National Library of Scotland

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National Library of Scotland

Summary

National Library of Scotland is a national library[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • National Library of Scotland's field of work was library[3].
  • National Library of Scotland was a member of Research Libraries UK[4].
  • National Library of Scotland was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[5].
  • National Library of Scotland was a member of IIIF Consortium[6].
  • National Library of Scotland was a member of Consortium of European Research Libraries[7].
  • National Library of Scotland was a member of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries[8].
  • National Library of Scotland was a member of International GLAM Labs Community[9].
  • National Library of Scotland is located in Edinburgh[10].
  • National Library of Scotland is in the country of United Kingdom[11].
  • National Library of Scotland's instance of is recorded as national library[12].
  • National Library of Scotland's instance of is recorded as national archives[13].
  • National Library of Scotland's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[14].
  • National Library of Scotland's instance of is recorded as executive non-departmental public body[15].
  • National Library of Scotland's headquarters location is recorded as National Library of Scotland building[16].
  • The location of National Library of Scotland was Edinburgh[17].
  • National Library of Scotland's postal code is recorded as EH1 1EW[18].
  • National Library of Scotland's child organization or unit is recorded as UK Web Archive[19].
  • National Library of Scotland is part of Scottish Government[20].
  • National Library of Scotland's Commons category is recorded as National Library of Scotland[21].
  • 1925 marks the founding of National Library of Scotland[22].
  • National Library of Scotland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.948696, 'lon': -3.19173}[23].
  • National Library of Scotland's official website is recorded as https://www.nls.uk/[24].
  • National Library of Scotland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Library of Scotland[25].
  • National Library of Scotland's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][26].
  • National Library of Scotland's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Scotland[27].

Body

Founding

1925 marks the founding of National Library of Scotland[22].

Identity

National Library of Scotland is part of Scottish Government[20]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NLS'}[28].

Leadership

National Library of Scotland's director / manager is recorded as Amina Shah[29].

Operations

National Library of Scotland's headquarters location is recorded as it building[16]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as UK Web Archive[19].

Industry

National Library of Scotland's field of work was library[3].

Why It Matters

National Library of Scotland has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Scottish Charity Regulator. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . gov.scot. Retrieved . gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . rluk.ac.uk. rluk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . dpconline.org. Retrieved . dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . iiif.io. Retrieved . iiif.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . cerl.org. cerl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . scurl.ac.uk. Retrieved . scurl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . glamlabs.io. Retrieved . glamlabs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . nls.uk. nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Richard Nevell (WMUK) · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received Q140448442
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P166]]: [[Q140448442]]"
  2. 24d ago · M2545 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of Research Libraries UK, Digital Preservation Coalition, IIIF Consortium +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q140264532]], +SLHF member ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/853ba1ff33f|details]])"
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