Funded by UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council, Towards a National Collection is supporting research that breaks down the barriers that exist between the UK’s outstanding cultural heritage collections, with the aim of opening them up to new research opportunities and encouraging the public to explore them in new ways.

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The TaNC #webinar series of our commissioned research is now live on Youtube. Who is the Audience for a 'virtual national collection'? 👉@CollectionTrust - Digital Audit 👉@audienceagents & @Culture24 - A consultation with the UK public &researchers. 📺 https://t.co/RLVvJLtlNq https://t.co/nh9YpB4iFe

Save the date! 20th and 21st of June: Our programme director is speaking at CM Málaga, Culture & Museums International Trade Fair 2022. Join her at the #CMMalaga22 session 'The (new) hybrid museum. Building enjoyable virtual experiences.' 🔗https://t.co/KvWz5QxdLQ https://t.co/wLdmFr0bgo

Upcoming Webinar! A discussion on how UK GLAM sector fares in the global #openGLAM landscape and what potential is possible with a #digitalcollection in the UK. Presented by Andrea Wallace 🗓️15th of June 🕑14:00-15:00GMT Register here: https://t.co/toInR41FpP https://t.co/dj5upbeviC

Our commissioned #DigitalCollections Audit from @CollectionTrust is here. 230 institutions were audited to better understand digitally-accessible collections that might form the UK's future digital collection infrastructure. 📄: https://t.co/MaInaWtv5n https://t.co/ccR9WbEWO4

We have now published the final Urgency Project report for Digital Footprints and Search Pathways by Prof Chowdhury, et al. The report helps understanding how communities accessed cultural heritage content during COVID times. 🔗- https://t.co/2Tx5hX4TrS https://t.co/6TlD9PSAHw

We have published our commissioned #Copyright & #OpenAccess report from @artukdotorg's Aidan McNeill. 30+ pages detailing Art UK’s approach to image rights management, together with the technology used to make images available to view online. 🔗https://t.co/i3A2U0OYPu https://t.co/fP2b9irsZ1

✨Apply now! ✨ TaNC commissioned research call to collate key policies that should be considered in any design of UK digital collections research infrastructure (accessibility, open access, digital skills, documentation standards). 📅 Closes: 28th of June https://t.co/ZAqrwSdWOj https://t.co/w7SdZVU4hO

Interested in hearing about [#DiscoveryProjects?](http://twitter.com/hashtag/DiscoveryProjects?) Below our Principal Investigators outline their project aims and anticipated impact on the #HeritageCollections and #DigitalHumanities sectors. 📺:https://t.co/pI6glJoM2O https://t.co/Qkb5pGuXcv