Swansea’s books amnesty was a huge success this week.
526 overdue books were returned - it would have cost the Library an estimated £4685 to replace all the overdue books which were returned.
The Y Bont public access area within the Welsh Assembly Government office in Llandudno Junction is hosting a new PATLIB Intellectual Property Information Centre – the only one of its kind within Wales.
PATLIB Llandudno Junction will be a welcome addition to the Europe-wide network.
Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills Lesley Griffiths will officially launch the facility on the 17th March.
Maria Lampert from the British Library who chairs the UK Patent Library Network will be giving a presentation on Business Information and Patents.
Agenda for the day:
2:30 – Welcome in Y Bont An opportunity to view the Public Access area and see the facilities within the Llandudno Junction office
2:50- Presentation Maria Lampert from the British Library and chair of the UK PATLIB network will give a talk on business information and patents including an opportunity for Q&A.
3:35 – Presentation Nia Roberts Intellectual Property Manager for the Welsh Assembly Government will talk about Patents including an opportunity for Q&A
4:10 – Refreshments in Y Bont An opportunity to network, try out the resources and test your knowledge on Patents and Intellectual Property
4:30 – Official Launch Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills Lesley Griffiths to officially launch PATLIB Llandudno Junction
5:00 – Finish
Although this is a free event spaces are limited so booking is essential.
To book your place please contact Sadie Beard, Y Bont manager.
e-mail: sadie.beard@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 0300 062 5480
Welcome back to Leigh Abbott, now returned from maternity leave to her post as Librarian of the University of Wales Online Library.
Leigh can be contacted on l.abbott@wales.ac.uk
Congratulations to Bronwen Blatchford who has just been appointed to the new post of full-time librarian for the Online Library, working with Leigh.
Bronwen can be contacted on b.blatchford@WALES.AC.UK
University, College & Research Group (UC&R) Wales invite you to a FREE event:
On: Wednesday 9th March 2011
At: The Hugh Owen Library Committee Room, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, SY23 3BY
A map of Penglais campus is available at: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/maps-travel/maps/penglais/
Please visit the Porter’s Lodge on Penglais Campus to request a visitor’s parking permit before parking. Visitor car parking is behind the Arts Centre.
See http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/maps-travel/ for directions and a map of Penglais Campus.
Programme
10:30-11:00 tea / welcome
11:00-11:30 Primo at Aberystwyth University / Christiane Kloos
11:30-12:00 Encore at Bangor University / Mieko Yamaguchi
12:00-12:15 questions
12:15-1:30 lunch and chance to view systems and optional tour of Hugh Owen Library
[12:30-1:30 UC&R Wales committee meeting]
1:30-2:00 Implementing SUMMON at UWIC / Julie Neenan
2:00-2:30 VuFind at Swansea University / Paul Johnson
2:30-3:00 WorldCat Local for Trinity Saint David / Alison Harding
3:00-3:30 questions & discussion & tea
3:30 close
Lunch will not be provided but there are various food outlets close by including TaMed Da and the Arts Centre
http://www.aber.ac.uk/residential/en/hospitality/places/tamedda.shtml
http://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/information/eat.shtml
If you would like to attend this event, please contact Elizabeth Kensler by 2nd March 2011
Email: eak@aber.ac.uk or telephone 01970 621848
* Please note that places are limited and you are advised to book early *
The 2011 Horizon Report from the New Media Consortium and Educause has been published online.
The Horizon Project, is the centerpiece of NMC’s Emerging Technologies Initiative, and charts the landscape of emerging technologies for teaching, learning and creative inquiry.
Key trends:
*The abundance of resources and relationships made easily accessible via the Internet is increasingly challenging us to revisit our roles as educators in sense-making, coaching, and credentialing.
*People expect to be able to work, learn, and study whenever and wherever they want.
*The world of work is increasingly collaborative, giving rise to reflection about the way student projects are structured.
*The technologies we use are increasingly cloud-based, and our notions of IT support are decentralized.
Critical Challenges:
*Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession.
*Appropriate metrics of evaluation lag behind the emergence of new scholarly forms of authoring, publishing, and researching.
*Economic pressures and new models of education are presenting unprecedented competition to traditional models of the university.
*Keeping pace with the rapid proliferation of information, software tools, and devices is challenging for students and teachers alike.
Technologies to watch:
Eelectronic books, mobiles, augmented reality, game based learning, gesture based computing, learning analytics.
The report and further information can be found here http://www.nmc.org/horizon
Monday 14th February is Love Your Library Day at Swansea University. Here’s what they’re doing … (and check out their facebook page for more photos and updates).
