This event will be a forum to discuss the benefits and difficulties of Open Access academic publishing as an institution. It is open to library staff and other interested people from HEIs in Wales and South-West England. Speakers from Cardiff University will discuss …

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This is a bilingual posting – the English version follows the Welsh below: Mae’r Llyfrgell Brydeinig yn cynnal dau weithdy ar gyfer aelodau WHELF, gan ddarparu mwy o wybodaeth am DataCite – gwasanaeth sy’n darparu dynodwyr gwrthrych digidol (DOI) ar …

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A warm welcome greeted the attendees who had chosen to spend their “Black Friday” at the WHELF/GW4 event “Information Literacy and the Researcher” held at Cardiff University on Fri 28th November 2014. The event was the first collaborative venture between …

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The Education Wales supplement continues its Researching Wales series, with a feature from Julie Lydon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan, http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2012/10/18/universities-like-ours-specialise-in-making-discoveries-relevant-to-the-wider-world-91466-32053749/ Previous articles in the series: Cardiff University Bangor University Aberystwyth University Wales

Congratulations to Janet Peters who has been elected as Chair of the RLUK Board as of 30 March 2012. Janet is Director of University Libraries and University Librarian at Cardiff University. She currently chairs the WHELF Business Group. She succeeds Phil …

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BBC Wales: After scandal, what happens now to University of Wales?  27 October 2011 – Follow related stories links. Wales Online: Hefcw are pushing an open door in asking Swansea University to work more with Cardiff 27 October 2011 – Follow …

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