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Lilias Fraser Projects Manager lilias.fraser@spl.org.uk
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Scottish Poetry Library Librarian: Julie Johnstone Assistant Librarian: Lizzie MacGregor Director: Robyn Marsack Learning Manager: Georgi Gill
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So what does the Scottish Poetry Library DO?
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WHAT DO LIBRARIANS WANT? What should we keep? What should we drop? And… What can we try to do instead?
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scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk For general users, but also useful for librarians: Online catalogue & postal borrowing Enquiries service (‘Lost for Words’)
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Full-text poems online
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Biographies & further reading
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www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/search-poem Search for a single word
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www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/tags/all Browse poems by subject
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National Poetry Day resources online PDF poster of each of the 8 poems 1 PDF general poster Activities/teaching ideas for each poem 1 set of ideas for adult creative writing and reading groups Biographical information & further poems on each of the 8 poets www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/ learn/teachers/national-poetry-day-teachers
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Monthly newsletter for librarians and teachers, including.. Single author titles Anthologies Children & Young People Small Presses Classics (new editions, re-issues) About (biography, letters, criticism) www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/learn/ librarians/what-should-i-buy
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PDF poem posters Tagged by theme 4 per month – seasonal/topical Extract from a poem Linked to full text of poem on SPL website www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/learn/posters
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WHAT DO LIBRARIANS WANT? From what SPL provides already: What should we keep? What should we drop? What can we try to do instead?
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Full-text poems online Biographies & further info Search by keyword, browse by subject Postal borrowing & enquiries Monthly newsletter: National Poetry Day resources PDF poem posters Monthly new poetry titles
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Frances Lincoln Books, 2 October 2014
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Lilias Fraser Projects Manager lilias.fraser@spl.org.uk 0131 557 2876
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