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# A 'shop window' to the National Library of Scotland
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/a-shop-window-to-the-national-library-of-scotland/
- Published: 2008-07-01T22:08:59.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:23:18.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Collections, Research ∕ Learning, Systems

I enjoyed a visit to The National Library of Scotland (NLS) a while ago. The NLS has an [area](https://www.youtube.com/user/NLofScotland?ref=lorcandempsey.net) on YouTube, showing videos from the Scottish Screen Archive. Here is a link to an interesting video (embedding is disabled) which is rather more engaging than its description suggests 😉

> This short clip from the film “From Glasgow Green to Bendigo” (1961) shows an artist from the Templeton Carpet Factory in Glasgow, Scotland demonstrating, in a flamboyant style, how the pattern for a new carpet is designed and created. \[[YouTube – Carpet design at Templeton’s in Glasgow, Scotland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a8L7%5FuSaAY&ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

I wonder did he always work in a suit? One of the tags in the description is ‘cheesy’ (I think these are assigned by NLS staff?).  
The Scottish Screen Archive has its own website:

> The Scottish Screen Archive is Scotland’s national moving images collection. It preserves over 100 years of Scottish history on film and video. \[[Scottish Screen Archive](https://ssa.nls.uk/index.cfm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

I was actually led to YouTube via this presentation I came across on SlideShare:

[![SlideShare](https://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png)](https://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed&ref=lorcandempsey.net) | [View](https://www.slideshare.net/scottishlibraries/youtube-and-the-national-library-of-scotland?src=embed&ref=lorcandempsey.net "View YouTube and the National Library of Scotland on SlideShare") | [Upload your own](https://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed&ref=lorcandempsey.net)

It discusses some of the issues involved in making the videos available on YouTube. There is a nice picture of YouTube metadata on [slide 8](https://www.slideshare.net/scottishlibraries/youtube-and-the-national-library-of-scotland/8?ref=lorcandempsey.net). And on [slide 14](https://www.slideshare.net/scottishlibraries/youtube-and-the-national-library-of-scotland/14?ref=lorcandempsey.net) they suggest that “every website we upload a moving image to is a ‘shop window’ to the National Library of Scotland”.  
Finally, with Euro 2008 just finished, [here is a clip](https://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=5424&ref=lorcandempsey.net) from an earlier era with a goal by a Scottish footballing legend.  
Update: Referring to the NLS presentation above, Seb Chan has an [interesting post](https://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2008/07/02/video-archives-in-youtube-national-library-of-scotland/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) contrasting YouTube and Flickr. He attributes the presentation to Ann Cameron (who is listed as a contact in the presentation).  
Update: There is a nice response to this post on the [Blog of the digital library of Scotland](https://digitalnls.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/web-20-in-action-increased-exposure/?ref=lorcandempsey.net). It gives credit for the presentation to Ann Cameron, Liam Paterson and Eilidh MacGlone. And it points to a [writeup](https://widwisawn.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/issues/vol6/issue6%5F1%5F4.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) of the initiative by Eilidh MacGlone. An [earlier entry](https://digitalnls.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/new-site-for-the-scottish-screen-archive/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) on the blog provides provides some context for the Scottish Screen Archive.