Introduction Part 1: Why local studies matters Appeals to Heads of Library Services, Councillors and Local Studies Librarians Part 2: What is a local studies librarian? What is the role of local studies librarians & local studies para-professionals? Continual Professional Development Part 3: Relationships Who uses a local studies collection? Volunteers Friends groups Crowdfunding Supporting community projects Community archives Co-ordinating local studies across a service Relationships with fellow heritage, library and local government professionals Part 4: Planning & priorities Linking in with local authority priorities Community engagement planning Measuring impact Budgeting Emergency planning Business continuity planning Part 5: Creating & running large projects Before you start Finding out more about your target audiences Partnerships Financing your project Evaluation Part 6: Marketing & promotions Social media Virtual events Apps Exhibitions Part 7: Copyright & Cataloguing Copyright Metadata, cataloguing & classification Part 8: Resources The Local Studies Library as a space Collection development Conservation Book stock Maps & plans Oral history Photographs & other visual material Newspapers Ephemera Directories Digital preservation Archives Subscription websites Indexes & transcriptions General web-based resources Part 9: Local Studies in Scotland Organisations Resources Part 10: Local Studies in a global context * The part local history plays in world history Index.