Contact Us
This page gives you information you need to contact the National Library of Scotland by phone, email or through the website, or to write to us. There are also direct contact details for the Library's main departments or services.
To phone us
- Main number:
Tel: +44 (0)131 623 3700
Fax: +44 (0)131 623 3701 - Direct dial numbers:
Some departments have a direct line: see Departments/Units list below.
Email and website
Use these options for general enquiries. Some departments have a direct email address: see Departments/Units list below.
- Online registration / library cards
For questions about our online registration service or about NLS library cards
Email: registration@nls.uk - Online enquiry service
For general reference questions relating to services and general collections
Online enquiry form: Ask A Librarian - Advance ordering
For preorders for material for the General Reading Room
Send your requests for preorders to: enquiries@nls.uk - Enquiries about our website
For queries or comments regarding our website
Email: webeditor@nls.uk
For news from NLS: subscribe to our email newsletter
To write to us
- Main address
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
Scotland, UK - Causewayside Building
33 Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SL
Scotland, UK
How to find us if you are visiting the Library.
Departments/units
| Bibliography of Scotland | Enquiries, additions or corrections to the database Email: bos@nls.uk |
| Business information | Scottish Business Information Service Email: enquiries@scotbis.com |
| Document Supply Team | Enquiries from libraries about borrowing/lending books and obtaining/supplying articles. Email: ils@nls.uk Tel (direct dial): 0131 623 3907 / 3908 Fax: 0131 623 3830 |
| Foreign Collections Unit | Enquiries about foreign material Email: foreign@nls.uk |
| Legal deposit | Enquiries about legal deposit Email: legal-deposit-enquiries@nls.uk |
| Manuscripts | Enquiries relating to manuscripts and archives Email: manuscripts@nls.uk Tel (direct dial): 0131 623 3876 Fax: 0131 623 3866 |
| Maps | Enquiries about maps and map-related information; based at Causewayside Email: maps@nls.uk Tel (direct dial): 0131 623 3970 Fax: 0131 623 3971 See Maps Collections pages for other relevant contact details |
| Music | Enquiries about music collections and music-related information Email: music@nls.uk |
| NEWSPLAN Scotland | Enquiries about the local newspapers project Email: newsplanscotland@nls.uk. |
| Official Publications | Enquiries about UK parliamentary material and official UK and overseas publications Email: opuenquiries@nls.uk |
| Rare Books | Enquiries relating to special collections and early printed material Email: rarebooks@nls.uk Tel (direct dial): 0131 623 3899 See Rare Books Collections pages for other relevant contact details. |
| Science | Science Information Service; based at Causewayside Email: science@nls.uk |
| Scottish Screen Archive | Enquiries about Scotland's moving images collection. Email: ssaenquiries@nls.uk |
For other departments or members of staff, see our Staff and Departments page.
