Last updated |
24th March 2009 |
Name of library |
Central Library |
Address |
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1BX |
Telephone |
0131 242 8000 |
Fax |
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E-mail |
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Website |
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries |
Alternative names |
Edinburgh City libraries and information services |
Contact & Job Title |
Mrs S Macpherson, Library officer, Reference Library |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Public library service for those who live, work or study in Edinburgh |
Terms of access |
Anyone may use the library for reference purposes |
Opening hours |
M-Th 10.00-20.00; F 10.00-17.00; Sa 09.00-13.00 |
Disabled access |
There is a lift service, or material can be brought to a suitable level. |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
Yes. Inter-library loans to non-members’ library service |
Number of volumes |
Hundreds: impossible to estimate as part of general collection |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
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Current Periodicals |
12 |
Other materials |
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Volumes added per year |
Impossible to estimate |
Coverage |
History and development of all religions |
Special Collections |
KRISHNAMURTI COLLECTION: books and periodicals relating to the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti |
Manuscripts |
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Research resource |
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Catalogue Type |
Computer, card |
URL of catalogue |
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries |
Other facilities |
photocopying, internet, Microsoft Office |
Full Time Staff |
5 |
Part Time Staff |
4 |
Voluntary Staff |
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Changes in next five years affecting the above |
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Anything else about the library |
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