Discover NLS
'Discover NLS' is the National Library of Scotland's full-colour magazine, issued three times a year.
Issue 23, summer 2013, includes:
- Introduding the summer exhibition — 'Picturing Africa: Illustrating Livingstone's travels'
- Celebrating Scottish women of science
- The ensuring appeal of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of pirates and adventure, 'Treasure Island'
- New regulations about collecting electronic publications — a milestone for the Library and for the nation.
Read the full 'Discover NLS' issue 23 online (PDF) (26 pages; 3.1 MB)
Back issues
You'll find back issues of 'Discover NLS' in our archive. Each is available as a PDF file.
Paper copies
From issue 21, we are providing our award-winning magazine online only. This allows us to make considerable savings on rising print production and postage costs. It also helps us to reduce our carbon footprint significantly.
We are conscious that some of our readers may prefer to sit and relax with a magazine, so some paper copies will still be available in our Visitor Centre.
Comments and enquiries
We welcome editorial contributions, comments and enquiries — please email marketing@nls.uk.