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National Library of Scotland

Organisational structure

Last updated
9 July 2025
Estimated reading time
1 minute
A diagram of the organisational structure of the Library. It starts with the National Librarian at the top. On an intermediate level is the Board and the Librarian's Office. Then there are five directorates listed and all their sections listed under them. A full description is provided in the body of the page.

The text version of the organisational structure of the Library

National Librarian and Chief executive

The National Librarian and Chief Executive drive our strategy and create connections across the sector. All other teams and directorates sit under them.

Librarian's Office

The Librarian’s Office support the National Librarian in their work.

Board Support

See our Board section for more information.

Business support

  • Finance

  • Estates

  • Human resources

  • Procurement

  • Security

  • Health and safety

Digital and Service Transformation

  • Systems Application and Development

  • IT Support

  • IT Infrastructure

  • Digital Engagement

  • Digitisation

  • Imaging Services

Engagement

  • Development

  • Media and External Relations

  • Public Programmes

  • Visitor Services

Collections Management

  • Legal Deposit and Ingest

  • Collections Support Services

  • Collections Care and Digital Preservation

  • Metadata

  • SCURL (Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries)

  • ALDL (Agency for Legal Deposit Library)

Collections, Access and Research

  • Published Collections

  • Archives and Manuscripts

  • Moving Image and Sound

  • Reader Services

  • Collections Specialist

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