A presentation by Cathy Smith, Senior Manager, Strategic Collection Development and Fleur Soper, Collections Advisor at The National Archives, given at the Connecting Collections event, 5 March 2010, BT Centre, London.

1. Archives for the 21st Century Cultural and learning partnerships Cathy Smith & Fleur Soper 5 March 2010

2. Archives for the 21st Century Created by The National Archives and The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. Call to action for publicly-funded archive services and the sector

3. Cultural and learning partnerships Active participation Powerful role Clear contribution through partnerships Support learning and community cohesion Involving users

4. Benefits Audience and users Communities Access Government policies: identity, learning, community and place Recognition of contribution Culture and learning

5. Treasure House Archive Library Art gallery Museum

6. Surrey History Centre Partnership with the Woking branch of MIND Records and oral history Award winning

7. The Record: Creating a legacy for 2012 Legacy of the Games and Cultural Olympiad Partnerships for a comprehensive collection Online access to linked collections Documenting achievements

8. Your partnerships What’s the potential for partnership and your collections? What do you want the outcome to be? What have you already done? Where are the gaps and what things do you need to do to make this happen?

9. Your partnerships What partnerships do you want to develop?

10. Thank youcathy.smith@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.ukfleur.soper@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.ukwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk