LONDON, ENGLAND.- Publisher Lord Evans has announced he is resigning from his post of chairman at Resource, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. Lord Evans will become a government whip in the Lords. Resource was launched in April 2000 as the strategic body working with and for museums, archives and libraries, tapping the potential for collaboration between them. The new organization replaces the Museums and Galleries Commission (MGC) and the Library and Information Commission (LIC), and now includes archives within its portfolio.

Resource delivers this mission through our core roles, which encompass all aspects of our work: providing strategic leadership, acting as a powerful advocate, developing capacity within the sector, and promoting innovation and change.

In fulfilling these roles Resource works in partnership and through collaboration with a wide range of institutions, umbrella bodies, government departments and national and international organizations, both within and beyond its sector.

A month ago, Resource failed to try to get £100 million from the government to help regional museums.