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ACIP Reader

The following is a listing of references and sources useful for anyone involved in the development of arts and cultural indicators.

Links to non-UI websites were accurate as of January 2007.

  1. Arts/Cultural and Community Indicators Background Papers

  2. Community Indicator Initiatives and Assessments of Arts/Culture in Communities

  3. National Data Sources


I. Arts/Cultural and Community Indicators Background Papers

The following references include background papers which are focused on arts and cultural and community indicators. These papers provide the reader with an introduction to theoretical and conceptual frameworks related to community and arts/cultural indicators.

II. Community Indicator initiatives and Assessments of Arts/Culture in Communities

The following references include examples of community and arts/cultural indicators efforts.

III. National Data Sources