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A

Archives and Museums Informatics (A&MI)
http://www.archimuse.com/

American Anthropological Association (AAA)   
http://www.aaanet.org/

American Arts Alliance (AAA)
http://www.danceusa.org/government/arts_alliance.htm

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA)  
http://www.aabga.org

American Association of Museums (AAM)   
http://aam-us.org  

American Folklore Society (AFS)     
www.afsnet.org

American Historical Theatre (AMTA)
http://www.amerhistoricaltheatre.org

Association of African-American Museums (AAAM)
 http://www.blackmuseums.org

Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD)   
http://www.aamd.org/

American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)   
http://www.aaslh.org

American  Zoos and Aquarium Associations (AZA) 
http://www.aza.org

Association of College and University Museums and Galleries (ACUMG)
http://www.acumg.org/

American Federation of Arts (AFA)   
http://www.afaweb.org/

American Institute of Conservation for Historic and Artistic Work (AIC)
http://aic.stanford.edu

Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museum (ALHFAM)
http://www.alhfam.org

American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)  
http://www.ali-aba.org

Association of Midwest Museums (AMM)    
http://midwestmuseums.org

Association of Railroad Museums, Inc. (ARM)    
ttp://www.railwaymuseum.org/

Association for Training and Development (ASTD)    
http://www.astd.org/

Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)  
http://www.astc.org
Click on 'Accessible Practices' for links to in-depth resources

Association of Children’s Museums  (ACM)
http://www.childrensmuseums.org/

Australian Museum Audience Research Centre
http://www.amonline.net.au/amarc/

 

B

Board Source (Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards)
www.boardsource.org  

 

C

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/

Center for Nonprofit Management
www.cnm.org

College Art Association (CAA)
www.collegeart.org

Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM)
http://www.jewishculture.org/

Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM)    http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/cam/

Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE)
http://www.aam-us.org)

Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
www.cfda.gov

Center on Information Technology Accommodation (CITA)
www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/cita

Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)  
http://www.chin.gc.ca

Canadian Museums Association (CMA)
http://www.museums.ca/

Centre for Visitor Studies, Australia  
http://www.environmetrics.com/

Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA) 
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/cma

Committee on Museum Administration and Finance (COMAF)
http://aam-us.org

Committee on Museum Professional Training (COMPT)
http://education.nyu.edu/art/compt.html

Corporation for National Service (CNS)  
http://www.americorps.org/

Center for Arts and Culture
www.culturalpolicy.org

Council of State Historical Records Coordinators (COSHRC) 
www.coshrc.org

D

Department of Education (DOED)
http://www.ed.gov

Department of Transportation / accessibility (DOT)
http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/disability/disability.html

Development and Membership Committee (DAM)  
http://aam-us.org)

Development Gateway – Culture and Development (World Bank)
http://www.developmentgateway.org/culture

E

Economuseum Network
http://www.economusees.com/

European Cultural Heritage Network  (ECHO-Net) 
http://www.echn.net/echn/

 

F

Federation of State Humanities Councils  (FSHC) 
http://www.acls.org/fshc.htm

FirstGov for Nonprofits    
http://www.usa.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml

The Foundation Center   
http://foundationcenter.org

Free Management Library for For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.mapnp.org/library

 

G

Group for Education in Museums (GEM)
http://www.gem.org.uk/

H 

Heritage Preservation    
http://www.heritagepreservation.org

I

International Council of Museums  (ICOM) 
http://www.icom.org

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
http://www.icomos.org/

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property  (ICCROM) 
http://www.iccrom.org/

ICOM - Latin America (ILAM)     
http://www.ilam.org

AFRICOM  International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)    http://www.african-museums.org

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)    
http://www.imls.gov

International Partnerships Among Museums (IPAM)
http://www.aam-us.org)

L

The Library of Congress (LC)
http://www.loc.gov

M

Making National Museums (NAMU)
http://www.namu.se/

Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM)
http://www.cmiregistration.com/user/splash.jxp?org=231

Museum Assessment Program (MAP)
http://www.aam-us.org)

Museum Computer Network (MCN)
http://www.mcn.edu

Museum Education Roundtable (MER)
www.mer-online.org

Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC)
www.mesconline.org

Museum Learning Collaborative (MLC)
www.museumlearning.com/

Mountain-Plains Museum Association (MPMA)
http://www.mountplainsmuseums.org

Museum Security Network (MSN)
http://www.museum-security.org/

Museum Store Association (MSA)
http://www.museumdistrict.com

Museum Trustee Association (MTA)
www.mta-hq.org

N

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/l

National Association of Interpretation (NAI)
http://www.interpnet.com

National Association of Museum Exhibition (NAME)
http://www.N-A-M-E.org/  see Excellent Judges http://www.excellentjudges.org/

National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
www.nathpo.org/mainpage.html

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
www.nara.gov

Historical Records of Government Organizations   www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html

National Art Education Association
www.naea-reston.org

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
www.nasaa-arts.org

National Council on Public History (NCPH)
http://www.ncph.org/

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)   
http://www.arts.gov

National Endowment for the Humanities  (NEH)    
http://www.neh.gov

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)    
http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp

New England Museum Association (NEMA)  
www.nemanet.org

National Humanities Alliance (NHA)      
http://www.nhalliance.org

National Park Service (NPS)
http://www.nps.gov
http://www.cr.nps.gov/linklaws.htm

See Nat’l Park Service visitor studies competencies  http://www.nps.gov/training/npsonly/VUM/09vistdy.htm

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPIT)
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov

National Science Foundation/Informal Science Education Program (NSF)
http://www.nsf.gov

The Non Profit Times (NPT)
http://www.nptimes.com

National Trust for Historic Preservation  (NTHP)
http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/

Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCALLIANCE)
www.nscalliance.org (Formerly called ASC  - Association of  Systematics Collections)  

Nonprofit Charitable Organization
http://nonprofit.about.com

Northeast Document Conservation Center  (NEDCC)
www.nedcc.org

O

Official Museum Directory (OMD)
http://www.omd-online.com

P        

Pacific Islands Museum Association (PIMA)
http://www.pacificislandsmuseum.org

 

R

Resource
http://www.resource.gov.uk/

S

Society of American Archivists (SAA)
http://www.archivists.org

Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) 
http://www.semcdirect.net

Societe Internationale des Economusee 
http://www.economusees.com/

Smithsonian Institution (SI)  
http://www.si.edu  

Smithsonian Accessible Exhibit Design
http://www.si.edu/opa/accessibility/exdesign/start.htm

Smithsonian Institution Resource Information Service (SIRIS) 
http://www.siris.si.edu

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
http://www.spnhc.org

T

Texas Association of Museums
http://www.io.com/~tam/

Te Papa National Services  (New Zealand)
http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz

The Tech Museum
http://www.thetech.org/

Travel Industry Association (TIA)
www.tia.org

V

Visitor Studies Association (VSA)
http://visitorstudies.org

W

Western Museums Conference (WMC)
http://www.westmuse.org

World Monuments Fund (WMF)
www.worldmonuments.org

World Wide Web Virtual Library – Indigenous Studies (WWWVL)
http://www.cwis.org/wwwvl/indig-vl.html

World Wide Web Virtual Library – Museums
http://icom.museum/vlmp/

 
 
 
 
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