| ALI | Aerospace Lighting Institute - (USA) |
| ALA | American Lighting Association |
| ADC | Associated Designers of Canada |
| ALD | Association of Lighting Designers (UK) |
| CIE | International Commission on Illumination - (Vienna) |
| CITT | Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology |
| HLSC | Historic Lighting Society of Canada |
| IAEEL | International Association for Energy Efficient Lighting |
| IALD | International Association of Lighting Designers - (USA) |
| IDA | International Dark-Sky Association |
| IEE | Institution of Electrical Engineers - (UK) |
| IES-NA | Illuminating Engineering Society - (North America) |
| IES-ANZQ | Illuminating Engineering Society - (Australia and New Zealand) |
| IGOLR | International Guild of Lamp Researchers. (antique lighting) |
| ILDA | International Laser Display Association |
| ISOE | International
Society
for Optical Engineering (SPIE) |
| NLB | National Lighting Bureau - (USA). |
| NCQLP | National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions - (USA) |
| PLASA | Professional
Lighting
and Sound Association - (UK) (combined with ESTA) |
| STVLD | Society of Television Lighting Designers - (UK) |
| USA | United Scenic Artists - (USA) |
| USITT | United States Institute for Theatre Technology |
| AMAZON.COM | (USA) - 'lighting' search - (over 1000 titles). |
| BARNES & NOBLE | (USA) - 'lighting' search - (over 500 titles). |
| DRAMA BOOKSHOP | (USA) - home page. |
| MUSIC BOOKS PLUS | (Canada) - home page. |
| MUSIC BOOKS PLUS | (Canada) - 'lighting books' - (also search other subjects). |
| THEATRE BOOKS | (Canada) - home page. |
| CARNEGIE MELLON - (USA) | Theatre: Lighting Design. |
| HOCHSCHULE WISMAR - (Germany) | Architecture: Master of Arch. Lighting Design. |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY - (USA) | Theatre - MFA in Lighting. |
| PENN STATE SCHOOL OF THEATRE ARTS | Theatre - Masters of Fine Arts Lighting Design. |
| PENN STATE - (USA) | Architecture - Architectural Lighting Design. |
| SMU - MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | Theatre - MFA in Design. (Dallas). |
| THE BANFF CENTRE - (Canada) | Theatre - Design and Stagecraft. |
| THE THEATER SCHOOL - (Chicago) | Theatre - Graduate Lighting Design Program. |
| UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - (CA) | Theatre
- MFA in design. |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - (USA) | Theatre - Masters of Fine Arts Lighting Design. |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - (USA) | Theatre - MFA, Lighting Design. |
| YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA - (USA) | Theatre - several design & lighting degrees. |
| YORK UNIVERSITY - (Canada) | Theatre - Fine Arts - MFA design. |
| ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING MAGAZINE | (USA) - top quality magazine. |
| HOME LIGHTING MAGAZINE | (USA) - residential and commercial lighting. |
| LIGHTING
DIMENSIONS MAGAZINE (Live Design) |
(USA) - theatre & entertainment related. |
| PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING MAGAZINE | (Canada) - architectural & entertainment lighting. |
| PRO LIGHTING & STAGING NEWS | (USA) - concert, theatre & entertainment related. |
| THEATRE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY | (USA) - theatre related, from USITT. |
| ALADAN - (USA, by GE) | architectural lighting software. (download). |
| CAST LIGHTING - (Canada) | theatre and concert - lighting design software. |
| COMPULITE - (Israel) | entertainment lighting - CompuCad - free demo. |
| LITEPRO - (USA) | architectural, from Columbia Lighting. |
| CRESIT SOFTWARE | theatre: lighting software. |
| DESIGN AND DRAFTING INC. - | entertainment lighting software. |
| ELITE SOFTWARE - (USA) | architectural lighting software. |
| GELFILE - (USA) | theatre, color filter database, from G.A.M. |
| JOHN MCKERNON SOFTWARE | theatre: 'Lightwright' and 'Beamwright'. |
| LIGHTBEAMS by General Electric | nice program for PAR, R and MR lamps - free |
| LIGHTCALC - (USA) | architectural software (under $100 US) |
| LIGHTING ANALYSTS - (USA) | architectural lighting software. |
| LUX ART - (Canada) | entertainment lighting and truss design - 3D. |
| MSZ DESIGN - USA | entertainment lighting, Autoblock, for AutoCad. |
| PAUL PELLETIER SOFTWARE - (Canada) | entertainment lighting, freeware. |
| RADIANCE - (USA) | rendering software (from L.B.N.L.) (UNIX based) |
| RELUX INFORMAMATIK AG | architectural software - free demos. |
| SUPERLITE 2.0 - (USA) | architectural lighting software, - free |
| THORN - (UK) | architectural lighting software, - free |
| VIRTUAL LIGHT LAB - (USA) | nice entertainment lighting software. |
| VXC0 - (Switzerland) | PC based DMX-512 software & controller. |
| ACT METERS LTD. - (UK) | handheld digital light meters. |
| FIELD TEMPLATE FAMILY - (USA) | plastic drafting templates - lighting symbols. |
| GOSSEN LIGHT METERS - (from Bogen) | photographic light meters (Germany). |
| INTERNATIONAL LIGHT - (USA) | light measurement systems (and information). |
| LIGHTING ASSOCIATES - (USA) | plastic drafting templates - lighting symbols. |
| MINOLTA CORP. - (USA) | light meters, color meters. |
| SEKONIC METERS - (USA site) | handheld light meters for photography. |
| SPECTRA CINE INC. - (USA) | handheld light meters for photography. |
| TECHNIKA - (USA) | hand held light meters, several models. |
DON KLIPSTEIN'S LIGHTING INFO CENTRE - (Lighting Theory) - This site has an excellent collection of lighting related documents dealing with the basic and advanced theory of light sources. (stars 5)
LIGHTING AND ELECTRONICS. from ePANORAMA.NET. This is an outstanding site with a wealth of electronics related lighting information. Everything you want to know about lighting and electronics (and more) can be found here. Absolutely outstanding! (Thanks to Tom Engdahl) (5+ stars)
LIGHTING.COM - (Architectural lighting) - This is a well presented site with a good Lighting Search Engine, Lighting News, Lighting Links and a Lighting Forum. (4 stars)
LIGHTING RESEARCH CENTER - (Architectural lighting) - This is quite a large resource site, featuring general, educational and product related information. There are many good links to other lighting resources. the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute USA. (5 stars)
LIGHTING SYSTEMS INC. - (Architectural lighting) - a largely commercial site representing about 60 major lighting manufacturers. They have link pages, news, resources, and stuff to read. (4 stars)
LIGHTSEARCH.COM - (Architectural lighting) - From Inter-Light (USA). This site has a search engine to find a specific lighting manufacturer or product. There are over 3500 lighting companies in the data base, and all have phone numbers but only a few have web site links. (4 stars)
LIGHTSEEK - (Architectural Lighting) This is a resource site for the UK lighting industry, complete with Lighting News, a Product and Buyer's Guide and a Lighting Forum. (3 stars)
THE LIGHTING CENTER - (Architectural lighting) - A site with links to manufacturers, contractors and consultants. (limited) By Edge Enterprises (USA) - (2 stars)
THE LIGHTING RESOURCE - (Architectural lighting) - a wide range of lighting resources and links with quite a few documents to read. (4 stars)
LIGHTING MANUFACTURER'S LIST - (Architectural) - A comprehensive list of links - ftom eLocalElectricians.com (4 stars)