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 2009 Volume 7(1)

Issue contents

• Time to reflect and develop
  Margaret Forrest introduces her key themes as the new President of CILIPS.
  

• An ‘integral and rewarding’ part of the job
  Innovative reading group programme for people in the community
  

• Winners all round
  Being ‘Highly Commended’ in Scotland’s Colleges Annual Awards was only one element of her library’s commitment to good customer service, says Christine Barclay.
  
  
• Different audiences
  Jill Evans experiences some excellent and varied examples of partnership working.
  
  
• Gateway to engineering
  Nicola Harrison charts the growth of the national online library for engineering, based at Heriot Watt University and part of a national network of subject gateways.
  
  
• Opting for success
  When Glasgow Metropolitan College’s Library needed an update, the opportunity to try e-books seemed a good idea – with remarkable results, say Tony Donnelly and Eileen Connolly.
  
  
• Spreading the word
  If you are keen not to miss out on the latest news and information about publishing in Scotland the website BooksfromScotland.com is the place to look – and you can use it to promote your own author events, says Vanessa Garden.
  
  
• Start of the story
  Kate King is the Prison Librarian at HMP Edinburgh where the refurbished library is proving remarkably successful at attracting men who have never engaged with reading before.
  
• Like something almost being said...
  There’s nothing wrong with tradition but we must accept change for the better, say Kathleen Menzies and Richard Fallis, particularly in some information environments.
  

Information Scotland Vol. 7(1) February 2009

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