1. Information for Scotland 816 Nov 2001 The Scottish Collections Network (SCONE) Gordon Dunsire presented at Information for Scotland 8 16 November 2001, Edinburgh

2. Information for Scotland 816 Nov 2001 SCONE service Developed during the RSLP SCONE project (ends May 2002) Uses an extended version of the RSLP/UKOLN Collection Description schema Collection level descriptions derived from existing databases (SLIR, ESH, CAIRNS) augmented by SEED project returns

3. Information for Scotland 816 Nov 2001 Collection descriptions Hierarchical and granular –Super-collections > Collection > Sub- collections Information recorded at appropriate level –e.g. Opening hours –Cascaded down to sub-collections by default Some content standards under development –Subject headings, physical description, etc.

4. Information for Scotland 816 Nov 2001 Future developments Complete coverage of collections in Scottish libraries Coverage of significant collections about Scottish topics Extend to archives and museums domains Core service of Scottish information portals and collaborative collection management Local updating of collection descriptions via SCAMP