WHELF Annual Colloquium 2023 – a report
This year’s WHELF Colloquium was held online over two half-days on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th June 2023, from 09:30 – 13:00. WHELF Begins at 30 The conference celebrated WHELF’s 30th anniversary. We shared reflections on how we have developed our services...
WHELF is 30 event
Mark Hughes, WHELF Chair & Head of Libraries at Cardiff Metropolitan University writes: On the 29th June 2023, Librarians and guests from Wales and beyond gathered in the Pierhead Building in Cardiff to celebrate over 30 years of working in collaboration across...
Excluded Voices 2023 – a WHELF Conference – Call for Papers
Call for Papers The Wales Higher Education Library Forum (WHELF) is delighted to announce the much-anticipated return of our popular Excluded Voices conference, taking place this year on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 November on Zoom. The Excluded Voices...
Using evidence-based research to inform IL-practice: Insights from “The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research” and a discussion on methodologies 6 July 2023
Join us for this free online teachmeet on 6 July from 9-11. To register, please go to our Eventbrite page. This time we're delighted to welcome Professor Annemaree Lloyd, author of "The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research:...
WHELF Annual Colloquium 2023 – Registration is open!
This year’s WHELF Colloquium will be held online over two half-days on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th June 2023, from 09:30 – 13:00. Register here The theme of this year’s conference is: WHELF Begins at 30 The conference will celebrate WHELF’s 30th anniversary. We...
The Gregynog Press: A Celebration at Gregynog
To book contact: Bookings@Gregynog.org JOIN US ON SATURDAY 8 JULY 2023 AT GREGYNOG HALL To celebrate the centenary of the publication in 1923 of the first Gregynog Press book, Poems by George Herbert selected by Sir Henry Walford Davies. This simple but beautiful...
WHELF Colloquium – update May 2023
The organising team would like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal to speak at the WHELF Colloquium 2023, on 13 and 14 June. Emails and a draft running order have been sent out to the successful speakers and the organisers are hard at work planning the...
WHELF Colloquium 2023 13-14 June : extension to call for papers
Please note that the closing date has been extended to Friday 19 May 2023
WHELF Colloquium 2023 13-14 June: call for papers
The theme of this year’s conference is: WHELF Begins at 30 We would like to celebrate successful projects that have been delivered over the last 30 years and share reflections on how we’ve developed our services collaboratively over that time. As the popular phrase...
WHELF EDI Teachmeet – Wednesday 26 April 2023
This year, the WHELF Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group will be running an online Teachmeet on Wednesday 26 April 2023, 12:30-14:30 on Zoom. Our intimate, active Teachmeet will showcase some of the wonderful EDI good practice taking place in Wales. The...

WHELF Strategy Planning away day 3 March 2023
The current WHELF Strategic Plan covers the period 2020-2024. Who could have foreseen the Covid-19 pandemic and the effects this would have on WHELF institutions and their working practices? On Friday 3 March two strategy planning away days took place simultaneously....
WHELF Colloquium 2023 – Save the Date
This year’s WHELF Colloquium will be held online over two half-days on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th June 2023, from 9:30 – 13:00. This year organised by Bangor University, Wrexham Glyndwr University and Natural Resources Wales. The conference will celebrate WHELF’s...