The Scottish Library and Information Council

SLIC offers leadership focus and support to the Scottish library and information sector, co-ordinating and promoting national service developments to benefit Scotland’s people and enrich our cultural, educational and economic landscape.

Funding

We administer Scottish Government funding for public libraries (Public Library Improvement Fund) and funding for the wider library and information sector (Innovation and Development Fund).

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Projects

SLIC is involved in a large number of national library and information services projects, including Read Write Count, 3D Printing and Code Clubs.

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Research & Skills

We regularly commission independent reviews and evaluations of library and information services which benefits the sector as a whole.

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Celtic Knot 2018: Preserving endangered languages with Wikipedia

13th July 2018 | SLIC Blog

This week's blog from Delphine Dallison reflects on the recent Celtic Knot conference in Wales, looking at how Celtic and Indigenous languages engage with Wikipedia.

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Talking ‘Bout Teddies - sharing the science of comfort in Dundee

27th June 2018 | SLIC Blog

Elaine Hallyburton, Senior Library and Information Officer at Leisure and Culture Dundee writes about their Talking ‘Bout Teddies project, funded by the Engaging Libraries scheme.

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The Next Chapter

26th June 2018 | SLIC Blog

A blog from young person Miryn Doyle, who has been involved in SLIC’s partner project with Young Scot ‘The Next Chapter’, looking at young people’s engagement with libraries in Scotland.

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SLIC Jul 13

Our Wikimedian in Residence @delph_dallison has written an informative blog post about her learning after attending… https://t.co/noYaVv2K2b

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Many congratulations to Liverpool Central Library for winning Library of the Year, and to all the nominees - in par… https://t.co/1NGsZDnevf

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