About Us

Welcome to the Scottish Government Library!

Here you’ll find links to our key services on the Web and on Saltire (SG Intranet) aswell as reading about what we’ve been up to via our blog.  If you have any queries about our services, please email us or call us on 44556.

Scottish Government (SG) staff can access Library services via Saltire and get news from the Library on Yammer.

Anyone can access our searching and digital skills training materials
Our librarians with their in-depth knowledge of the organisation and expertise in subject-specific information resources deliver a range of courses designed to help SG staff get the best out of the information resources available:

Our materials and most other works produced by the SG (except for material identified as provided by a third party) can be copied, scanned or reused freely as long as Crown Copyright is acknowledged.  For further information please see the Open Government Licence.

We also offer:

To help you get the best out of the Library’s information resources available on your desktop, you can now access a range of apps and training resources without leaving your desk.

Apps for SG Library resources:

Free online desktop training for SG Library resources:
Online training sessions suitable for those who are new to the following databases, or for those who wish to refresh their skills. To participate in any of these sessions you will need Internet access and a telephone. Training sessions typically last one hour.

  • EBSCOhost training. Access to online training sessions on EBSCOhost databases.
  • Knowledge Network training. Includes online training sessions on searching the Knowledge Network, accessing journals and Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS) and more.

You can also take our quick survey if you’d like to leave feedback on any services you’ve received from the SG Library.

If you have any queries about our services, please email us or call us on 44556 or pop in to see us at 1 D North, Victoria Quay.

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