Introduction to the National Library of Scotland

Online research should be the beginning, not the end, of your historical studies. Dr Alison Duncan explains why, and tells you how you can make use of national collections in major research repositories such as the National Library of Scotland.

Our thanks to the Bodleian Library for the use of the image in our banner: "William Green Jr. (fl. 1732–1752), Scene at an Oxford Book Auction, oil on canvas, 1747; Bodleian Library. Portrait LP.701, 1F.”