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Information Scotland
The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals in Scotland
December 2003 Volume 1 (6)
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Issue contents
- 24 hour party people
Alastair Campbell's year as President ends with the highlights of
the historic Parliamentary debate on public libraries and the Scottish Cultural
Portal launch.
- Scotland's portal
Stephen Winch describes the major new portal from SLIC and the Scottish
Executive which gives easy access to resources on Scotland's rich culture.
- Change from within
Margaret Kean describes her extensive work with professional bodies
and explains why it is so important for the LIS community - and so good for
your careers.
- Make it easy
Research into how online catalogues for Scottish public libraries are presented
on Council websites has found many obstacles to access...
- The joy of books
Rachel Williams and Sharon Woodforde describe Falkirk Libraries
Readers’ Day, one of the first such events in Scotland.
- Gateway to learning
Alistair Pryde reports on the launch of an online learning portal
from SLIC for the libraries of Scotland.
- Converging worlds
Dr Charles Duncan suggests libraries and e-learning are overlapping.
- Shelves full of inspiration
A priority for the Scottish Poetry Library is taking poetry into the classroom.
Iain Young reports on how the library is developing unique resources
including publishing the first work of our (potential) future Scottish poets;
and Ken Cockburn describes the activities that bring them to poetry
in the first place...
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