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Title: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND 1993 PROMOTION

Reference number: 7192

Date: 1993

Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

Production company: Heriot Watt University Television Centre

Sound: sound

Original format: MII

Colour: col

Fiction: Non-Fiction

Running time: 20.55 mins

Description: Promotional film for the National Library of Scotland, showing the origins and development of the NLS through illustrations, photographs,and shots of the library in 1993. Also includes a section of newsreel footage depicting Queen Elizabeth II opening the George IV Bridge building in 1956.

Credits: sc. National Library of Scotland staff

Shotlist: [shot-listed from DigiBeta copy - manual control track]

opening graphic sequence, stills of NLS exhibits - gvs George IV Bridge building of National Library in Edinburgh, doorway, plaque on wall - Faculty of Advocates crest - sequence of graphic stills of Faculty of Advocates library on old Edinburgh plans, portrait of Sir George Mackenzie - still of printed copy of Mackenzie's inaugural speech (1.58) c/u copy of library's first printed catalogue - graphic representing burning of library in 1700 - stills of library housed in Laigh Hall - shot of 1710 copyright act - shot of second library catalogue (3.42) sequence of graphics including sketch of library, portraits of Thomas Ruddiman, David Hume, volume of Hume's work, Hume cameo, list of books deleted from catalogue, spines of Hume books, Hume's letter of resignation (6.04) shots of Spanish and Icelandic collections purchased in 19th century - c/u shots of illuminated manuscripts in collection - stills of Advocates Library ints, portrait of Thomas Carlyle - gvs of shelves and books - still images, including portrait of Sir Alexander Grant, newspaper clipping of Grant's bequest, Act of 1925 title page, initial building work of library at George IV Bridge (9.37) b&w archive footage of official opening of George IV Bridge building by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1956 - Queen unlocks main door, tours exhibits, unveils plaque (10.44) gv of George IV Bridge building - stills of additional library buildings - gvs of construction of Causewayside building - gv of George IV Bridge building doorway - gvs of shelves, staff at work at desks - stills of UK copyright agency, map of UK showing legal deposit libraries - shots of legal deposit boxes being delivered to library and unloaded - collage of printed ephemera - shots of Henry James Paterson bequest, example volumes - shots of new acquisitions being unpacked in mail room, including foreign language books - shots of Scottish interest volumes - shot of staff member cataloguing volume - gvs shelves and book spines - stills of Burns and Burns books - shots of details of manuscripts collection, Scott books, McDiarmid papers (15.57) gvs of readers at computer terminals, staff at issue desk, bookfetcher among stacks - gvs of reading room, reference services, manuscripts reading room, music reading room (17.35) gvs in map library and staff - gvs of science library and Scottish Business Information Services, readers at terminals - examples of publications - gvs of shelves - gvs of Lending Services division, readers at terminals - shots of staff and readers at work - shots of exhibitions, including 'The Hebrides Surveyed', 'Lairds, Libraries and Lullabies' (19.57) shots of bookbinder and conservators at work - still of Causewayside building - end ident - ecs (20.55)