Scots Independent

Background information: The Scottish Political Archive is home to the Scots Independent Collection, which contains an almost complete run of this political newspaper from its first issue in 1926. In 2022/2023 the current Scots Independent team supported us to digitise nearly 3,000 issues so that we can make this invaluable resource on Scottish politics available internationally.

Project details: Creating detailed descriptions of the contents of each issue of Scots Independent to add to the catalogue and improve searchability of the collection.

Location: This project can be carried out in person in the archives reading room working with original issues of the newspaper or online working with digitised content using Microsoft Teams and Word.

Skills gained: Volunteers will acquire skills in creating catalogue descriptions and indexing, valuable skills for those with an interest in working in archives and libraries.

Contact us: scottishpoliticalarchive@stir.ac.uk