Welcome to SLAINTE

SLAINTE is an online service for library and information professionals in Scotland. The website combines the work of the two professional bodies for librarians in Scotland: the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS).

SLIC is the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government on library matters. CILIPS is the Scottish arm of CILIP, the professional body for individual librarians and information professionals in the UK.

The two organisations work together to support individuals and organisations working within information services. SLAINTE combines the output of both organisations to offer Scottish librarians a single entry point to relevant information, resources and services.

To find out more about the individual organisations, go directly to the SLIC and CILIPS websites.

CILIPS

How to join CILIPS (for individuals) or SLIC (for organisations).

CILIPS members

Events 2012

This year's CILIPS Annual Conference will take place 11 & 12 June in Dundee.

The Autumn Gathering will take place on 3 October in Dunfermline.

Love Scottish Libraries

Love Scottish Libraries

Show your support for libraries by signing the CILIPS petition against cuts to library services, and have your say about what libraries mean to you.

Information Scotland

Information Scotland is the journal of CILIPS, which moved to a new online format in 2010. Older editions can be found in our online archive.

Special Interest Groups

CILIPS Branches

Central, East, North and North East

SLIC

Key membership benefits include:

Advocacy for Scottish library and information services
Access to advice, information and support of SLIC officers, including up to 3 days free consultancy
Innovation and Development Fund for members only
Member events, including FE Annual Conference and Service Innovation Showcase
Support for sectoral needs through SCURL, the Heads of Public Library Services, the Heads of School Library Services and the SLIC FE Working Group
Free newsletters, SLIC Standards and Guidance publications and annual reports
Development of quality improvement frameworks, standards and self-evaluation toolkits
Strategic direction for the Scottish Common Information Environment
Opportunity to be part of and contribute to projects building co-ordination, collaboration and co-operation
Consultation on workforce development

Scotland's Information: use our map to find libraries, museums and archives
Research Collections Online: subject strength listings for the larger general libraries in Scotland
Scottish Library and Information Resources: find a library, librarian, museum or archive
Scottish Distributed Digital Library: digital collections with Scottish themes
Scottish Collections Network: an online catalogue of collections held in Scottish libraries, museums and archives
Co-operative Information Retrieval Network for Scotland: a one-stop shop for finding materials held in the collections of many libraries in Scotland

blog: following organisational and general library developments
flickr: SLIC and CILIPS image archive
delicious: library and information bookmarks
slideshare: presentations from CPD events and activities
twitter: follow our updates on the micro-blog
YouTube: SLIC and CILIPS videos