Services

SLAINTE is associated with a number of online information services which support professional activity at national (Scotland and the United Kingdom) and international levels.

Scotland

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland Committee Meeting Minutes

Online versions of the approved minutes of CILIPS Council and standing committees.

Co-operative Information Retrieval Network for Scotland (CAIRNS)

A union catalogue of Scottish library and information services, providing a one-stop shop for finding materials held in the collections of many libraries in Scotland, and online resources of interest to Scotland and its people.

Glasgow Academic Libraries Together (GALT)

The website of a consortium of libraries in the greater Glasgow area.

Information Scotland

The online edition of the journal of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland.

Libraries in Central Scotland (LiCS)

The website of a consortium of libraries in the central Scotland area.

Library co-operatives in Scotland

A clickable map of co-operatives in Scotland by region.

National Burns Collection catalogue

A catalogue of manuscripts, books, art, and artefacts associated with Robert Burns and held in Scotland.

OAI Scotland/HaIRST Experimental Discovery Service

A catalogue of items held in open-access repositories located in Scotland.

OAI Scotland Information Services (OAISIS)

A website offering information and advice on Open Archives Initiative (OAI) developments in Scotland.

OAI Scotland's Static Repository Gateway

A registration service making Open Access Initiative static repositories available for "harvesting".

Research Collections Online (RCO)

Analyses of the subject strengths of the larger general libraries in Scotland which support learning, teaching and research.

Scotland's Culture

A catalogue of open-access online resources related to Scottish culture.

Scottish Academic Periodicals: Implementing an Effective Networked Service (SAPIENS)

A service for publishing and providing access to Scottish academic and cultural electronic journals.

Scottish Bibliographies Online

A union catalogue of past and current material published in Scotland or of Scottish interest.

Scottish Collections Network (SCONE)

A catalogue of collections held in Scottish libraries, museums and archives, and collections about Scottish topics held elsewhere. The records provide links to digital collections and online finding aids such as catalogues where available.

Scottish Distributed Digital Library (SDDL)

A catalogue of collections of texts, images, and sounds in digital format, distributed over the World Wide Web, with Scottish themes.

Scottish Health Information Network union list (SHINE)

A union catalogue of the biosciences, health and medical journals held by members of SHINE.

Scottish Library and Information Resources (SLIR)

A directory of addresses and contact details of libraries and other information services located in Scotland.

Who Is Doing What In Scotland And What's Needed (WIDWISAWN)

An online journal for research and development initiatives relevant to the development of a coherent electronic information environment to support "Virtual Scotland".

United Kingdom

CILIP-BL Committee on AACR

The website of the joint committee of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and the British Library on the development of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (now Resource Description and Access).

Managing Digital Assets in Tertiary Education toolkit (mandate)

A toolkit for managers, administrative and technical staff considering the management of digital assets such as teaching and learning materials in UK colleges.

International

European DDC Users Group Technical Issues Working Group (EDUG IT)

The website of the Working Group.

SLAINTE Digital Library

A catalogue of open-access online documents supporting continuing professional development for library and information workers in Scotland.