Our Events
SCURL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
This year’s annual SCURL Conference will be held at Glasgow Caledonian University on Tuesday 16 June.
We are delighted to include an opening keynote from Jane O'Neill at QUB, From Conflict to Collection: Building a Peace and Reconciliation Archive at Queen’s University Belfast. The programme also showcases a wide range of innovative work going on across SCURL member libraries to connect our communities with collections.
All SCURL members are allocated one free place at the event. The remaining places will then be released on a first come first served basis. You can view the programme online here. All attendees must register for their free place in advance here: SCURL Annual Conference 2026 - Engaging Collections Tickets, Tuesday, Jun 16 from 10 am to 4 pm | Eventbrite.
Lunch will be included and SCURL can cover travel costs in cases where the institution cannot. For queries regarding this, please get in touch with Gillian Daly - g.daly@nls.uk
SCURL BUSINESS COMMITTEE - agm 2026
The Business Committee comprises of a rep from each member; all Scottish HEI and research libraries, the two major public reference libraries in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the National Library of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, the Open University, Queens University Belfast and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. A representative of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) attends meetings. The AGM will form part of this year’s SCURL Annual Conference.
SHEDL JOURNALS GROUP
The primary remit of the group is to manage the consortial purchase of periodical materials and associated services on behalf of institutions through regular tendering exercises and careful monitoring of contracts once these are mobilised. There is a huge focus on Read and Publish models and a main partner in negotiations of most SHEDL deals are Jisc. The Karger agreement has also enabled SHEDL to work with NES Scotland. This group meets 3 times a year.
scurl EDI Network
The SCURL EDI Network was formed in November 2021 to facilitate a consistent approach to embedding the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion across SCURL member libraries. The Network enables knowledge exchange across the SCURL membership and informs the strategic direction of the SCURL Business Committee on EDI matters. The group meets quarterly.
SCURL BUSINESS COMMITTEE / PLENARY
The Business Committee comprises of a rep from each member; all Scottish HEI and research libraries, the two major public reference libraries in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the National Library of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, the Open University, Queens University Belfast and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. A representative of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) attends meetings. This group meets quarterly.
scurl EDI Network
The SCURL EDI Network was formed in November 2021 to facilitate a consistent approach to embedding the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion across SCURL member libraries. The Network enables knowledge exchange across the SCURL membership and informs the strategic direction of the SCURL Business Committee on EDI matters. The group meets quarterly.
SCURL BUSINESS COMMITTEE / PLENARY
The Business Committee comprises of a rep from each member; all Scottish HEI and research libraries, the two major public reference libraries in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the National Library of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, the Open University, Queens University Belfast and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. A representative of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) attends meetings. This group meets quarterly.
SHEDL JOURNALS GROUP
The primary remit of the group is to manage the consortial purchase of periodical materials and associated services on behalf of institutions through regular tendering exercises and careful monitoring of contracts once these are mobilised. There is a huge focus on Read and Publish models and a main partner in negotiations of most SHEDL deals are Jisc. The Karger agreement has also enabled SHEDL to work with NES Scotland. This group meets 3 times a year.
date
Tuesday 16 June 2026
10am - 4.30pm
Location
Annie Lennox Building
Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA
date
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Exact times TBC
Location
In person as part of the SCURL Annual Conference (please see above)
date
Thursday 20 August 2026
11am - 1pm
Location
Online
date
Thursday 27 August 2026
2 - 3pm
Location
Online
date
Wednesday 23 September 2026
1.30pm - 2.45pm (Business Committee)
3 - 4.30pm (Plenary)
Location
Online (closed group)
date
Thursday 19 November 2026
2 - 3pm
Location
Online
date
Wednesday 2 December 2026
1.30pm - 2.45pm (Business Committee)
3 - 4.30pm (Plenary)
Location
Online (closed group)
date
Thursday 10 December 2026
11am - 1pm
Location
Online