The UWTSD Library blog features posts by Library staff about new resources and services at Carmarthen and Lampeter. Entries may be posted here in Welsh or English and readers are invited to post comments in either language.
Monday, 21 December 2009
Blue Bands
The LRC will monitor the use of blue bands during the trial to ensure that all students and staff have the best possible access to Blue Band resources. Please contact the LRC if you have any questions about this service.
Band Glas
Bydd y Ganolfan yn monitro’r defnydd o’r bandiau glas yn ystod y cyfnod prawf er mwyn sicrhau bod yr holl fyfyrwyr a staff yn medru cael y defnydd gorau posibl o’r adnoddau Band Glas. Os oes unrhyw gwestiynau gennych am y gwasanaeth hwn cysylltwch â’r Ganolfan Adnoddau Dysgu.
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Assignments
Y Cwad (formerly the Teaching Resources Centre) is located opposite the Chapel in the Old College building. Opening hours for Y Cwad can be found on the LRC website: http://www.trinity-cm.ac.uk/en/lrc/openinghours/
Aseiniadau
Lleolir Y Cwad (Y Ganolfan Adnoddau Addysgu gynt) gyferbyn â’r Capel yn adeilad yr Hen Goleg. Mae oriau agor Y Cwad i’w gweld ar wefan y Ganolfan Adnoddau Dysgu: http://www.drindod.ac.uk/cy/cad/oriauagor/
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Handel's Messiah
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Scotland's oldest book on display
The oldest book in Scotland is going on public display for the first time in its history.
The Celtic Psalter dates from the 11th Century and contains hand-written psalms in Latin, with Celtic and Pictish illustrations.
It has been kept under lock and key at the University of Edinburgh and has been available to only a few scholars.
But for the next three months the public will have the chance to view the book at the university's newly refurbished library.
Also on display is the finest surviving copy of Scotland's first substantial printed book, the Aberdeen Breviary which dates back to 1509.
There is also a copy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet published during the playwright's lifetime.
The exhibition opens on Friday and lasts until 14th March.
Friday, 4 December 2009
Adopt a book for Christmas
The beneficiary of your gift can enjoy benefits such as a personalised bookplate added to your chosen book and the chance to view it on a behind the scenes tour.
Adopt a Book supports the British Library conservation team, helping them preserve the world's knowledge for future generations.
There are hundreds of books available for adoption; you can browse these or search for something specific.
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Cofiwch am Y Cwad: yn agor Ionawr 2010!
Gyferbyn â’r Capel yn adeilad yr Hen Goleg (Y Ganolfan Adnoddau Addysgu gynt)
Look out for Y Cwad: opening January 2010!
Located opposite the Chapel in the Old College building (formerly the Teaching Resources Centre)
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The Cambrian Index Online
In 1804 the first weekly newspaper appeared in Wales when The Cambrian was published in Swansea.
Swansea was an ideal centre for such a venture. It was developing into a busy commercial and industrial town with sea and land communication facilities for distributing the newspaper. The Cambrian circulation was restricted to the small minority in the principal towns of south Wales who were able to read English. The venture proved successful and was soon followed by other weeklies such as The North Wales gazette, established in Bangor in 1808, and The Carmarthen journal, established in Carmarthen in 1810.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Cyfnodau Benthyca dros y Nadolig
Bydd y Llyfrgell ar gau rhwng 24 Rhagfyr 2009 – 3 Ionawr 2010 yn gynhwysol.
Christmas Loan Periods
Please note that the Library will be closed from 24 December 2009 to 3 January 2010 inclusive.
Friday, 27 November 2009
Wills & Probate Records Digititised
The covering dates of the surviving probate records are:
Bangor: 1635 - 1858
Brecon: 1543 - 1858
Chester (Welsh wills): 1557 - 1858
Hawarden: 1554 - 1858
Llandaf: 1568 - 1857
St Asaph: 1565 - 1857
St David's: 1556 - 1858
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
New online tool will help connect history
This period of British history has one of the largest collections of digital sources available on the web, including not only digitised books, but also newspapers, manuscripts, genealogical records, and even maps and images. These sources, created by both academic and commercial organisations, are accessed by hundreds of thousands of individuals every day, across the world. Until now, there has been no single starting place to search through these sources.
