Develop your evidence

Web-based advocacy resources 

• The Centres for Curiosity and Imagination web site has a range of resources which provide powerful ammunition for advocacy and an excellent research digest
  http://www.centresforcuriosity.org.uk/  
• The Campaign for Learning in Museums and Galleries web site is full of useful facts and figures and has a well argued vision for learning in the sector.
  http://www.clmg.org.uk/
• The Archives for Education and Learning Group of the Society of Archivists web site is at:
  http://www.archives.org.uk/education/index.asp 
• Their Reading Futures is a partnership project from the Reading Agency, CIILP, ASCEL and YLG. It aims to take public libraries' work with young readers to a new level. One of the main themes of the project is advocacy and the project web site has excellent resources and suggestions for advocacy.
  http://www.theirreadingfutures.org.uk/index2.cfm
• The Reading Agency has been creating advocacy resources to support librarians. These focus on promoting reading in public libraries.
  http://www.readingagency.org.uk/
• The most comprehensive resource for library advocacy is the American Library Association's Library Advocates Handbook. It includes guidance on building an advocacy framework, developing an action plan for promoting the library and communicating with stakeholders.
  http://www.ala.org/Content/ContentGroups/Advocacy/libraryadvocateshandbook.pdf 
• The American Library Association's advocacy resource hub is at
  http://www.ala.org/pio/advocacy/

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