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== Inventories, Guides, Catalogs, and Directories ==

The Family History Library Catalog lists many published inventories, guides, catalogs, and directories for archives and libraries under:  

SCOTLAND - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY][CITY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

A microfiche collection of inventories, calendars (lists), and finding aids for British archives, libraries, and museums is:  

''National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United Kingdom and Ireland.'' This repository provides a detailed listing of the:  

*Box  

*Folder  

*Sometimes individual documents contained in various collections  

*Document numbers, which you can use to order copies of the documents you want.

These calendars are invaluable in helping you determine which documents may be useful to your research.  

A name and subject index to this collection is:  

''Index to NIDS,'' ''National Inventory of Documentary Sources''. London, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1986-. (FHL fiche 6341118; FHL compact disc 1313 no. 10.)  

You can find the inventories and calendars by looking in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following headings. Then, find the specific archive you are interested in:  

SCOTLAND - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS - INDEXES  

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS - INDEXES  

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS - INDEXES  

The inventories and catalogs included in the National Inventory of Documentary Sources are listed as finding aids. To see a complete list of the record offices, archives, and repositories included in the National Inventory of Documentary Sources look in the Author/Title Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] on microfiche under:  

NATIONAL INVENTORY OF DOCUMENTARY SOURCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND.  

=== General Guides ===

A guide to the archives and libraries in Great Britain is:  

Foster, Janet, and Julia Sheppard. ''British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the United'' ''Kingdom''. 3rd ed. New York: Stockton Press Ltd., 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=302885&disp=British+archives%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54f 1995].) This guide lists:  

*Addresses  

*Major records  

*Publications of various repositories in the United Kingdom.

It is indexed by county and by type of collection.  

You can find what information the [http://www.familysearch.org Family History Library] has on these repositories and their holdings by looking in the Family History Library Catalog under:  

GREAT BRITAIN - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

SCOTLAND - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

SCOTLAND - [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES  

=== GENUKI ===

*http://www.genuki.org.uk/

A cooperative effort made by many genealogical and historical societies to list databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for parishes and counties.