Scotland's Culture: Our partners

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SCOTLAND'S CULTURE

Our partners
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Centre for Digital Library Research (cdlr.strath.ac.uk)
"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)".

East Ayrshire Council (www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk)
"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".

Glasgow City Council (www.glasgow.gov.uk)
"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."

National Archives of Scotland (www.nas.gov.uk)
"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".

National Library of Scotland (www.nls.uk)
"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".

National Museums for Scotland ( www.nms.ac.uk)
"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".

Scottish Arts Council (www.scottisharts.org.uk)
"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".

Scottish Executive (www.scotland.gov.uk)
"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".

Scottish Library and Information Council (www.slainte.org.uk/slic/index.htm)
"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".

Scottish Museums Council (www.scottishmuseums.org.uk)
"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".

Scottish Music Centre (www.scottishmusiccentre.com)
"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".

Scottish Poetry Library (www.spl.org.uk)
"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".

SCRAN (www.scran.ac.uk)
"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".

sportscotland (www.sportscotland.org.uk)
"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".

Strathclyde University (www.strath.ac.uk)
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.

VisitScotland (www.visitscotland.com)
"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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Last updated:28 Nov 2003

Date created:28 Nov 2003

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