It can very useful to get in touch with others sound curators and collections. Here are some networks throughout UK and Europe :

• Scotland’s Sounds – network currently coordinated by the National Library of Scotland. Email a.mcdonald@nls.uk to join mailing list.
• British & Irish Sound Archive (BISA): sign up to the BISA mailing list
• Archives and Records Association Film, Sound & Photography interest group
• Europeana Sounds
• International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives

Courses and professional development:

• Oral History Society: Archival Management of Oral History Collections (1-day)
• University of Dundee Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS): Single distance learning module RMS51006 ‘Sound & Vision: Managing and Preserving Photographs, Film and Sound’

Is there something we’ve missed? Please let us know on scotlandssounds@nls.uk – we’re keen to keep updating this list.