Bibliography of Scotland CD‐ROM

All Scottish librarians would surely agree with the statement on the cover of this CD, proclaiming the Bibliography of Scotland to be “An essential source for Scottish studies”. It appeared in printed form for 1976 to 1987 and in microfiche for 1988 to 1994. The newly‐published CD‐ROM covers the period 1988 to 1996, and will be updated annually: it includes 40,000 items on all aspects of Scotland, both monographs and periodical articles.

The disk allows output in two forms, an OPAC version for public use and an advanced version for library staff. Both are considerably more sophisticated than the...