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Welsh Libraries Archives and Museums Conference / Cynhadledd Llyfrgelloedd Archifau ac Amgueddfeydd Cymru

Inspiring, Leading, Innovating / Annog, Arwain, Arloesi

15 –16 May / Mai 2008
Hotel Metropole, Llandrindod Wells / Gwesty’r Metropole, Llandrindod

Dydd lau/Thursday 15/05/08


Croeso / Welcome: Rhys Bebb Jones
Cadeirydd CILIP Cymru / Chair CILIP Wales

Araith Agoriadol / Keynote Speech
Rhodri Glyn Thomas AC/AM, Y Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth / Minister for Heritage

Minister opening the 2008 Conference

Preserving, informing and inspiring: the changing role of archives, libraries and museums (PDF file, 1.01 MB)
George P MacKenzie, Keeper of the Records of Scotland / Chief Executive of the National Archives of Scotland

21st Century – Factors bearing on libraries
Roy Clare, CBE, Chief Executive, MLA

Inspiring Innovative Services

The National Year of Reading: Widening the definition of reading (PDF file, 401 KB)
Fiona O'Brien, Assistant Director, National Year of Reading

Creative connections and courage – delivering citizen inspired libraries
Grace Kempster, Libraries Service Manager,
Northamptonshire

Integrate, innovate, stimulate, regenerate – the new Library and History Centre for Worcester (PowerPoint file, 1.13 MB)
Professor Dr Bob McKee, Department of Information and Learning Services, University of Worcester

Diversity in a Welsh Context

Quantifying Diversity in Museums: The Findings and the Future
Katherine Thomas, Equal Opportunities Adviser, CyMAL

Community Memories: The successes, the failures and everything in between
Emma Lewis, Community Memories Project
Officer, Newport Museums and Heritage Service

Belonging: Interpreting and Exhibiting Contemporary Welsh Identities
Owain Rhys, Curator of Contemporary Life, St Fagans: National History Museum

Community Archives: User Generated Content

New approaches to archival description (PowerPoint file, 416 KB)
Geoff Yeo, University College London

Diversifying archival practice: utilising community knowledge in archival description Dr Andrew Flinn, University College London

The Powis Castle Archive Project
Caroline Walker, National Trust and
Elizabeth Parrott, Interpretation Officer, National
Trust

Derbyniad noddwyd gan Cyngor Sir Powys /
Reception sponsored by Powys County Council

Ken Chad and Mandy Powell at the Reception

Cyflwyno Gwobrau Tir na n-Og: Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru / Presentation of the Tir na n-Og Awards: Welsh Books Council

Lloyd Ellis presents the Tir na n-Og Awards

Cinio'r Gynhadledd / Conference Dinner
Siaradwr Gwadd / Guest Speaker: Dr Rhidian Griffiths, Cyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / Director of Public Services, National Library of Wales

Conference Dinner

 

Dydd Gwener/Friday 16/05/08

Where there’s a will … Leadership at a time of change (PowerPoint file, 6.36 MB)
Irene Knox, Chief Executive (Designate), Northern Ireland Library Authority

Are we nearly there yet? A personal journey in leadership (PowerPoint file, 137 KB)
Rebecca Davies, Head of the Assembly Government Library & Public Enquiry Service, Welsh Assembly Government

Lessons Learned in Leading
Tony Rucinski, Director of Learning and Information Services, University of Wales, Newport

Cwestiynau a Thrafodaeth / Questions & Discussion

CILIP Wales AGM / Cyfarfod Blynyddol CILIP Cymru

Public Libraries seminar

Love Libraries – transformation through
partnership and community engagement

Aileen Cahill, Head of Libraries and Culture,
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

How can public libraries compete? (PowerPoint file, 5.65 MB)
Ken Chad, Consultant

From the BNP to the Bordello – The journey of creating a multilingual web site for migrant workers (PowerPoint file, 1.79 MB)
Edwina Smart, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Higher Education / Further Education Libraries seminar

The RFID experience at Cardiff – project
management, changing roles & improving library services
(PDF file, 433 KB)
Linda Davies, Science and Biomedical Sciences Librarian, Cardiff University and
Lindsay Roberts, Medical Librarian

Strength through unity – collaboration and cooperation in South West Wales HE libraries (PDF file, 401 KB)
Mark Hughes, Virtual Academic Library
Project Manager, Swansea University, Swansea
Metropolitan University & Trinity College Carmarthen

Social networking: making it work for you
Karl Drinkwater, RSC Wales / Aberystwyth
University

e-Innovations seminar

Online Services for Wales: library.wales.org, electronic resources and cross-catalogue searching
Dr Paul Bevan, National Library of Wales

Behind the touch-screen: the impact of new-media interpretation at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
Steph Mastoris, Head of the National Waterfront
Museum, Swansea (Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales)

Welsh Journals Online: the challenges (PowerPoint file, 887 KB)
Martin Locock, Project Manager, Welsh Journals Online

From Megabytes to Terabytes – Industrialising digitisation at the National Library of Wales
Scott Waby, Digital Developments Section, National Library of Wales

Glaniad: Using digital images to tell the story of the Welsh Settlements in Patagonia
Dr Dafydd Tudur, Project Officer and Editor, National Library of Wales

 

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