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This section aims to help you to get the best from our site and to assist you if you are having difficulty using it.

Accessibility

This site has been designed to adhere to accessibility standards relating to visual impairment. Options to skip menu navigation are provided at the top of the home page for users who may be accessing the site using assistive technology such as speech synthesis software, screen magnification or soft Braille displays.

If you experiencing legibility problems then try viewing the site in a larger font. There are some helpful instructions for adjusting your web browser to make this and other changes which available on the National Library for the Blind website.

Browsers

This site has been designed to be optimised for the following:

Internet Explorer version 4 and above
Netscape Navigator version 4 and above
Windows
Apple Macintosh
a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels

Navigation

The MLA London site is divided into main sections:

MLA London - information about museums, libraries & archives London (MLA London), the strategic development agency for museums, libraries & archives in London
The sector - information and statistics about London, its museums, libraries & archives, and related case studies
Partnership - information about organisations that museums, libraries & archives could build partnerships with
News - news on current developments of interest to people working in museums, libraries & archives in London
Priorities - news, projects, opportunities and contacts related to our main priority areas
Links - links to other websites of interest to people working in museums, libraries & archives
Contact us - how to contact MLA London and an online feedback form so that you can let us know what you think of our website

This main navigation is positioned along the panel at the top of the screen on every page. Links to the Home page, Help, a text only version of the site and a full site map are also provided above the main navigation along the top of every page.

Search engine

We hope that you will be able to find what you want using the navigation system. However, we have also provided a keyword search engine at the top of every page. This can be used to search the entire website. To use this search facility, enter a keyword and select Go. Your search results will be listed by relevance with up to 20 results per page.

Downloadable documents

This MLA London site includes a number of downloadable documents. Most of these are available in two file formats - Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and Rich Text Format (RTF). To help you to decide which version to download you may find it helpful to refer to the following information.

Portable Document Format (PDF)

PDF's are widely used on websites as they download more quickly than other formats and retain the original document formatting, images, maps, graphics etc. However, in order to read a PDF document you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. This software is available free of charge from the Adobe website.

If you are using text to speech software to access this website, you may have problems using PDF files. The access.adobe.com website provides tools and information to help make Adobe PDF files accessible to users with visual disabilities.

The Adobe Acrobat website also features a troubleshooting section to help you if you are having problems reading Acrobat PDF documents in your browser. If you still have problems, please contact the MLA London Webmaster.
Rich Text Format (RTF)

Documents saved in the RTF can be read using most current word-processing software. However, RTF files may not retain original formatting and layout and will not include images. RTF files may also be larger than PDFs resulting in slower download times.

Many of the documents provided on this website in both PDF and RTF versions are typically larger than simple text files. For this reason, whichever format is used, download times can be lengthy if you have a slow connection or modem. The file size of each PDF and RTF document will be displayed next to its title.

Standards

This site has been designed to reflect website design guidelines recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium and adhere to the standards set out in the Guidelines for UK Government websites and e-Government Interoperability Framework (eGIF), which is mandatory for all public sector bodies.

Feedback

Your feedback will help us to improve our site. You can send you comments either through the online feedback form provided in the Contact Us section, or by emailing Webmaster.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, material posted on this website is the copyright of museums, libraries & archives London (MLA London).

Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Design and technology

This site has been designed and built by Reading Room for museums, libraries & archives London (MLA London).

All information posted on this site is subject to our disclaimer notice.

Disclaimer

Material contained within the Archive Libraries & Museums London (MLA London) website is subject to change. Whilst reasonable care is taken to ensure that the information contained in this site is accurate, MLA London cannot guarantee that the information provided within its site is free from errors or inaccuracies.

MLA London is not responsible for the contents of any linked website that is not under MLA London control. Links provided in the MLA London website are provided for the convenience of our users. The inclusion of any link does not imply the endorsement of MLA London, and MLA London accepts no liability in respect of the content of any such linked website. Users link to any linked website at their own risk.