Rachael Whitfield
Posted in archives & special collections, collaboration, digitisation, repositories, research
This event will provide a forum for the discussion of WHELF and ARCW (Archives and Record Council Wales) digital preservation requirements, and demonstrate the progress that has been made in developing a technical infrastructure for ARCW. The breakout sessions will …
ARCW and WHELF Digital Preservation event 28.3.2017 Read More »
The National Library of Wales and Cardiff University are pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement which outlines ways in which the two institutions will work together in the future. The National Library (NLW) and Cardiff University have …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in collaboration, digital literacy, events, information literacy, open access, student experience, Whelf shared LMS, workforce development
Every year WHELF and HEWIT organise a residential colloquium at Gregynog Hall, the University of Wales’ conference centre. This is an annual opportunity for Library and IT staff and practitioners at all levels to collaborate and share best practice. This year’s …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in archives & special collections, collaboration, employability, events, JISC, learning & teaching, learning spaces, news, research support, student experience, Universities Wales, value, Welsh universities, WHELF, Whelf shared LMS, workforce development
The WHELF Annual Report for the academic year 2015-16 is now available. The report highlights the collective work of WHELF along with news and developments from the WHELF institutions. The report can be downloaded in English or Welsh from the …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in Blog LMS WHELF a Rennir, collaboration, Whelf shared LMS, WHELF Shared LMS blog
The Sconul Collaboration Strategy Group have developed a toolkit for library collaboration “to aid the selection and development of efficient and effective shared services within and beyond the HE library sector”. The toolkit has been authored by Richard Parsons, University …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in collaboration, repositories, Welsh universities, WHELF, Whelf shared LMS
The WHELF Representatives met at Gregynog Hall on Thursday 28th October-Friday 29th October 2016. These are some of the topics that were addressed at the meeting. For the first session of the meeting we welcomed Einir Young, Director of Sustainability …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in Blog LMS WHELF a Rennir, collaboration, Whelf shared LMS, WHELF Shared LMS blog
New Wales-wide library system will foster greater collaboration between universities A new library management system which will promote collaboration between cross-sector libraries in Wales will be celebrated at an event in the National Assembly today (Thursday 22 September 2016). The …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in Blog LMS WHELF a Rennir, collaboration, news, Whelf shared LMS, WHELF Shared LMS blog
Bangor University went live with Ex-Libris Alma and Primo on 25 August, completing the implementation cycle for all of the 11 Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) Shared Library Management System (LMS) institutions. The first to go live was Swansea …
Fantastic news: Implementation completed for the WHELF Shared LMS! Read More »
We are very pleased to announce that the Library and Information Service of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has become a member of WHELF. NRW’s Information Services offer a range of electronic and physical resources and services to its staff and …
Rachael Whitfield
Posted in Blog LMS WHELF a Rennir, collaboration, news, Whelf shared LMS, WHELF Shared LMS blog
Congratulations to Cardiff University Library, the NHS Wales Libraries and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), who have now all gone live with the WHELF Shared LMS. These libraries are part of cohort 3, and make up …
RWCMD, Cardiff University & NHS Wales Libraries go live with WHELF Shared LMS Read More »
