‘For Our Future – The 21st Century Higher Education Strategy and Plan for Wales’ builds upon and replaces ‘Reaching Higher’. The strategy and plan will set out the strategic direction for higher education in Wales. The Minister has outlined a …
All our good wishes go to Dr. Andrew Prescott (pictured left), currently Manager of Library Services at University of Wales Lampeter. Andrew has been appointed to the post of Director of Research at the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute …
Leigh Abbott, from the University of Wales, will go on maternity leave from the end of November 2009. Bronwen Blatchford will be covering for Leigh as part-time Librarian for the University of Wales Virtual Academic Library (UWVAL). Bronwen has previously …
On 1 September the Recording Centre for the Blind will be changing its name to the Transcription Centre – to reflect the growing range of work they now cover. The Swansea University Transcription Centre (SUTC) provides transcription services (braille, audio, large print, …
Library & Information Services at Swansea University has received the Customer Service Excellence Award: http://www.swan.ac.uk/lis/AboutLis/customerServiceExcellence/ This is the updated version of the Charter Mark, which LIS has held since 2006. LIS is the first department in the University to receive …
A new website has been launched which reveals the ‘behind the scenes’ activities of the library during Cardiff University’s 125th anniversary year – the ‘Day in the Life’. http://www.cf.ac.uk/insrv/aboutus/dayinthelife/index.html Janet Peters, University Librarian said: “The range and complexity of work …
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On 16 April the governing bodies of Trinity University College and the University of Wales Lampeter gave the go ahead for the formation of a new university, saying it will be a “powerhouse” for education in the area. The first students …
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Rebecca Davies, currently Head of the Welsh Assembly Government Library & Public Enquiry Service, has been appointed Director of Information Services at Aberystwyth University. A graduate of Aberystwyth University where she studied Librarianship and Education, Rebecca also completed a Postgraduate …
Mike (centre) pictured with Andrew Prescott and Stuart Lewis at the launch of the Welsh Repository Network. Early in 1995 the University of Wales Aberystwyth decided to adopt a new approach to the management and delivery …
The redesigned Trevithick Library at Cardiff University has been declared officially open by Honorary Fellow Carol Vorderman. At a special launch event held in the Library on 25 March 2009, speakers included Professor Malcolm Jones, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Estates, and Janet …
