Voluntary Arts Network (VAN), UK UK development agency for the voluntary arts http://www.voluntaryarts.org/