The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has offered funding of up to GBP. 225,000 over three years from the FE Skills and Employability budget to Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO) to support Faclair na Gàidhlig (Gaelic dictionary project).
The project is a collaboration between SMO (lead) and the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde. The aim of the project is to produce an electronic historical dictionary of Scottish Gaelic. The dictionary will be based on evidence from the language and will be an authoritative record of the language and culture. It will also meet the language needs of the 21st century by providing a baseline resource for smaller bilingual and monolingual dictionaries, a thesaurus and language learning materials.
The project is jointly funded with Bòrd na Gàidhlig who will provide GBP. 75,000 each year for three years. Added: 9 Mar
SLIC is pleased to announce that the 2010 call for Innovation and Development Fund proposals is open. Bids which address the current priorities are invited from member organisations.
In the current economic climate for public services SLIC Board is particularly interested in stimulating bids that encourage:
Funding will be considered for a range of activities including, research, impact analysis, service development, staff training, creation of new resources for pilot and evaluation of new technology, case studies, preparation of good practice guides or promotion of standards.
Proposals should be submitted by Fri 16 Apr 2010. Added: 9 Mar
Europe Direct Aberdeen hosted their annual School Debate on Tue 23 Feb in the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom. Eight teams from secondary schools in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire demonstrated their debating skills in front of a large audience. The teams were from Aberdeen Grammar School, Hazlehead Academy, Portlethen Academy, St Margaret's School, Mearns Academy, Mackie Academy, Banchory Academy and Robert Gordon's College. The debate was chaired by Professor Trevor Salmon, Director of Teaching and Learning at the University of Aberdeen with Aberdeen's Lord Provost Peter Stephen presenting the trophy to the winners.
Judges for the day were James Temple-Smithson, Head of the European Parliament Office in Edinburgh, Aberdeen City Councillor Kate Dean, Iain Todd, Renewables Champion at the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group, Rev. Bob Brown, Fiona Clark, Library & Information Services Manager at Aberdeen City Libraries and Helen Adair, Children's Services Manager at Aberdeen City Libraries.
The Semi-finals debated the motion "This House believes that voting in the elections to the European Parliament should be compulsory in the UK". Banchory Academy, Hazlehead Academy, St Margaret's School and Mackie Academy progressed to the final debate where the motion "This House believes that the EU needs to promote EU citizenship" was debated. The winning team after much deliberation was announced as Banchory Academy. Added: 8 Mar
The Tesco Bank Summer Read was launched on Sun 7 Mar at Glasgow's Aye Write festival. Glasgow-born Tesco Bank Chief Executive Benny Higgins spoke about the role libraries had played in his own education and encouraged people to try the reading list.
He was joined by authors Karen Campbell, Flora MacDonald, Eleanor Thom, Allan Massie and James Robertson, who read from their books, and representatives from many of Scotlands public library authorities. Online voting starts on Mon 8 Mar at 10.30 via the Herald. Added: 8 Mar
Scottish History has secured a firm place in the new Curriculum for Excellence but what about Scottish literature? To debate the issue, we have a lively team of poets, novelists and scholars. Speakers include: James Robertson, prize winning novelist and publisher of Scots-language books for primary and secondary schoolchildren through the 'Itchy-coo' imprint; Liz Lochhead, Glasgow's Poet Laureate and formerly Writer-in-Residence at Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art, with extensive experience in reading, writing and working in schools and universities; Douglas Gifford, Emeritus Professor of Scottish Literature with long experience of how Scottish literature has been taught throughout the system; and Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University and a poet, who has taught in many parts of the world, from New Zealand to Scotland, with comparative experience of how other national literatures are secured in curricula elsewhere.
A wide-ranging discussion about matters vital to the future of Scotland and of interest to teachers, policymakers, writers and all interested in the future of literature teaching in Scotland. This is the first of a proposed annual series. The Andrew Tannahill Debate is supported by Glasgow University's Andrew Tannahill Fund for the Furtherance of Scottish Literature.
The 2010 Andrew Tannahill Debate Monday 8 Mar 2010, 7.30-9.00pm The Mitchell Library, GlasgowAdded: 5 Mar
East Renfrewshire Council has just launched its sixth Storytelling Festival which will run from the 8th March to the 9th April. The aim of the festival is to celebrate the art of storytelling in all its forms, from the spoken word, through song, dance and theatre.
This year’s festival is another diverse and varied programme of events which will reach all parts of the community. It is designed to remind us all of the value and importance of storytelling, not only as a means of communication, but also as a way to entertain and educate.
The festival will feature storytellers from near and far that have come to share and enjoy a tale or two. Lots of children will be entertained in schools, libraries and nurseries, but there are also plenty of events for adults to attend.
Please download the full programme.Added: 4 Mar
West Dunbartonshire Council welcomed Sir Jackie Stewart to Dumbarton Library for the official opening of the new Children’s Library on Wed 3 March. The event was part of Dumbarton Library’s Centenary celebrations.
Sir Jackie said: “The single most important element of Scotland's future is that its children have reading and writing skills beyond what is currently the standard. The opening of the new Children’s Library to attract more children to reading is a very positive move in the right direction by the leadership within the authority of West Dunbartonshire Council."
West Dunbartonshire Council’s Education and Lifelong Learning team was also proud to present An Audience with Sir Jackie Stewart chaired by leading Scottish sports journalist Neil Drysdale at Dumbarton FC. This took place at Dumbarton Football Club on the same day.
Convenor for Education, Councillor May Smillie said: “I am personally thrilled that Sir Jackie, our proud son of the rock, former three times Formula One World Champion will be discussing his life, his career and undoubtedly giving his ever forthright views on the current state of his beloved sport.”
Terry Lanagan, Executive Director for Education, congratulated the Libraries team for delivering both events which are part of the celebrations for Dumbarton Library’s Centenary 1910 – 2010.
Terry said: "Sir Jackie is a renowned raconteur so this will be an evening that will have something for everyone."Added: 4 Mar
Preparations are underway for the CILIPS annual conference, to be held 7th - 9th of June 2010 at The Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Bookings are now being accepted for trade exhibitors. This years conference offers a city centre location with excellent transport links and good Wi-fi and networking facilities.
A variety of sponsorship packages are available. Full details of each package are available to download with the booking form.
Please visit the CILIPS conference homepage for more information and a booking form.Added: 2 Mar
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