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Centre
for Digital Library Research |
| "Formed in
summer 1999, the Centre for Digital Library Research (CDLR)
at the University of Strathclyde brings together long-standing
research interests in the digital information area previously
spread across two University departments. Managed jointly
by the University's Directorate of Information Strategy and
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, CDLR seeks
to combine theory with practice in innovative ways with the
aim of being a centre of excellence on digital libraries issues
ranging from information policy and information retrieval
to document storage technologies and standards. CDLR hosts
the Scottish Collections network (SCONE) and the Co-operative
Information Retrieval Network (CAIRNS)". |
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East
Ayrshire Council |
"With 32 elected
members and approximately 6,000 employees serving more than
120,000 residents, East Ayrshire Council has earned a reputation
for providing services effectively and at a consistently high
level. Every department aims to deliver a quality service
and all activities are carried out with the Council's core
values of quality, equality, access and partnership in mind".
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Glasgow
City Council |
| "Glasgow is a major
centre for tourism, recreation, culture and the city council
recognising the benefits to be gained from high profile cultural
events, has continued to build on the success of the 1990
European City of Culture. The city’s success reflects
Glasgow’s location as a gateway to Scotland with its
wide range of visitor attractions and cultural renaissance." |
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National
Archives of Scotland |
| "Based in
Edinburgh, NAS has one of the most varied collection of archives
in the British isles. It is the main archive for sources of
the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, her role in
the British isles and the links between Scotland and many
other countries over the centuries.The NAS holds records spanning
the 12th to the 21st centuries, touching on virtually every
aspect of Scottish life. The NAS is the repository for the
public and legal records of Scotland but also holds many local
and private archives. It also advises Scottish government
departments, institutions, businesses and private individuals
on the care of their records". |
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National
Galleries of Scotland collections of art encompass the 14th
century up to the present day and they have preserved and
displayed Scotland's national collection of art since 1859.
The National Galleries of Scotland are five Edinburgh-based
galleries and two outstations, one in the north and one
in the south of Scotland. Over a million visitors a year
come to the National Galleries of Scotland, they welcome
thousands of school children and community groups to a wide-range
of education and outreach programmes. |
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National
Library of Scotland |
| "The National Library
of Scotland is Scotland's largest library and the world centre
for the study of Scotland and the Scots. Through their UK
legal deposit status, they are also a vast reference library,
covering all subjects, from art to mountaineering, and from
early times to the digital age". |
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"NMS cares for and enables
access to collections which have international, national,
local and regional importance. Over the past decade NMS
has had many noteable achievements including the opening
of three new museums, The Museum of Scotland, The Museum
of Scottish Country Life and The National War Museum of
Scotland, an excellent record of significant research,
successful special exhibitions, and learning programmes
at it's museums and in communities across scotland".
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Scottish
Arts Council |
| "The Scottish Arts
Council is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB)
which is one of the main channels for Government funding for
the arts in Scotland, receiving its funding from the Scottish
Executive. They also distribute National Lottery funds received
from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. As a non-departmental
public body they are independent from, but accountable to,
the Scottish Executive. They fund a range of arts organisations
for annual programmes of work. In addition, they make project
and lottery grants to individual artists and arts organisations".
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Scottish
Executive |
| "The Scottish Executive
is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern
to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice,
rural affairs, and transport. (devolved and reserved matters).It
manages an annual budget of more than £20 billion in
the financial year 2002-2003 that is due to rise to almost
£26 billion in 2005-2006. The Executive was established
in 1999, following the first elections to the Scottish Parliament.
It is a coalition between the Scottish Labour Party and the
Scottish Liberal Democrat Party". |
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Scottish
Library and Information Council |
| "The Scottish Library
and Information Council is the advisory body to the Secretary
of State and Scottish Ministers, on library and information
matters. SLIC members include all local authority, higher
education, further education organisations, NHS Trust library
services, as well as other specialist library and information
organisations.The Scottish Executive partially funds the Council
in its work, specifically to support local authorities in
the implementation of the People’s Network in public
libraries and further education library and information services
in the implementation of managed learning environments". |
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Scottish
Museums Council |
| "The Scottish Museum
Council's aim is to improve museum and gallery provision in
Scotland for both local people and visitors. They have over
200 members who in turn manage over 320 museums. They include
all 32 local authorities, universities, regimental and independent
museums, ranging in size from small voluntary trusts to large
metropolitan services, attracting in excess of 1 million visitors
a year". |
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Scottish
Music Centre |
| "The Scottish Music
Centre is home to the most comprehensive and wide-ranging
collection of Scottish music, including over 15,000 scores,
over 3000 recordings, as well as hundreds of books, magazines,
journals and other related materials such as concert programmes,
photographs and press cuttings.The collection has grown steadily
and now comprises approximately 17,000 separate items with
a much broader spectrum of appeal, including early and traditional
forms and some jazz and popular music". |
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Scottish
Poetry Library |
| "The Scottish
Poetry Library is the place for poetry in Scotland, for the
regular reader, the serious student or the casual browser.
Since its foundation in 1984 it has amassed a remarkable collection
of written works, as well as tapes and videos. The
emphasis is on contemporary poetry written in Scotland, in
Scots, Gaelic and English, but historic Scottish poetry -
and contemporary works from almost every part of the world
- feature too". |
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SCRAN |
| "SCRAN is the award
winning history and culture website providing instant access
to images, sounds, movies and learning resources. It contains
over one million records from museums, galleries and archives.
In addition, there are learning materials such as pathfinders,
resource packs, curriculum navigator, topic banks and teaching
packs". |
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sportscotland |
| "sportScotland:
sportscotland is the national agency dedicated to promoting
sporting opportunities for all Scots at all levels, whatever
their interest and ability. Set up by Royal Charter (PDF file)
in 1972 as the Scottish Sports Council, they changed their
name to sportscotland in 1999. They invest an annual government
grant of around £13 million in a range of programmes
designed to benefit all levels of sport - from a child getting
their first taste of physical activity at school, to an international
athlete competing for a gold medal". |
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The University of Strathclyde aspires to be a dynamic top-ranking
European University dedicated to excellence through its
core mission of promoting useful learning. The University
was founded in Scotland as a place of useful learning, to
make higher education available to all, and to contribute
to the advancement of the knowledge society, to social cohesion
and to the quality of life in Scotland, and in the wider
national and global community. |
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VisitScotland |
| "VisitScotland is
Scotland's national Government body for promoting tourism
in Scotland. The Scottish Executive, Scotland's devolved government,
funds VisitScotland. The visitscotland.com website promotes
Scotland and provides useful information about Scotland, Scottish
history and culture, what to see and do in Scotland and an
advanced online booking facility featuring quality graded
accommodation. Also provided is an extensive database and
specialist websites focusing on the vast range of outdoor
activities which can be enjoyed in Scotland". |
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