Background Reading
There are several books which would make useful background reading

BIGWOOD, Rosemary: Tracing Scottish Ancestors, Harper Collins, 1999
ISBN: 0004723287

CORY, Kathleen: Tracing your Scottish Ancestry, Polygon, 1998 ISBN: 0748662154

JAMES, Alwyn: Scottish Roots: a step-by-step guide for ancestor-hunters in Scotland and overseas, Saltire Society, 1995 ISBN: 0854110666

MOODY, David; Scottish Family History, Batsford, 1988 ISBN: 0713457244

MY AIN FOLK: an easy guide to Scottish family history, Tuckwell Press, 1997
ISBN: 186232(1241

SINCLAIR, C: Tracing your Scottish Ancestors, HMSO, 1990ISBN: 0114941181