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The NAS changed its name from the Scottish Record Office on 7 January 1999 and is both an associated department and Executive Agency of the Scottish Government, [1] headed by the Keeper of the Records of Scotland. The agency is responsible to the Scottish Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture. Its antecedents date back to the 13th ...
The Moving Image Archive is a collection of Scottish film and video recordings at the National Library of Scotland, held at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.There are over 46,000 items within the collection, and over 2,600 of these are publicly available online at the library's Moving Image Catalogue.
Since 1969, the Kentucky Talking Book Library has provided audio and Braille materials free to persons with visual, physical, and reading disabilities. Materials are sent by postage-free mail or downloaded from the internet. This service is part of National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. [4]
The Bartholomew Archive is a notable map collection that was gifted to the Library in 1995 by the Bartholomew family in memory of Scottish cartographer John Bartholomew (1890–1962). The archive provides information about the Edinburgh-based firm of map engravers, printers, and publishers, John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.
The Orkney Library and Archive was founded in 1683 with a bequest of 150 books from William Baikie. The collection was kept at the local manse before being transferred to St Magnus Cathedral. In 1740 the collection was moved to the Old Tollboth. In 1815 a number of subscribers to the collection founded The Orkney Library.
Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books (3rd ed.). American Library Association. Pollard and Redgrave (1928), Short-Title Catalogue of Books…1475-1640; Donald Wing (1945–1951), Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British America and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700
The library carried with it a debt of $30,000, with $5,000 of fees due to attorneys from the lottery suit. Towne created a new society made up of citizens of Louisville to save the library. In 1877, the Library of Kentucky and all its assets, were handed over to Towne's Polytechnic Society of Kentucky .
Through its community archives programme it also help voluntary groups who maintain or wish to start a local archive. SCA is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC044553), and established and governed through a constitution. The current Chair is Kay Foubister. Its Honorary President is Dr Irene O’Brien. The Director is John Pelan.