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 August 2006 Volume 4(4)

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• Use it or lose it
  Our parent professional body is going through hard times, but Ivor Lloyd says it is now even more important to value its qualifications framework.
  
  
• Speed dating & chat shows
  Mary Greenshields reports that the Reading Partners skills sharing project for librarians and publishers has been a fantastic success – and great for readers.
  
  
• Community
  Midlothian Libraries achieved great results with its Fathers Matter sessions, says Agnès Guyon.
  
  
• Results through mutual support
  Jill Evans rounds up some recent collaborative activity from SCURL.
  
  
• Moving history
  Wendy Kirk explains how Glasgow Women’s Library is entering a new phase of development
  
  
• A role in history
  Paulette Hill describes the services provided by the Library at Historic Scotland, and some of its current challenges.
  
  
• Preventing and protecting
  Jacqueline Mackay helps make the community safer in her role with the Grampian Fire and Rescue Service.
  
  
• Knowledge for the community
  Joanna Ptolomey explains how she used her knowledge management skills to help a Glasgow Community Health Partnership team to move one step closer to a new model of mental health services provision.
  
  
• National investment
  Chris Taylor describes the development of a chartership programme at the National Library of Scotland.
  
  
• Capital's finest on display
  Edinburgh’s wealth of information organisations were out in strength at the recent Libraries Fair. Agnès Guyon reports.
  
  
• What is an author worth?

Brian Osborne on the mysterious world of making a living as an author, and the scheme that gives them visibility through libraries.

Information Scotland Vol. 4(4) August 2006

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