Y Cwad: Oriau Agor Newydd

Sylwer y bydd oriau agor y Cwad yn ystod y tymor yn newid o 6 Rhagfyr 2010.

Mae'r oriau agor newydd ar gael ar y dudalen hon ar y we:
http://www.ydds.ac.uk/cy/cad/llyfrgelloeddachanolfannau/ycwad/

Y Cwad: New Opening Hours

Please note that term time opening hours for Y Cwad will change from Monday 6th December 2010.

Our new opening hours are available on this web page: http://www.tsd.ac.uk/en/lrc/librariesandcentres/ycwadthequad/

Unexpected Gems: Hidden resources in Athens and beyond!

Why not enhance your research with our latest full-text e-books and e-journal subscriptions, or take a journey back in time through our newspaper and journal archives? Join us on Wednesday and find out more about the electronic resources available to you through the Learning Resources Centre, and how to access them using your University Athens login.

Staff and students welcome!

Carmarthen Campus
Wednesday 1st December
11:30 - 12:30
Room D004, Dewi

Perlau Annisgwyl: Adnoddau cudd yn Athens a thu hwnt!

Beth am wella’ch ymchwil trwy gyfrwng yr e-lyfrau testun llawn diweddaraf a’r tanysgrifiadau i e-gyfnodolion sydd gennym, neu beth am gamu’n ôl mewn amser trwy gyfrwng ein harchifau papurau newydd a chylchgronau? Ymunwch â ni ddydd Mercher i gael gwybod mwy am yr adnoddau electronig sydd ar gael i chi trwy’r Ganolfan Adnoddau Dysgu, a sut i fanteisio arnynt trwy ddefnyddio eich manylion mewngofnodi ar gyfer Athens yn y Brifysgol.

Mae croeso i staff a myfyrwyr ddod!

Campws Caerfyrddin

Dydd Mercher 1 Rhagfyr
11:30 - 12:30
Ystafell D004, Dewi

Thatcher Files now available online!

The National Archives has published online for the first time the official papers of one of Britain's most iconic political figures. From today, the prime ministerial files of Margaret Thatcher's first year in power can be searched for free.
To coincide with the 20th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's resignation from Number 10, over 100 records from The Prime Minister's Office (PREM files) have been newly digitised in a joint project by The National Archives and The Margaret Thatcher Foundation.

Hudoliaeth a Dewiniaeth - Arddangosfa Ar-lein

"Pa werth sydd i ffaglau, golau a sbectol, os na fyn pobl weld". Heinrich Khunrath, Amphitheatrum Sapientiae (Khunrath, 1609)

Mae dull Ysgol Hudoliaeth a Dewiniaeth Hogwarts o astudio hudoliaeth ychydig yn wahanol i ddull Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. Er bod Hogwarts yn cynnig hyfforddiant rhagorol mewn dewiniaeth ymarferol, hyd yn oed os yw braidd yn beryglus ar adegau, mae Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant yn cynnig cyfle i ddatblygu dealltwriaeth ddamcaniaethol o hanes deallusol a diwylliannol hudoliaeth.

Yn yr arddangosfa hon mae detholiad o lyfrau sy'n berthnasol i'r astudiaeth o Hudoliaeth a Dewiniaeth sy'n cael eu cadw yn y casgliadau hanesyddol yn Llyfrgell ac Archifau Roderic Bowen, lle gall pob un o fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant ymgynghori â hwy.
Arddangosfa Hudoliaeth a Dewiniaeth

Witchcraft and Wizardry - Online Exhibition

'What use are torches, light or eyeglasses, if people will not see’. Heinrich Khunrath, Amphitheatrum Sapientiae. (Khunrath, 1609)


Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David differ somewhat in their respective approaches to the study of magic. Whereas Hogwarts provides an excellent, if at times hazardous, training in applied wizardry, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David offers the opportunity to develop a theoretical understanding of the intellectual and cultural history of magic.

