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Arts Management Libraries / Learning Resource Centres

This list is of specialist reference libraries / Learning Resource Centres covering arts management material -either with a broad range of texts, or specialising in one particular subject such as fund-raising or marketing. The list is organised regionally using the Arts Council / Government Offices regions. Information is given on the town they are in, what material they hold, their opening hours, booking system and who has access. They are reference libraries and do not generally offer a lending service.

This list is under construction and is not yet comprehensive. If you know of another library / LRC that is not listed here, please contact us on lrc@ksam.org.uk and we will include it here.

Note: Many of the fund-raising directories will be available in most public libraries, otherwise the material referred to on Ksam is too specialist to be on the their shelves. Local public libraries will order any book for you – but it can take some time to get specialist texts.

East Midlands region

Leicester

Arts Training Central
 Need to register first
Open to Students? yes - extensive resources including tapes, videos and CD-Roms
Opening Times: Monday - Wednesday 10.00 - 4.00 Thursday 10.00 - 5.00 Friday 10.00 - 3.00 
No fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 0116 2425202
angie@artstrainingcentral.co.uk

Loughborough

Arts Council England, East Midlands
Open to Students? yes
Opening Times: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.00 
No fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 01509 218 292
info@em-arts.co.uk

London region

A&B London
Open to Students? yes - reference only - not catalogued
Opening Times: 10-4pm
No fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 0207 378 8143

Arts Council England
Open to Students? open to postgraduate students. Limited space.
Opening Times: 2.00 - 5.00 Monday - Friday
No fee
Appointment Necessary
www.artscouncil.org.uk
Tel: 0207 973 6517
enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk

Centre for Creative Communities
Open to Students? yes
Opening Times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11.00-4.00
No fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 020 7247 5385
info@creativecommunities.org.uk

City University
Open to Students? Students from other universities allowed to use library only out of term time
Opening times during term time: Monday - Thursday 9.00 - 9.00, Friday 9.00 - 8.00, Saturday 12.00 - 6.00. Opening times vary out of term time.
Fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 020 7040 5060
library@city.ac.uk

DSC
Open to Students? yes - quite small, own books and others
Opening times: 9.00 - 5.00
No Fee
No appointment necessary
www.dsc.org.uk
Tel: 020 209 5151
info@dsc.org.uk

ITC
Open to Students? ITC members only - training course material (mostly fundraising)
Opening times: 10.00 - 5.00
No Fee
Appointment necessary
www.itc-arts.org
Tel: 020 403 1743

Arts Council England, London
Open to Students? no - refer to Arts Council
No Fee
No appointment necessary

LVSC
Open to Students? Yes
Opening times: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 5.00
No Fee
Only need an appointment for the Fund Finder service
Tel: 020 700 8107
library@LVSC.org.uk

Total Theatre
Open to Students? Members only - archive performance texts, not admin.
Opening times: 10.00 - 5.00
No Fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 0729 7944

North East region

Newcastle

Arts Council England, North East
Fundraising, but not specifically arts management
Opening times: 9.00 - 5.00
No Fee
Appointment Necessary

North West region

Manchester

Arts Council England, North West
Open to Students? Yes - NB a few days notice is ok for viewing books, but 4 weeks notice may be needed to view software
Opening times: 9.30 - 5.00
No Fee
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 0161 834 6644

Scotland

Edinburgh

Scottish Arts Council
For internal use only - not open to public
Open to Students? no - only own publications for own use
No Fee
No appointment necessary
Tel: 0131 226 6051
Helpdesk: 0845 603 6000

South East Region

Brighton

Arts & Business South East
Mostly books about fundraising and also have business magazines. For artists and arts managers
Appointment Necessary
Tel: 01273 738333
jane.chambers@AandB.org.uk

Fabrica
 Offer a service called The Artist Resource. Mini - library set-up in the gallery.
When there is a show in the gallery opening times are: Wednesday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00, Sunday 2.00 - 5.00
When there is no show in the gallery it is opened by appointment between 10.30 - 6.30
Tel: 01273 778646
ar@fabrica.org.uk
emilia@fabrica.org.uk

Sussex Arts Marketing
Open to Students? May be used by students occasionally by request
Opening Times: 10.00 - 5.00
No fee
Appointment necessary
Tel: 01273 882 112
info@artsinsussex.com

South West Region

Exeter

South West Arts Board
A catalogue of information and advice sheets is available from the website
Opening Times: 10-4pm
No fee
Tel: 01392 218 188
www.swa.co.uk

Wales

Cardiff

Arts Council for Wales
Open to Students? No
Opening Times: 10-4pm
No fee
No appointment necessary
Tel: 029 2037 6500

Cultural Enterprise
Offer a mentoring service
Open to Students? Yes
Opening Times: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5.30
No fee
Appointment necessary
Tel: 029 2034 3205
mail@cultural-enterprise.com

West Midlands region

Birmingham

Arts Council England, West Midlands
 From April 2003 the library will no longer exist
Open to Students? yes - small, arts based, funding & DSC titles
Opening Times: 10.00 - 4.00
No fee
Appointment necessary
Tel: 0121 631 3121
ian.shaw@west-midlandsarts.co.uk

Coventry

Business Arts Service
Open to Students? extensive, only for people living in Coventry
Opening Times: weekdays
No fee
Appointment necessary with Julie Goodwin-Jones
Tel: 02476 831286
juliegj@unrest-in-coventry.co.uk

Yorkshire

Dewsbury

Arts Council England, Yorkshire
Open to Students? May be used by students occasionally on request
Opening Times: 9.30 - 4.30
No fee
Appointment necessary
Tel: 01924 455555
info@yarts.co.uk