The Innovation and Development Fund supports pioneering library projects throughout Scotland which link to SLIC's strategic objectives. It is aimed at those who do not benefit from the Public Library Improvement Fund (PLIF) or the School Library Improvement Fund (SLIF). It is funded and administered by the Scottish Library and Information Council.
Below is a list of previous Awards from the Fund listed by year.
Applicant Project Award Amount
Edinburgh Tool Library Building for the Future £26,984
Stills Centre for Photography Open Access Library Project: Sharing Photography's Past and Future £7,820
Applicant Project Award Amount
NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board Library Virtual Bitesize Health Conversations – A Webinar Series £3,600
National Library Scotland Andrew Watson’s Legacies: Representing Black and Minority £14,000
Ethnic Sporting Experiences
University of Strathclyde Libraries for a Sustainable Future £20,451
Successful Applications
Applicant Project Award Amount
Forth Valley College Back to the Books & Looking at the Future £2,811
Glasgow Caledonian University Recording Studio in the Sir Alex Ferguson Library £8,489
National Library of Scotland Design & Development of Collections Care Resources £10,000
North East Scotland College Ethical Choices, Sustainable Changes £4626
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Spotlight on Diversity £5000
Applicant Project Award Amount
Glasgow University School of Law Community Outreach Leading Law Library £6,000
Lews Castle College Highlighting the Hebrides £5000
National Library of Scotland Location-based Personalisation of National Collections £10,000
North East Scotland College Stories, Crafting, Creative, Adventures £3,600
Applicant Project Award Amount
Perth College UHI Library The ESOL Book Club £10,000
The University of Glasgow (on behalf of SCURL Scottish Universities Open Access Press £9750
Member institutes)
St Andrews University Library Connecting Communities Through Cultural Heritage £9617
Applicant Project Award Amount
University of St Andrews & Partners Culture of Encounter: Creative Community £14,000
Conversations
Forth Valley College Crafting to New Confidence & Positive £1,200
Mental Health
National Library of Scotland Extending Access: A Practical Evidence-based £8,000
Evaluation of Google Arts & Culture for Showcasing
Library Collections
Scottish Poetry Library Mapping The Way Forward for Creative Works £10,000
For Wellbeing in Scotland
Applicant Project Award Amount
Glasgow Caledonian University The Online UK Copyright Advisor £6,000
Robert Gordon University Gweed Wirds: A Doric Literature Portal £14,000
University of the West of Scotland UWS Big Reads £7,200
