the national library – what’s in it for scotland's colleges? martyn wade national librarian...
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The National Library – what’s in it for Scotland's
Colleges? Martyn Wade
National LibrarianThe National Library of Scotland
27th of November 2006
NLS – George IV Bridge
NLS – Causewayside Building
NLS – George IV Bridge Reading Room
“Breaking through the walls” Strategy Document
http://www.nls.uk/professional/policy/docs/strategy2004.pdf
Excellence
Learning
Commitment
Service
NLS’ Core Values
NLS Mission and Vision
‘The National Library of Scotland will enrich lives and communities, encouraging and promoting lifelong learning, research and scholarship, and universal access to information by comprehensively collecting and making available the recorded knowledge of Scotland, and promoting access to the ideas and cultures of the world.’
Manuscripts
Maps
Modern Collections
NLS Collections
Music
Rare Books
Digital Library
Inter-library Services
NLS Digital Publications
http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/er/index.html
NLS Access Policy
‘We will work to ensure that everyone who could benefit from the Library’s unique collections, services and expertise can do so, by identifying and removing actual and perceived barriers to use.’
Times Digital Archive
Digital Library
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)
Remotely Accessible Resources
Specialist Collections Catalogues
Digital Image Database
www.nls.uk
http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/index.html
So what’s in it for you?
Where do we go from here?
Telephone: 0131 623 3700
Write: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
http://www.nls.uk/
Contacting NLS