Information Scotland The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland ISSN 1743-5471 | Journal contents | About the online edition of the journal February 2006 Volume 4(1)

Issue contents

• Promoting partnership
  Ivor Lloyd outlines his priorities as new President of CILIPS.
  
  
• On the move
  Hazel Lauder reports on the initiative to introduce Wi-Fi hotspots in public libraries.
  
  
• Taking a stand against the Bill
  Major library organisations have united over their concerns about the implications for libraries of the Government’s new Terrorism Bill. Gordon Hunt clarifies the issues.
  
  
• Quality and eQuality
  Jill Evans rounds up examples of co-operation and sharing of expertise in the quality field amongst her colleagues.
  
  
• Certain about standards
  Hazel Lauder and Cathy Kearney explain the importance of standards compliance in systems and software, in the context of e-learning.
  
  
• Improving outcomes
  The Scottish Executive has announced funding for two years for public library quality improvement in Scotland, writes Rhona Arthur.
  
  
• Pamphlet power, poet power
  Poetry pamphlets are a thriving area of Scottish publishing. Hazel Cameron describes their revival and how libraries can help promote them.
  
  
• Sharing and learning
  New CILIPS President Ivor Lloyd has pinpointed partnership as his priority for the year.
  
  
• Achievements through consensus
  Colin Will on recent literary highlights; and getting things done by committee. .



• Iain MacRae, 1946-2006
  Author: Mike Moir
  An obituary of Iain MacRae......
  
  
• Heather F.C. Tait
  Author: Duncan T.D. Irvine
  An obituary of Heather F.C. Tait......

Information Scotland Vol. 4(1) February 2006

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