Accessibility
Need some verification, inspiration or facts and figures? Here you will find some background information and evidence to help inform and add value to your discussions and ideas. Stocked by us to correlate with the four themes in discussion, we have also provided links to published documents on the web. This is not an exhaustive list, but we hope this helps instigate ideas, focus thoughts and encourage wider discussions.
If you have suggestions for other relevant documents for possible inclusion in the library please contact us.
If you have suggestions for other relevant documents for possible inclusion in the library please contact us.
Beyond the Central Belt: A study of regional audience development needs in Scotland
Maps the provision of arts and culture in rural and remote areas of Scotland. Commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council. July 2007
Department of Culture Media and Sport, Digital Britain
One of the central policy commitments in the Government's Building Britain's Future plan and draft legislative, the report contains actions and recommendations to ensure first rate digital and communications infrastructure to promote and protect talent and innovation in our creative industries, to modernize TV and radio frameworks, and support local news, and it introduces policies to maximize the social and economic benefits from digital technologies. The final report as well as the White Paper on Action and Implementations are available online.
John Holden, Cultural Value and the Crisis to Legitimacy: Why culture needs a democratic mandate
In 2006 think tank Demos published this provocation piece.
John Holden, democratic culture: opening up the arts to everyone
In 2008 think tank Demos published a provocation piece which asks what a ‘democratic culture’ in the arts would look like, and finds the current system wanting in terms of legislative frameworks, representation, transparency, equality, and universalism.
Ofcom, Communications Market Report: Scotland, 2009
Ofcom’s fourth annual review on Scotland, covering the markets for television, radio and telecommunications, and setting out detailed industry and consumer data. The review aims to provide an overview of the communications market for consumers and stakeholders. It also provides important analytical context for the discussions and decisions taken by government and stakeholders in the public and private sectors.