The website will be fully launched in 2011.
Find out more about the Project @ http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/digitisation/econtent/connectedhistories.aspx
Friday, 20 November 2009
Social Policy and Practice database 30 day trial
You can use it to find references to journal articles, reports, surveys and statistics on a wide range of topics such as:
- Social care
- Homelessness
- Children and young people
- Education
- Equalities
- Public & social policy
Let us know what you think of this new resource by emailing LRC@trinity-cm.ac.uk
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Last chance to enter!
Closing date: 1st December 2009
Good luck!
Shakespeare Quartos Archive opens access to Hamlet
The highly-anticipated Shakespeare Quartos Archive has been officially launched today with a complete digital collection1 of rare early editions of Hamlet.
For the first time, all 32 existing quarto copies of the play held by participating UK and US institutions are freely available online in one place. This initiative is jointly led by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford and the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC, through a joint transatlantic grant from Jisc in the UK and the National Endowment for the Humanities in the US.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Ever feel like you’re looking for a needle in a haystack?
· Using the library catalogue
· Using e-books and e-journals
· Using databases
· Using the internet effectively
· Referencing
To book your session please contact 01267 676780 or lrc@trinity-cm.ac.uk
Monday, 9 November 2009
Artist's gift of veteran drawings
A Welsh artist who painted two of Britain's World War I veterans shortly before their deaths has gifted final drawings of the pair to the nation.
Dan Llywelyn Hall, 29, originally from Cardiff, painted Henry Allingham, who was then the world's oldest man just a few days before he passed away.
His portrait of Britain's last Tommy, Harry Patch, 111, was completed by the artist months earlier.
The preparatory drawings made during sittings with the veterans have been gifted to the Royal Collection and the National Museum Wales to preserve them for future generations.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Literature Online
- over 350,000 works of poetry, prose and drama in English from the 8th Century to the present day
- over 250 carefully selected full-text journals
- over 4,300 specially commissioned biographies
- records for more than 18,000 authors
- unique multimedia content reference works, essays and MORE all from your desktop!
Try it here: http://lionreference.chadwyck.co.uk/
(Athens password reuired if you're not on the Trinity campus)
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Participation in the outdoors
http://www.countrysiderecreation.org.uk/journal/Summer2009/Summer_2009-All.pdf
Child obesity "is levelling off"
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
First World War Poetry Digital Archive
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive is an online repository of over 7000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research.
The heart of the archive consists of collections of highly valued primary material from major poets of the period, including Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, and Edward Thomas. This is supplemented by a comprehensive range of multimedia artefacts from the Imperial War Museum, a separate archive of over 6,500 items contributed by the general public, and a set of specially developed educational resources. These educational resources include an exciting new exhibition in the three-dimensional virtual world Second Life.
Freely available to the public as well as the educational community, the First World War Poetry Digital Archive is a significant resource for studying the First World War and the literature it inspired.
See : http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/Monday, 26 October 2009
15% off all Sport textbooks from Learning Matters
Coaching Science
Sport and Exercise Science
Sport Management
Sport Sociology
Sport Studies
Personal Training
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
British Library: Points of View exhibition
Bringing together photographs from the British Library’s unique collections, examining the development of the medium and its lasting influence.
Fri 30 Oct 2009 - Sun 7 Mar 2010
PACCAR Gallery, British Library
Price: Free
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
EU digital library
Monday, 19 October 2009
The British Library
New Online Gallery: you can now tag, comment, save favourites - and even create personal galleries to share with others @
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/index.html
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Need some statistics?
Did you know that there is a wealth of statistics available from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) including information on Smoking Trends, Alcohol Consumption Trends as well as information on Health and Exercise. You can also get a snapshot of the area that you live in, so there are statistics on how many people live in your area, how old they are, how many people are employed as well as loads more. Follow the link below to take a look:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp
Student ID cards
ID cards are now available for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students to collect from the Library Information Point which replace the old LRC card. Please bring your registration slip with you, and your old LRC card if you have one, when you collect your ID card.
