CIG Conference 2018 - Library visits in Edinburgh, Tuesday 4^th September

 

Bookings are now open to non-delegates of the Conference.

 

This year's Cataloguing & Indexing Group Conference takes place in Edinburgh on the 5-7th of September, with the theme Metadata: Create, Share and Enrich.  Registration has been extended to the 15^th of August, so you still have time to book your place via the Conference website

 

To coincide with the conference, CIG and CIG Scotland have organised a number of library visits in Edinburgh.  These will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday the 4th of September, the day before the conference starts. 

 

The visits are now open to non-delegates, so if you unable to attend the conference you can still visit one or more visits to these fascinating institutions.

                                                                                                                                                                             

Please find details below.  The visits are free and can be booked via the following links.

 

We look forward to welcoming you in Edinburgh next month.

 

Library visits, 4^th September 2018

 

Edinburgh University Library

 

Originating in 1580, two years before the founding of the University, the library’s collections contain many rare and historic materials within its 2.5 million volumes.

 

The visit to the Main Library on George Square – one of the largest academic library buildings in Europe, and currently celebrating 50 years - will include a tour of the Library building and a visit to the Centre for Research Collections to view a selection of the Library’s cultural and heritage collections.  Visits will start at 3pm and 4pm, and will last around 1 hour.

 

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Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

 

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is today in its sixth century, with formal foundation in 1505.   The library collections are housed in historic Surgeons’ Hall, and date from the 15th century.

 

The tour will include a display of some of Library’s rarer items in the Library Research Centre, followed by entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums, home to one of the largest and most historic collections of surgical pathology in the world.   The tour will start at 2pm and last around an hour.

 

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National Library of Scotland

 

One of Europe’s major research libraries, the origins of the National Library of Scotland date from 1689 with the founding of the Advocates Library, the forerunner of the National Library and still a separate entity.  Today the National Library contains around 26 million physical items and millions more in digital format

 

The visit to the Library’s main building on George IV Bridge will include a guided tour of the building and introduction to the Library's history and collections, taking in the exhibitions, the General Reading Room, and a view of the closed stacks.  Tours will start at 2pm and 4pm, and last around 50 minutes

 

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Scottish Poetry Library

 

At 30 years old, the Scottish Poetry Library is the youngest of the Libraries in our series of visits, yet based in the historic heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.   An award winning building, it is the only purpose-built poetry library in the UK.  The Library’s collections are international and primarily modern, with a special focus on Scottish poetry.

 

The visit will start at 2pm and include a tour of the Library, followed by an informal talk on the cataloguing and indexing work carried out there.   Visits will last around 1 hour

 

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Please contact CIG Scotland at [log in to unmask] if you have any queries.

 

Many thanks, and apologies for cross posting

 

Paul Cunnea
Chair, CIG Scotland
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW

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