High Societies
Frequently asked Questions
- What is High-Societies?
- How much does it cost?
- Where can I use High-Societies?
- What sort of information can I find on High-Societies?
- How do I find where a club or organisation is located?
- How do I search?
- How can an organisation be included on the High-Societies database?
- How up to date is High-Societies?
- Will my email address receive unsolicited / 'spam' emails?
- What is an RSS feed?
1 What is High-Societies?
High-Societies is an interactive web site of local and community information developed and managed by Highland Libraries, The Highland Council's library service.
2 How much does it cost?
It is a free resource for everyone. It is free to be listed and free to use.
3 Where can I use High-Societies?
High-Societies can be accessed for free in every library in the Highland Council and anywhere else with Internet Access.
4 What sort of information can I find on High-Societies?
High-Societies holds information about non profit making groups, clubs, societies and organisations which are available in local communities, towns and villages in The Highland Council area. You might find information for example about your nearest:
- Citizens' Advice Bureaux
- Voluntary sector organisations
- Support groups
- Places of worship
- Craft groups
- Charities
- Youth clubs
- Mother and toddler groups
- Community Councils
- Environmental groups
- Sports clubs and facilities
- Visitor attractions
- Village halls
Entries can include the name of an organisation, contact details (name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses), general information about what the organisation does and the geographical area covered.
5 How do I find where a club or organisation is located?
Where a postcode has been supplied by an organisation, it links to Google maps.
6 How do I search?
You can search High-Societies by:
- The name of the group
- Keyword
- Postcode
- Your area chosen from the drop down menu or the map
You can also browse organisations by their subject or category by using the Browse Category option.
For example: to find Highland Libraries go to the following options:
Browse Cateogories
Category: Community life and leisure
Sub category: Libraries, archives and learning centres
7 How can an organisation be included on the High-Societies database?
- You can add and edit entries online.
- Or ask the High-Societies team for an entry form, then simply complete the details and return it to us by post or email. Forms are also available in libraries and service points.
On reciept of your log-in details you or your organisation take ownership of the entry: no-one else apart from the Site administrator will be able to make changes. You will be able to update any or all of the information as often as you wish. Confidential details will not be shared with any other organisation outwith The Highland Council.
8 How up to date is High-Societies?
Groups and organisations have ownership of their entries and are responsible for updating their records regularly. Groups will be prompted once a year to check and update their entry. Any entries which are not updated will be removed thereafter. Each entry indicates when the details were last updated. No entry should be older than 18 months.
9 Will my email address receive unsolicited / 'spam' emails?
To help cut down on the spam you receive email addresses will never be shown publicly unless you have chosen otherwise.
10 What is an RSS feed?
Our events page includes an RSS feed, and we intend to add others on the site in the future. RSS (which stands for Really Simple Syndication) is simply a list of news items or events created in XML format. What you do with this information is up to you. Some people have 'newsreader' programmes which regularly check all the newsfeeds they are subscribed to, downloading new stories. Alternatively, you might have a Google home page - this also allows you to subscribe to a feed so that the latest information will show on it.
It's also possible to incorporate an RSS feed directly into your own website - we're happy for you to do this.