Cardiau Adnabod Myfyrwyr
Bellach mae Cardiau Adnabod ar gael i fyfyrwyr blynyddoedd 1, 2 a 3 yn lle cardiau’r CAD. Gallwch eu casglu o’r Man Gwybodaeth yn y Llyfrgell. Wrth ddod i gasglu’ch Cerdyn Adnabod, dewch â’ch slip cofrestru a’ch hen gerdyn CAD os oes un gennych.
Monday, 12 October 2009
Athens Accounts
Athens Accounts available from athens@trinity-cm.ac.uk, just include your Student ID number, Trinity University College email address and course details.
Friday, 9 October 2009
"Last night I had a dream about a horse?!"
PsycARTICLES contains access to more than 140,000 articles from over 60 journals on the subject of psychology (including Sport Psychology). See the LRC website for more details http://www.trinity-cm.ac.uk/en/lrc/resources/databases/
Remeber to get your Athens Password to access these resources!
Monday, 5 October 2009
FirstSearch
We now have access to the FirstSearch service in collaboration with the Library Services at UW Lampeter. FirstSearch provides electronic access to dozens of databases and more than 10 million full-text and full-image articles. The databases include: WorldCat, ArticleFirst, ECO, ProceedingsFirst, PapersFirst, Clase Periodica, WorldCat Dissertations, GPO, ERIC, MEDLINE, OAISter World Almanac plus MLA Bib, ATLA and ATLAS. If you need any advice with using this resource please contact the LRC where staff will be happy to provide training.You can access this resource using your Athens Account at:http://firstsearch.oclc.org/athensor http://www.athens.ac.uk/
FirstSearch
Friday, 2 October 2009
Mannau hunanwasanaeth newydd
Pwyswch ar y sgrin i wneud eich dewis, wedyn rhowch nifer o lyfrau, DVDs neu gryno ddisgiau ar y man gwyn dan y sgrin i’w benthyg neu’u dychwelyd. Yn wahanol i’r peiriant hunanwasanaeth blaenorol, nid oes angen sganio’r cod bar tu fewn i glawr y llyfrau bellach.
Bydd y peiriannau hunanwasanaeth hefyd yn dweud wrthych chi a oes eitem ar gadw ac yn barod ichi ei chasglu, ac a oes unrhyw daliadau ar eich cyfrif. Cyn hir byddwch yn gallu gwneud taliad hunanwasanaeth trwy gerdyn â sglodyn a rhif pin.
Darparwyd ein peiriannau hunanwasanaeth newydd trwy brosiect y Llyfrgell Academaidd Rithwir dan adain SWWHEP.
Adnoddau’r Ganolfan Adnoddau Addysgu
Er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr bod adnoddau mwyaf poblogaidd y CAA ar gael i bawb o hyd, mae llawer bellach wedi cael eu symud i'r Llyfrgell. Mae’r Casgliad Ymarfer Dysgu bellach ar y silffoedd symudol newydd tua chefn y Llyfrgell. Mae’r Llyfrau Mawr yn y Llyfrgell hefyd, gyferbyn â’r silffoedd symudol dan y staer.
Symudwyd y Casgliad Addysg i’r Llyfrgell ac rydym yn y broses o’i hintegreiddio â’n Prif Gasgliad. Rhestrir yr holl adnoddau hyn a’u lleoliad cyfredol ar HIP, catalog y CAD.
Gobeithiwn y byddwch yn mwynhau defnyddio’r ardal newydd pan fydd yn agor, ac y byddwch yn derbyn ein hymddiheuriadau am unrhyw anghyfleustra a achosir tra ein bod yn y broses o symud ein hadnoddau.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Am ennill £500?
