David Learmont joined Bangor University in January this year as the Director of Library and Information Services. His background is in IT and he has most recently been involved in an organisational change programme at University of the Arts London, …
With the advent of the Welsh Repository Network, Wales becomes the first country in the UK where all higher education institutions have established online repositories. The formal launch took place at the National Library of Wales on 19 February as …
Big five Welsh universities form strategic collaboration group On 1 March 2009, Wales’ five major universities announced their intention to act together, combining their strengths and talents to drive forward the knowledge economy in Wales. Together, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Glamorgan …
Developing Document Delivery in Wales – A time to collaborate FIL Document Supply Workshop Thursday 14 May 2009 10.45 am – 3.15 pm To be held at: The Library, University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) Cost – Free to FIL …
After an excellent study tour to Dublin in November, the photos of the various libraries we visited are now available on Flickr. This is a photo from the start of the tour:
Every year HEWIT and WHELF organise a residential colloquium at Gregynog for IT and library staff to discuss recent developments and to exchange experiences. This year it is being organised by Aberystwyth University and will be held on 8th– 12th June. …
First Minister Rhodri Morgan and Education Minister Jane Hutt have praised the work of staff and students at Trinity College Carmarthen following the grant of university college title to Trinity by the Privy Council. This means that Trinity will now …
If you’re already using tools like Twitter, YouTube and Google Apps, Netskills would like to hear about your experiences with them and would value any advice you have for new users. Netskills is writing a series of JISC guides to …
Case Study: Search Engine Optimisation impact on Organisation’s Websites JISC is looking for three organisations, ideally a University Archive, Museum or Library, to take part in a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) case study as part of its Strategic Content Alliance …
The annual Horizon Report for 2009 profiles six key emerging technologies for higher education. These are – mobile devices, cloud computing, geo-everything, the personal web, semantic-aware applications and smart objects. To link to the press release and download the full …
