West Midlands Regional Archive Forum
The West Midlands Regional Archive Forum aims are:
- To promote the effective preservation of and access to archives within the West Midlands.
- To assess archival needs within the region in response to national and regional agendas.
- To work closely with MLA West Midlands and local, regional and national bodies to ensure collective regional priorities.
- To ensure a constructive dialogue with MLA West Midlands and to act as a consultative body.
- To develop a dialogue with regional libraries, museums and other cultural sectors to ensure that the widest cultural interests are secured for the archive sector.
- To encourage cross-sector working and sharing of good practice.
Its functions are:
- To appoint three members as trustees of the board of MLA: West Midlands - the regional council for museums, libraries and archives, to represent the archive domain.
- To facilitate dialogue and greater co-operation between repositories, depositors and users in all the archive sectors represented within the region.
- To foster, explore and promote regional archive projects and opportunities which meet the aims and objectives of the Forum.
