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Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
In 1993 the Glasgow University Library complex was selected by the international conservation organisation DoCoMoMo as one of sixty key Scottish monuments of the post-war era. Open 361 days of the year, the library provides a resource not only for the academic community in Glasgow but also for scholars worldwide.
The Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII) was a research and teaching institute at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. It was established in 1997 with Professor Seamus Ross as Founding Director until 2009. HATII led research in archival and library science and in information/knowledge management.
A subsequent move took the city council to the city and county buildings between Wilson Street and Ingram Street in 1844. [3] [4] In the early 1880s, City Architect John Carrick was asked to identify a suitable site for a purpose-built City Council Chambers. Carrick identified the east side of George Square, which was then bought. [5] The ...
The university's library as of 2017. Glasgow University Library is situated on Hillhead Street opposite the Main Building. The current 12-storey building was opened in 1968 and hosts approximately 2.5 million books and journals, and provides electronic resources, including over 50,000 electronic journals.
The Andersonian Library is the university library of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Established in 1796, it is one of the largest of its type in Scotland. Access is restricted to Strathclyde student and other library membership card holders, [2] retired staff and corporate members. [3]
The library was officially opened on 20 February 1907 by Sir John Stirling Maxwell. [2] The Edwardian Baroque building is protected as a category B listed building. [3] The area is home to many New Scots, consisting mainly of Sri Lankan, Pakistani and Indian residents. The library holds a good stock of books and magazines in Urdu, as well as ...
Mitchell Library; Location: North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN, Scotland Type: Public library (Reference and lending)Established: 1877 (Opened 1911) (Extended 1977–80) Branch of: Glasgow Libraries