This exhibition shows a small selection of books relevant to the study of Witchcraft and Wizardry that are kept in the historic collections at the Roderic Bowen Library and Archives, and that are available for consultation to all students at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Witchcraft and Wizardry Exhibition

Welsh Journals Online

To read articles and reviews relating to politics, history and current affairs look at Contemporary Wales which is now available online through Welsh Journals Online project based at the National Library of Wales.

National Library of Wales Photo Collection Online

The National Library has an increasing collection on Flickr Commons . Included are some of world's earliest photographic images taken by John Dillwyn Llewelyn of Penllergare (now Penllergaer), near Swansea.

The Collection is accessible free of charge.

Ffair y Glas / Fresher's Fayre

Dewch i stondin y Ganolfan Adnoddau Dysgu yn Ffair y Glas a rhowch gynnig ar y cwis i ennill gwerth £40 o dalebau Amazon / Visit the Learning Reosurces Centre stand at the Fresher's Fayre and enter the quiz competition to win an £40 Amazon voucher.


Wednesday, 29 September 2010 at 10:00

Campws Caerfyrddin / Carmarthen Campus

Wednesday, 13 October 2010 at 10:00

Campws Llambed / Lampeter Campus

BICENTENARY OF NEUDDLWYD ACADEMY

The academy at Neuaddlwyd was opened in October 1810 as a result of the deliberations of the ministers of the Independent chapels in Cardiganshire. They needed a place to train young men from poorer backgrounds and prepare them for the ministry.

2010 will mark the bicentenary of the establishment of the academy which at the time was famous in Wales and well known throughout Britain, indeed its fame had reached America and its founder, Thomas Phillips, was awarded an Hon. Doctorate in Divinity by what is now Princetown University in 1831. It was significant in the ecclesiatic and educational history of Wales in the early 19th century and it is appropriate that its foundation should be celebrated. A celebration is being held in Aberaeron and Neuaddlwyd on 15-16 October.

Llyfrgell - Campws Llambed : Oriau Agor / Library - Lampeter Campus : Opening Times

Llyfrgell - Campws Llambed : Oriau Agor / Library - Lampeter Campus : Opening Times

Llyfrgell - Campws Caerfyrddin : Oriau Agor / Library - Carmarthen Campus : Opening Times

Llyfrgell - Campws Caerfyrddin : Oriau Agor / Library - Carmarthen Campus : Opening Times

Now online.. hell of the prison hulks

The lives of 200,000 inmates held in horrific conditions on nineteenth-century prison ships were highlighted yesterday as the records were made available online.

The ships housed inmates aged eight to 84, according to the Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849.

William Davies, 84, got seven years for sheep stealing while Samuel Phillips, 16, got life for burglary

Each hulk held 200 to 300 convicts, with one in three dying on board.

Dan Jones, of Ancestry.co. uk, said: "The records provide a fascinating insight."

Britain's last floating jail, holding prisoners off Portland, Dorset, was sold in 2005.

Earlier this year David Cameron suggested reintroducing prison ships as quick and "cost effective"

Historic Book of Aneirin could move to National Library

A book containing one of the oldest Welsh poems ever written could be on the move.
The Llyfr Aneirin (Book of Aneirin) dates from 1265 and is currently on display at Cardiff's central library.
But in order to preserve the ancient manuscript long-term, plans in place to hand it over to the National Library in Aberystwyth.
The final decision rests with Cardiff council who will take a vote on 9 September.

Digital collections and archives

Since 2003 JISC and JISC Collections have been investing in digitised content across all subject areas. This website provides an introduction to these digital collections to help academics, students, researchers and librarians understand the wealth of resources available to them. Many of the collections provide access to archive materials which are too fragile in their original format to be used so widely, or they bring together materials which are scattered throughout the world.

Take Five, Read for Ten

Ten minutes of quality reading time with a child every day can make a real difference to children’s literacy levels was the message from Education Minister Leighton Andrews at the National Eisteddfod.

