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Category Archives: Online resources
Online resources funded in Wales 2013-14
Development of e-resources is one of the priorities of Libraries Inspire, the Welsh Government’s library strategy. For 2013-14 there will be some changes in provision. Newspapers The current contract with NewsBank ended on 31 March after 3 years of service. … Continue reading
New digital archive for the UK
From 6th April 2013, six legal deposit libraries in the UK and Ireland will be using the powers of the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 to enable them to gather and store a vast amount of digital material, particularly stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Digital things, Digitisation, E-books, England, Libraries, Online resources, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Technology, UK, Wales
Tagged british library, legal deposit
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Show me the research!
How to allow non-students access to online resources and research within university settings has been a sticky issue for some years. Most universities allow members of the public walk-in access to consult books, and sometimes allow paid-for annual membership for … Continue reading
Posted in Academic libraries, CyMAL, Online resources, Research, UK, Wales
Tagged Finch report, Inspire, open access, RIN, SCURL, walk in access, WHELF
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Trust me, I’m a librarian
A recent survey has revealed that librarians are second only to doctors in terms of the trust placed in them by seekers of information. This is according to a research report evaluating a project led by the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital things, Online resources, Research, SCL, Uncategorized
Tagged ACE, librarians, online resources, research, SCL, trust
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A digital promise for public libraries
Back in January (yes, I know, I’m behind the times), the Society of Chief Librarians announced what digital services public libraries should provide as a minimum, and what they should be aiming to offer in the future, in the form of … Continue reading
Posted in Digital things, Online resources, Public libraries, SCL
Tagged digital promise, public libraries, SCL
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A new life for Cat Cymru
Some of you may have heard that Cat Cymru is going to be changing soon. Cat Cymru is the Welsh libraries’ online catalogue and is accessed via the library portal. It’s always had the ‘beta’ tag attached to it and … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online resources, Wales
Tagged Cat Cymru, catalogues, libraries, Wales
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What online subscriptions is CyMAL funding?
I know it can sometimes be confusing knowing what CyMAL is funding, what the current situation is with different subscriptions etc, so here’s an update on the online subscriptions that are funded through the Welsh Government’s libraries’ programme. Newspapers – … Continue reading
Posted in CyMAL, Libraries Inspire, Online resources, Wales
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Screencasts for online resources
Staff at the National Library of Wales have developed a couple of video user guides (screencasts) for helping people use Newsbank and Find My Past. The purpose of the videos is to encourage further use of these resources, and to … Continue reading
Posted in Online resources, Screencasts
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