Corporate documents

Read here the full text of our corporate documents — from the strategy and Library plan to our equalities and collecting policies.

• Library Plan 2021-2022 (PDF) (2.62 MB; 38 pages)
• Library Plan 2020-2021 (PDF) (2.22 MB; 35 pages)
• Library Plan 2019-2020 (PDF) (1 MB; 34 pages)
• Library Plan 2018-2019 (PDF) (770 KB; 34 pages)
• Library Plan 2017-2018 (PDF) (119 KB; 28 pages)
• Library Plan 2016-2017 (PDF) (718 KB; 26 pages)
• Corporate Plan 2015-2016 (PDF) (840 KB; 30 pages)
• Corporate Plan 2014-2015 (PDF) (229 KB; 41 pages)
• Corporate Plan 2013-2014 (PDF) (309 KB; 29 pages)
  
  • Appendix A: Equalities outcomes 2013-2017 (PDF) (607 KB; 12 pages)
  • Appendix B: Shared Services Annual Operating Plan 2013-2014 (PDF) (59 KB; 6 pages)
• Corporate Plan 2012-2015 (PDF) (137 KB; 27 pages) — June 2012
• Corporate Plan 2011-2012 (PDF) (353 KB; 19 pages) — July 2011
• Corporate Plan 2010-2011 (PDF) (647 KB; 17 pages) — May 2010

The Library's 2019 to 2024 Gaelic Language Plan was approved by Bòrd na Gàidhlig on 20 February 2019.

• Gaelic Language Plan (PDF) (499 KB; 25 pages)
• Plana Gàidhlig (PDF) (500 KB; 26 pages)

The Library's 2021 to 2025 Climate Action Plan was approved by the Head Librarian and CEO in November 2022

• Climate Action Plan (Word document) (126KB; 45 pages)

• Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) Forms — 2022 to 2023:
  • Events and exhibitions EqIA (Word document) (171 KB; 44 pages)
  • Internal processes EqIA (Word document) (170 KB; 55 pages)
  • Policies EqIA (Word document) (212 KB; 75 pages)
  • Projects EqIA (Word document) (108 KB; 13 pages)
  • Services EqIA (Word document) (280 KB; 56 pages)
• Equalities Mainstreaming Progress Report (Word document) (889 KB; 89 pages) April 2023
• Equalities Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report — April 2021
  • Equalities Outcomes 2021 part 1 (PDF) (296 KB; 22 pages)
  • Equalities Outcomes 2021 part 2 (PDF) (237 KB; 27 pages)
  • Equalities Outcomes 2021 part 3 (PDF) (524 KB; 22 pages)

• Gender pay gap reports:
  • Gender pay gap report 2019 (PDF) (102 KB; 4 pages)
  • Gender pay gap report 2018 (PDF) (96 KB; 3 pages)
• Equalities Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report — April 2019:
  • Equalities Outcomes 2019 (PDF) (393 KB; 52 pages)

• Equalities Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report — April 2017:
  • Equalities Outcomes 2017 part 1 (PDF) (93 KB; 16 pages)
  • Equalities Outcomes 2017 part 2 (PDF) (107 KB; 29 pages)
  • Equalities Outcomes 2017 part 3 (PDF) (214 KB; 20 pages)

• Equalities Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report — May 2015:
  • Equalities Outcomes 2015 part 1 (PDF) (416 KB; 14 pages)
  • Equalities Outcomes 2015 part 2 (PDF) (60 KB; 16 pages)
  • Equalities Outcomes 2015 parts 3 and 4 (PDF) (68 KB; 12 pages)

• Deaccessioning and Disposals Policy 2022 (Word document) (81 KB; 9 pages)
• Collection Management Policy 2021 (PDF) (211 KB; 8 pages)
• Collection Development Policy 2023 (Word document) (139 KB; 65 pages)

• Sustainability Report 2021-2022 (Word document) (175 KB; 13 pages) — May 2023
• Social Media Policy (PDF) (156 KB; 3 pages) — February 2022
• Sustainability Report 2020-21 (PDF) (625 KB; 17 pages) — February 2022
• Security Policy (PDF) (142 KB; 7 pages) — updated January 2022
• Digital Preservation Policy and Plan (Word document) (100 KB; 22 pages) — September 2023
• Public Sector Sustainability Report 2019-2020 (PDF) (310 KB; 19 pages) — October 2020
• Takedown Policy (PDF) (44 KB; 2 pages) — May 2018
• Sustainable Development Policy (PDF) (67 KB; 2 pages) — November 2017
• Records Management Plan (PDF) (136 KB; 25 pages) — December 2016
• Past National Library strategies
• Access Policy (Word document) (83 KB; 8 pages) — October 2023

• Annual complaint summary report 2022-2023 (Word document) (68 KB; 2 pages)

About us