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SLAINTE is the website of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS) and the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC).

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

The two organisations operate a joint working agreement to support individuals and organisations working within library and information services in Scotland. SLAINTE combines the output of both organisations to offer Scottish librarians a single entry point to relevant resources and services.

The SLAINTE service displays information in pages in a standard layout. You will see the following navigation buttons etc.displayed on every page, from top to bottom:

Page header

The area at the top of the page displays the SLAINTE service banner.

SLAINTE service information

home Click on this link to go to the SLAINTE homepage

news Click on the link to connect to SLAINTE news page for issues affecting the information sector and to submit news items or subscribe via RSS

about Click on this link to view our SLAINTE faq, sitemap, accessibility and disclaimer pages or how to submit an image to the homepage

media centre Click on this link to read present and archived press releases or subscribe via RSS

events Click on this link to submit events to the SLAINTE calendar and view upcoming events and courses being held in Scotland

digital library Cliick on this link to search SLAINTE digital library and find access to presentations, articles and much more to support your CPD

slic Click on this link to search the website for the Scottish Library & Information Council

cilips Click on this link to seach the website for the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals in Scotland

The website has a link on all pages to Contact us detailing physical location of the office, fax and telephone numbers, general emails and SLIC and CILIPS staff.

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