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Listed below are a number of professional bodies and organisations which cover areas of work that individuals with experience or training in the library and information sector may find useful.
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IT/Computing
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Additional Information |
British Computer Society
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Address: 1st Floor, Block D, North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FA
Tel: 0845 300 4417; Fax: 01793 417444; Email: bcshq@hq.bcs.org.uk>/a> |
Careers Information
The BCS also contribute to the Inside Guide to Information Technology. |
| Institution of Analysts and Programmers |
Address: Charles House, 36 Culmington Road, London, W13 9NH.
Tel: 020 8567 2118; Fax: 020 8567 4379; Email: admin@iap.org.uk |
A Career in IT |
| The Institute for the Management of Information Systems |
Address: 5 Kingfisher House, New Mill Road, Orpington, Kent BR5 3QG.
Tel: 0700 0023456; Fax: 0700 0023023; Email: central@imis.org.uk |
Careers Information |
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Publishing, Printing and Bookselling
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Contact Details |
Additional Information |
| The Publishers Association |
Address: 29B Montague Street, London, WC1B 5BH.
Tel: 020 7691 9191; Fax: 020 7691 9199; E-mail: mail@publishers.org.uk |
Careers in Book Publishing
(Click on the link on the home page). |
| The Publishing Training Centre |
Address: 45 East Hill, Wandsworth, London, SW18 2QZ.
Tel: 020 8874 2718; Fax: 020 8870 8985; Email: publishing.training@bookhouse.co.uk |
The Publishing Training Centre is an international training provider for book and journal publishers. |
| The Periodical Publishers' Association |
Address: Queens House, 28 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6JR.
Tel: 020 7404 4166; Fax: 020 7404 4167; Email: training@ppa.co.uk>/a> |
Careers and Training |
| The British Printing Industries Federation |
Address: Farringdon Point, 29-35 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JF, UK.
Tel: 0870 240 4085; Fax: 020 7405 7784; Email: info@bpif.org.uk |
Training |
The Booksellers Association
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Address: Minster House, 272 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1BA.
Tel: 020 7802 0802; Fax: 020 7802 0803; Email: mail@booksellers.org.uk
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Careers in Book Selling, Working for Booksellers |
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Indexing/Editing/Technical Authoring
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Contact Details |
Additional Information |
| Society of Indexers |
Address: Blades Enterprise Centre, John Street, Sheffield S2 4SU.
Tel: 0114 292 2350; Fax: 0114 292 2351; Email: admin@indexers.org.uk |
Become an indexer |
| Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators |
Address: PO Box 522, Peterborough, PE2 5WX..
Tel: 01733 390141; Fax 01733 390126; Email: istc@istc.org.uk |
Technical Authorship as a Career, Technical Authorship and Technical Illustration Training Information, A Guide to Courses in Technical Communication, Communicator (journal). On-line information is available at the website under Communication Topics as Career Development. |
| Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders |
Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, Fulham, London, SW6 3JD.
Tel: 020 7736 3278; Fax 020 7736 3318; Email: administration@sfep.org.uk |
Training
Qualifications |
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Advice Services/Centres
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Contact Details |
Additional Information |
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
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Address: Myddelton House, 115-123 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LZ.
Tel: 020 7833 2181; Fax: 020 8833 4371 |
On-line information is available on their website about Volunteering, Courses etc. |
| adviceUK |
Address: 12th Floor, New London Bridge House, 25 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG.
Tel: 020 7407 4070; Fax: 020 7407 4071; Email: general@adviceuk.org.uk |
See website. |
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Contact Details |
Additional Information |
| National Council for the Training of Journalists |
Address: Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7BL.
Tel: 01279 430009; Fax: 01279 438008; Email: info@nctj.com |
Careers
Qualifications |
| The Newspaper Society |
Address: Bloomsbury House, Bloomsbury Square, 74-77 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DA.
Tel: 020 7636 7014, Fax: 020 7631 5119; Email: ns@newspapersoc.org.uk |
On-line information is available at their website by clicking on the Training icon. |
| BBC |
Address: BBC Recruitment Services, PO Box 7000, London W12 8GJ
Email: recserv@bbc.co.uk |
On-line information about careers, work experience and job vacancies is available at via their Jobs at the BBC webpage. |
| Skillset |
Address: 2nd Floor, 103 Dean Street, London, W1V 5RA.
Tel: 020 7534 5300; Fax: 020 7534 5333; Email: info@skillset.org |
Skillset is the National Training Organisation for the Audio Visual Industries.
Careers
Training
Qualifications |
| The Community Media Association |
Address: The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX.
Tel: 0114 279 5219; Fax: 0114 279 8976; Email: cma@commedia.org.uk |
See website. |
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Civil Service/Local Government
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Contact Details |
Additional Information |
| The Civil Service Recruitment Gateway |
Address: Capita RAS Ltd, Innovation Court, New Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7JB. (For Graduate Fast Stream Development Programmes)
Tel: 01256 869555; Fax: 01256 383785; Email: enquiries@rasnet.co.uk |
Government Communication Network (GCN)
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Employer's Organisation for Local Government |
Address: Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street, London, EC1M 5LG.
Tel: 020 7296 6600; Fax: 020 7296 6666. |
LGJobs (a searchable website for local government job vacancies in England, Wales and Scotland, including jobs in library and information services). |
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Management/Administration
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