Unique historical records uncovered giving invaluable picture of Musselburgh's past. Council workmen carrying out renovation work at Musselburgh Town House have uncovered a wealth of town records relating to life in Musselburgh with the earliest dating back almost 500 years.
The records include 16th century equivalents of ASBOs - detailing the punishments for various misdemeanours carried out by citizens of the Burgh. Shipping records listing the cargoes, both imported and exported from Musselburgh, give an invaluable insight into the commerce of the time.
The new find will add significantly to the Musselburgh Burgh records, which are currently held in the National Archives of Scotland, to be returned to East Lothian when the planned new archive, library museum and heritage centre - the John Gray Centre - opens in Haddington.
The announcement of the new archive find coincides with the grant announcement from the Heritage Lottery Fund of £1.39 million to East Lothian Council for the John Gray Centre. The records are currently stored with East Lothian Council's archives where their conservation needs are being assessed. They will be available for public research after conservation work has been carried out. Added: 29 May
In partnership with the Scottish Library and Information Council, Young Scot has been asked to develop a National Youth Information Framework to support those who provide information and information services to young people in Scotland.
A discussion document is available for comment to groups of organisations with an interest in youth information, youth literacies etc. Young Scot are keen to receive any views, thoughts and consider the discussion questions in the document and, if appropriate respond to these by Fri 29 May. Please email your responses to Alison Hardie, Information Services Director at alisonh@youngscot.org. Added: 15 May
The City of Edinburgh Council is putting plans in place to develop a new day centre for older people within the new library development at Rannoch Terrace. The Health and Social Care department is investing £500,000 in the new service which will focus on helping older people re-connect with their community. The location of the new service will provide great opportunities for joint working between the library and centre staff in focusing their efforts around their users. The library is expected to be completed by 2011/12, it is hoped the new day care centre opening will coincide with this.
Councillor Paul Edie, Health and Social Care Leader, said: "We want to make sure that older people in Edinburgh are getting the support and encouragement they need to lead happy, fulfilling lives in their own homes and communities. Good day care services go a long way to providing this. I'm sure the new facility at Rannoch Terrace will be very much welcomed by the local community and further a field." Added: 14 May
CILIP in Scotland (CILIPS) is pleased to announce that event sponsors Credo Reference will this year offer a sponsored place for Branch and Group Day on Wed 3 Jun, part of the CILIPS annual conference. To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is tell us, in no more than 140 characters, why you’d like to attend. You can submit your entry via email to cilips@slainte.org.uk or, if you’re a Twitter user, send a public reply or direct message to @scotlibraries. All entries should be received by Mon 18 May and the winner will be selected by CILIPS Director, Elaine Fulton.
Credo Reference is a completely customizable general reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference. Added: 8 May
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first graduations in Librarianship from Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen (then Robert Gordon Institute of Technology). To mark this milestone, the Department of Information Management is hosting a Friends and Alumni Reception on Tue 23 Jun at Aberdeen Business School, beginning at 6.00pm. The reception will coincide with the i3 conference which is being hosted by the Department.
The event will include guest speakers as well as an exhibition about department's activities through the years. Additionally, new student prizes will be inaugurated to mark the contribution of three long-serving former members of staff, Douglas Anderson, Michael Head and Ian Johnson. The reception will also be raising funds for Book Aid International. Alumni are being contacted about the event but the Department would be delighted to hear from any Robert Gordon graduates (particularly those from the 1960s and 1970s); anyone who is interested in attending can email the Department on imopen@rgu.ac.uk. Additionally, there is a group for alumni on Facebook. Photo by smaedli from flickr. Added: 6 May
Information Scotland is the journal of CILIPS, which is published six times a year. The online version is usually made available around three weeks after the printed publication.
Feb edition now online.
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Coming soon: April 2009 edition
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Scottish Writers’ Centre (SWC) have updated their website and have added a blog, to facilitate discussions. They are anxious to have links for both writers and writers’ groups/organisations on their website. If you would like to have your Link included, please email: info@scottishwriterscentre.org.uk They would like the links to be reciprocal – so please add the SWC website to your links also.Added: 29 May
The launch of Improving: Libraries for Learners, the school libraries self evaluation toolkit has been delayed to allow more Curriculum for Excellence best practice to be included. The Working Group is aiming to have the document ready for the new session or early autumn. Added: 29 May
Creative Connections Shetland will take place 3-9 Aug 2009 and offers an opportunity to take part in summer school of cultural and storytelling activities. More information from admin@shetlandarts.org. Added: 29 May
Culture and Sport Glasgow has just launched the Mitchell Library summer programme. A major exhibition, Inspired, will mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, featuring national and international artists. Other events include talks by artists and authors, a piano recital, family history sessions and the Annual Annan Lecture on the work of John Edward Kerr of the shipbuilder John Brown and Co. Added: 8 May
The latest issue of Teen Titles has just been published by Edinburgh City Council. Stuffed full of pupil's reviews of great reading material, Teen Titles aims to promote reading and literacy in Edinburgh and beyond. Added: 8 May
This year's North Ayrshire book festival, Text Messages, aims to prove that reading and writing are still thriving in North Ayrshire 250 years after the birth of Robert Burns. The programme features 10 author events, including appearances by Janice Galloway, Des Dillion and Alan Bissett. The festival takes place at libraries across North Ayrshire between 26 May and 11 Jun. A storytelling festival and readers' day are also planned for later in the year. Added: 6 May
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