Public libraries > Introduction

This section of the SLAINTE website contains resources to support information staff in the public library sector.

This section contains reports and presentations from People's Network training sessions and information about the online resources available through the People's Network.
Public Library Quality Improvement Matrix (PLQIM): PLQIM is a quality assurance tool specially developed by the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) for public libraries in Scotland.
Readership Development: This area contains information on reader development initiatives, including a projects bank and examples of good practice.
Six Steps: The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) has been working with Share the Vision on a new initiative called Six Steps, to help public libraries to address the needs of over two million print disabled people in the UK.

SLIC: Company Limited by Guarantee/Registered in Scotland No.129889/Scottish Charity No.SC17886

Scotland's Information: use our map to find libraries, museums and archives
Research Collections Online: subject strength listings for the larger general libraries in Scotland
Scottish Library and Information Resources: find a library, librarian, museum or archive
Scottish Distributed Digital Library: digital collections with Scottish themes
Scottish Collections Network: an online catalogue of collections held in Scottish libraries, museums and archives
Co-operative Information Retrieval Network for Scotland: a one-stop shop for finding materials held in the collections of many libraries in Scotland