Ydach chi'n ysgrifennu, cyfansoddi cerddoriaeth neu'n caru animeiddio? Beth bynnag yw eich talent chi, Mynegwch Eich Hun yng Nghystadleuaeth Gelf llyfrgelloedd Cymru yr Hydref hwn a chael cyfle i ennill £500! Drwy mis Hydref a Thachwedd eleni bydd Cymru gyfan yn cael ei ysbrydoli gan lyfrgelloedd ac yn mynegi eu hunain drwy ysgrifennu creadigol, ffilmiau byw a sain.
Gofynnwch yn y llyfrgell am ffurflen cais neu dilynwch y ddolen hon am rhagor o manylion http://library.wales.org/cy/
Pob lwc!
Fancy winning £500?
Do you write, paint, compose music or love animation? Whatever your talent, Express Yourself in the Welsh libraries Arts Competition this Autumn and you could win £500! Throughout October and November this year the whole of Wales will be getting inspired by libraries and expressing themselves through creative writing, visual arts, short films or audio.
Ask at the library for an entry form or visit this link for further details http://library.wales.org/
Good luck!
Want to borrow books from another library?
Monday, 28 September 2009
Borrow a book 'wherever you are'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8275830.stm
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Ydych chi’n chwilio am swydd ran amser? Looking for a part-time job?
Cynorthwydd Adnoddau Dysgu
Gyda’r nos / Penwythnosau (35 awr yr wythnos)
Rhennir y swydd hon rhwng 2 ymgeisydd neu fwy
Dyddiad cau: 2 Hydref 2009
Cyfweliadau: 6 Hydref 2009
Am fanylion pellach a ffurflen gais cysylltwch â’r Adran Adnoddau Dynol os gwelwch yn dda ar 01267 676919 neu anfonwch e-bost at humanresources@drindod.ac.uk
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The Learning Resources Centre has the following vacancies:
Learning Resources Assistant
Evening / Weekends (35 hours per week)
This post will be split between 2 or more candidates.
Closing date: 2 October 2009
Interviews: 6 October 2009
For further details and an application form please contact the Department of Human Resources on 01267 676919 or email humanresources@trinity-cm.ac.uk
Monday, 21 September 2009
Google Translate
There are at least two new reasons for Welsh speakers and learners to be cheerful which have emerged over the last few weeks…..
Firstly, Google has just added Welsh to the list of language on its translate service. This is a real boost to those of us who need to work bilingually on the web, either to track developments, or to improve fluency in a second language.
http://translate.google.com/#
Meanwhile, the Language Technologies Unit at Bangor University, has released free online version of Cysill their spelling and grammar checker for the Welsh language. This is another really useful tool, which has been making homework so much easier to Welsh learners for several years. Now it is available to all of us, which is great.
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Teaching Resources Centre resources
In order to make sure the most popular resources held in the TRC are still accessible to everyone, many have now moved to the Library. You can now find the Teaching Practice Collection in the new purpose-built movable shelving to the rear of the Library. The Big Books are also now located in the Library, opposite the movable shelving under the stairs.
The Education Collection has been moved to the Library and is in the process of being integrated with our Main Collection. All these resources and their current locations are listed on HIP, the LRC catalogue.
We hope that you will enjoy using the new space when it opens and please do accept our apologies for any inconvience caused while we are in the process of relocating our resources.
Friday, 28 August 2009
International Perspectives on Outdoor and Experiential Learning
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
New self service points
Friday, 14 August 2009
EThOS - opening access to UK theses
Monday, 10 August 2009
The library has reopened!
Mae'r llyfrgell wedi ailagor!
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
SCONUL Access
http://www.trinity-cm.ac.uk/en/lrc/services/usingotherlibraries/
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Refurbishment over the Summer
Don't forget it's not just print resources we hold we also have a wide range of electronic resources as well. These include electronic books and electronic journals, so you don't even need to come in to get your hands on resources you can do it at the touch of a mouse from home! For more details go to http://www.trinity-cm.ac.uk/en/lrc/resources/
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
School of Sport, Health and Outdoor Education
http://blackboard.trinity-cm.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_425_1&content_id=_32227_1&mode=reset
Ysgol Theatr, Cerdd a'r Cyfryngau
http://blackboard.trinity-cm.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_425_1&content_id=_32227_1&mode=reset