Glossary

CAIRNS

Co-operAtive Information Retrieval Network for Scotland. A distributed Z39.50 union catalogue for Scottish libraries.

CCM

Collaborative Collection Management.

CDLR

Centre for Digital Library Research. Based at Strathclyde University in Glasgow.

CIE

Common Information Environment.

CILIPS

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland. Formerly the Scottish Library Association.

RCO

Research Collections Online. A service created by SCURL to assess subject strengths of general collections of interest to researchers.

SCURL

Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries.

SLA

Scottish Library Association. Now the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland.