The National Library of Scotland in the 21 st Century Supporting learning and research across Scotland
May 17, 2015
The National Library of Scotland in the 21st Century
Supporting learning and research across Scotland
What is a national library?
National libraries have a vital role in society as “custodians of the nation’s intellectual
heritage, thus providing organisation, access to and preservation of the national
imprint in all media.” (International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFLA), 1998)
NLS mission and vision
enrich lives and communitiesencourage and promote lifelong learning, research and scholarship
provide universal access to information
collect and make available the recorded knowledge of Scotland
promote access to the ideas and cultures of the world
Draft new mission
Ensuring access to knowledge in Scotland
and about Scotland
NLS customers
Scotland and the world Academic and research General Public Education and lifelong learning Business and enterprise Library and Information
Professionals Donors
Supporting learning and research
Visitors Outreach Digital/remote
access
VisitorsRemoving barriers: Front of house then ... and now
New visitor facilities
Onsite learning: education workshops at NLS
'I learned a lot more about the past and just how important books are to us.'April, P6, Bonaly Primary School
'We learnt about the history of Scotland and about books, letters, poems and songs that were written by famous people.'Mariam, P5 Roseburn Primary School
'Reading old articles gave children a feel for the language and contents of reports years ago – a good introduction to our 'Communication' project.'C Inch, P5 teacher, Prestonfield Primary School
'The workshop fitted in very well with the work we have been doing ... The NLS is such a marvellous resource I am sure it could support many areas of classroom teaching.'A Reid, P5 teacher, Lorne Primary School
'In their own words ...' – feedback on schools workshops
Reaching new audiences
Outreach: Scottish Screen Archive
Outreach: John Murray Archive
Outreach through Partnerships
Digital/Remote Access: NLS Digital Archive
Digital/Remote Access: Scottish Screen Archive
http://www.nls.uk/jma/who/darwin/originswf/index.html
Digital/Remote Access: NLS online learning resources
http://suffragettes.nls.uk/
Digital/Remote Access: NLS online learning resources
Digital/Remote Access: Aquabrowser
Digital/Remote Access: Social networking
Digital/Remote Access: Crowd sourcing
Digital/Remote access: Online registration
[email protected]://www.nls.uk////about/policy/docs/future-national-libraries.pdf