National library bodies
The National Library of Scotland has a significant and important contribution to make to the UK library sector. Among organisations we work with are:
Chartered Institutes
NLS is involved with the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS). We provide a
Scottish mentoring network for charterships, and often host
training. It is important to us that we are involved in the
development and training of library and information professionals
for the benefit of the sector as a whole.
The British Library
NLS has a long-standing relationship with the British Library as a
fellow legal deposit library. We exchange digitisation and
preservation advice and contribute to legal deposit legislation.
There is a close working relationship between our Rare Book
Collections and the British Library's Early Printed Collections. We
collaborate on buying early books, as well as in a number of other
areas.
Scottish Library and Information Council
(SLIC)
The Scottish Library and Information
Council provides independent advice to the Scottish Government
and Scottish Ministers on library and information matters. Members
include all local authority, higher education and further education
organisations, and NHS Trust library services, as well as other
specialist library and information organisations. NLS supports the
important workSLIC undertakes in representing the sector as a
whole.
Scottish Confederation of University and Research
Libraries (SCURL)
The Scottish Confederation of University and
Research Libraries is a committee of the NLS Board of
Trustees. Members include Scottish university and college
libraries, National Museums Scotland and the Open University.
Representatives of the Scottish Funding Council, SLIC and the
Scottish Further Education Unit also attend meetings.
Society of College, National and University Libraries
(SCONUL)
The Society of College, National and
University Libraries promotes excellence in library services in
higher education and national libraries across the UK and Ireland.
Through SCONUL, NLS learns from and shares experience with the
wider library sector.