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Scott's Last Expedition display at the National Library of Scotland
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Paula Williams, Curator of the Mountain and Polar collections at the National Library of Scotland introduces some of the items going on display in the Treasures area to com...
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Banned books part 4 - Animal Farm by George Orwell
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MSP Liam McArthur reads an extract from Orwell's seminal work which sparked his early reading habits.
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Banned books part 3 - The Well of Loneliness by Radcliffe Hall
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Jan Usher, one of the NLS curators involved in the Banned Books exhibition introduces 'The Well of Loneliness' by Radcliffe Hall, banned under the 'Obscene Publications Act...
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Banned books part 2 Cain's Book by Alexander Trocchi
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Martyn Wade, Chief Executive and National Librarian introduces 'Cain's Book' by Scottish Beat generation writer Alexander Trocchi's and looks at some of the reasons why it...
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Banned books part 1 - Maus by Art Speigelman
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Banned books part 1 - John Birch, part of the Purchase Team at the National Library of Scotland shares some of the reason's why, for him, Art Speigelman's work 'Maus' is wo...
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Visiting the National Library of Scotland
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The National Library of Scotland has something to offer every type of visitor wanting to find out more about our collections - from exhibitions, displays to our bookshop an...
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Access to NLS from home, school or work
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You can access a growing number of our collection items and resources from home, work, WiFi hotspots or wherever you can get internet access.
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Searching NLS collections
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How to get started finding things from the National Library of Scotland's vast collection of over 14 million books, journals, films, maps and more.
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An introduction to the National Library of Scotland
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One of the great libraries of the world and the leading centre for the study of Scotland and the Scots. We hold millions of items in a variety of formats - from rare books,...
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The Grand Tour
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Principal Manuscripts Curator, Dr Iain Gordon Brown introduces highlights from the collections relating to the Grand Tour, the 17th and 18th centuries' social and cultural ...










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