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Contact/Subject Specialist | Sarah Thomson Government and Civil Literacy Curator |
Collection Description | With around 2 million items, the National Library of Scotland holds one of the largest collections of official publications in the United Kingdom and the largest collection of official publications in Scotland. The legal deposit privilege ensures comprehensive coverage of publications from the UK and Scottish Parliaments, together with the publications of their respective government departments and agencies. The extension of the Legal Deposit Regulations in April 2013 allows us to collect non print material such as electronic publications and websites. In addition the Library has extensive collections of overseas publications, including material from the United States and Commonwealth countries. The Library acts as a depository library for the United Nations and for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. |
Collection strengths |
Our main strength is the comprehensiveness of our official publications collection however we also have a large collection of South Asian material Other digitised resources include ‘Scottish School Exam papers 1888-1963 and ‘British Military lists – Army, Navy and Airforce Military lists recording details of officers who served in the three main branches of Britain’s armed services during the First and Second World Wars. Official lists for the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have been published since the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries respectively. Also includes unofficial ‘Hart’s Army Lists’ of British Army and, from 1862, Indian Army Officers published between 1839 and 1915. Britain: an official handbook 1979-1990. These resources are freely available for consultation. |
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Entry updated | July 2022 |
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