http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/newsindex.htm The lastest library and information sector news from CILIPS and SLIC, the professional bodies for librarians in Scotland. en-gb Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:32:27 +0300 http://www.rssfeedssubmit.com/rss-generator/ http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/newsindex.htm#csr The interim report of the Commission on School Reform (CSR) has reflected views of SLIC in a recent submission. These include the importance of librarians in promoting early literacy and in early intervention. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/newsindex.htm#youngscot A 1538 edition of letters by the Roman philosopher and statesman Marcus Cicero is among a cache of rare books discovered in Greenock’s Watt Library. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/newsindex.htm#inverclyde A 1538 edition of letters by the Roman philosopher and statesman Marcus Cicero is among a cache of rare books discovered in Greenock’s Watt Library. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/archive/1207/1207.html#dea A coalition of leading organisations that support learning, libraries and librarians today warned that the Digital Economy Act risks forcing public libraries, schools, colleges and universities to limit access to the internet, and therefore to learning. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/archive/1207/1207.html#giveanhour The BBC recently filmed a segment at Craighead Library in Milton of Campsie to promote the Give an Hour campaign which aims to get more people online. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/archive/1207/1207.html#finch The Finch Working Group Report, published last month, recommends that UK Research Councils and other funders should establish “more effective arrangements to meet the costs of publishing in open access and hybrid journals". http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/archive/1207/1207.html#yaldi School librarians and teachers across Glasgow have been working with pupil magazine clubs to create Yaldi!, a magazine for secondary pupils to explore their writing talent, inform their audience and promote reading and writing for pleasure. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/archive/1207/1207.html#eileengilmour East Renfrewshire Libraries were absolutely thrilled to welcome author and playwright Alan Bissett to Clarkston library on 29 June to announce the winners of the 2012 Eileen Gilmour Award for creative writing. http://www.slainte.org.uk/news/archive/1207/1207.html#cilipsrules CILIPS is working to change its governance arrangements to make decision-making more democratic, more accountable, more transparent and consistent with the requirements of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).