Come and visit us in the main Library on the Singleton campus where the staff will be celebrating the day by wearing lots of pink, handing out love-hearts and you’ll have the chance to win a teddy bear!
We want you to tell us why you Love Your Library.
Get involved!
You can do this in lots of ways:
Tell us what you think of the Library service. We’ll have post it notes in the foyer of the library, just write down why you Love Your Library and stick to the noticeboard!
We’ll have a text wall projecting in the Central Hall – just send us a text message on the 14th February telling us why you Love Your Library to 07537 402 400 and start your message with s4lib
Can’t make it to the Library on the 14th February? Leave us a message on facebook or twitter.
PC room 3 will be open 10-4pm for you to pop in and try the new Assignment Survival Kit (ASK) http://ask.swan.ac.uk/ and we’ll also have loads of cakes and refreshments for you to enjoy.
Why do you Love Your Library? – Let us know…..
From BBC News Wales:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12433322
“An agreement to form a new “super university” in Wales has been described as a “radical” move which “bridges educational boundaries”.
University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), Swansea Metropolitan University and Trinity Saint David in Carmarthen will merge as The University of Wales.
The University of Wales’ history is as a federal body with colleges in Bangor, Aberystwyth, Swansea and Cardiff.
But they have largely separated from the University of Wales recently.
BBC Wales education correspondent Ciaran Jenkins said that for the institution to become a working institution incorporating at least two post-1992 universities is an extremely significant development.
The three institutions in the new merged body may be joined at a later date by University of Wales Newport and Glyndwr University, Wrexham. That would make the new university the biggest in Wales.
In December Education Minister Leighton Andrews challenged universities to “adapt or die”.
The university said its leadership would be “fundamentally different from traditional structures”.
It will be led jointly by Prof Marc Clement, currently vice chancellor of the University of Wales, as president / pro chancellor, and Prof Medwin Hughes – current vice chancellor of Trinity Saint David – will be rector / pro chancellor.
It said each man would have “clearly defined and separate roles”.
“This is a radical step change which bridges educational boundaries and delivers the minister’s vision of providing a joined up approach to the planning of further and higher education across Wales,” said Dr Hughes.”
Posted in news, Welsh universities
Tagged merger, Swansea Metropolitan, Trinity Saint David, University of Wales, UWIC
21 March 2011 at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff
Following on from the very successful ‘Decoding the Digital’ conference, the British Library Preservation Advisory Centre and the Digital Preservation Coalition are running a series of events across the UK designed to raise awareness of digital preservation issues, increase involvement with digital preservation activities and sign-post the support and resources available to help you on your way.
Who should come?
The sessions are aimed at librarians, archivists and collection managers in all sectors and in all sizes of institution who want to find out more about digital preservation and the implications for their organisation of having to retain, manage and provide ongoing access to digital material.
Each day provides an introduction to digital preservation, builds an understanding of the risks to digital materials, includes practical sessions to help you apply digital preservation planning and tools, and features speakers sharing their own experience of putting digital preservation into practice.
Throughout the day participants will gain confidence in addressing digital preservation issues and knowledge of achievable steps to put theory into practice and safeguard vulnerable digital content.
How do I get a place?
Places are strictly limited and we expect them to be booked quickly. Early booking is recommended. Each event costs £25 + VAT but is free to DPC members.
For full programme details and to book, please visit:
http://www.dpconline.org/events/details/23-getting-started-in-digital-preservation-cardiff?xref=23
Advance notice that the Welsh Collaboration in Action event this year will be held on Tuesday 28th June at the ATRiuM Campus of the University of Glamorgan.
The programme will include a session on an online information literacy course for franchise students from UWIC, an overview of the different approaches each HEI takes to accessing resources and a tour of the ATRiuM Library.
For more information, please contact Ann Cross at across@glam.ac.uk or Carolyn Howe at howe_c@GLAN-HAFREN.AC.UK
Posted in events, workforce development
This new study examines trends and developments in the eBooks and eReaders market in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, and discusses major challenges and key questions for the publishing industry worldwide. It also identifies market opportunities and developments for eBooks and eReaders, and makes recommendations for publishers, traditional retailers, online retailers, and intermediaries.
Given that publishers, internet bookstores, and companies that manufacture eReaders have high expectations for the digital future of the book industry, the study asks if a new generation of eReaders may, at last, achieve the long-awaited breakthrough that lures consumers away from paper and ink.
Available to download at: http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/entertainment-media/publications/future-of-ebooks.jhtml