Speaking at the launch of the Welsh Assembly Government’s new literacy campaign, Take Five, Read for Ten, the Minister said:

“I want children to develop a love of reading. This new campaign encourages adults to take time out of their hectic lifestyles to spend ten minutes each day reading with a child."

The campaign forms a key part of the Assembly Government’s National Literacy Plan which will be launched in the autumn.

A leaflet on Take Five, Read for Ten is being made available throughout the summer to leisure centres across Wales and will be available to all primary schools in the autumn.

The leaflet contains some top tips on how to support children in their reading which include:

• Read with your child every night.
• Join a local library for free. You'll be amazed at what's on offer – story telling, fun events and books are free to borrow.
• Follow the words with your finger as you read. Miss out words to check they are following and make them say it.
• Visit your nearest bookshop or car boot sales for bargain books.
• Reading isn’t just about books. It’s about football programmes, comics, recipes, rugby magazines, e-mails, computer games, text messages, digital story telling – they all have elements of reading

Llais digidol yn helpu pobl ddal i bori’r we yn Gymraeg

Mae Leighton Andrews, y Gweinidog dros Addysg, ac Alun Ffred Jones, y Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth, yn lansio meddalwedd llais awtomatig yn yr Eisteddfod, sy’n galluogi i wybodaeth ar sgriniau cyfrifiadur gael ei darllen yn uchel.

RNIB Cymru sydd wedi datblygu’r Llais Synthetig Cymraeg i helpu pobl ddall a phobl rannol ddall i gael gwybodaeth ar-lein, fel amserlenni trenau.

Bydd y feddalwedd am ddim i unigolion ei lawrlwytho ac mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru wedi rhoi £80,000 i’w chefnogi.

Digital voice helps blind people surf the web in Welsh

Automated speech software - which enables information on computer screens to be read aloud in Welsh - is being launched at the Eisteddfod, by Education Minister Leighton Andrews and Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones.

The Welsh Synthetic Voice has been produced by RNIB Cymru to help blind and partially sighted people access information on-line, such as train timetables.

The software will be free for individuals to download and is supported by £80,000 of Welsh Assembly Government funding.

Website looks for social histories of Wales

A website showcasing the social history of Wales is being unveiled at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.

People's Collection Wales is a bilingual gathering of experiences, pictures and video of life in Wales.

Archive material from museums has been used, but the developers are now looking for contributions from the public.

The website uses GPS technology allowing the viewer to travel a map of Wales and view artefacts in 3D.

The site will be formally launched on the Eisteddfod field in Ebbw Vale by Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones.

New government website collates 800 years of British laws

The National Archives, a subsiduary of the Ministry of Justice, has launched a new website, legislation.gov.uk, which brings together every single piece of UK legislation, from the Magna Carta to the present day, in one place for the first time.

Cymeradwyaeth Frenhinol i Brifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant

Mewn cyfarfod o’r Cyfrin Gyngor a gynhaliwyd ym Mhalas Buckingham ar 21ain Gorffennaf 2010 rhoddod Ei Mawrhydi y Frenhines orchymyn i gomisiynu Siarter Frenhinol Atodol ar gyfer Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan. Rhoddodd orchymyn i’r Arglwydd Ganghellor roddi'r Sêl Brenhinol ar y Siarter newydd.

Mae’r Siarter hon yn caniatâu i Brifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan gyfuno gyda Choleg Prifysgol y Drindod i greu prifysgol newydd a enwir yn Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad hanesyddol sy’n dwyn ynghyd y ddau sefydliad Addysg Uwch hynaf yng Nghymru er mwyn creu model radical newydd o addysg ôl-16 yn y rhanbarth.

Bydd Prifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant yn croesawu ei myfyrwyr cyntaf ym mis Medi eleni.

University of Wales Trinity Saint David Receives Royal Approval

At the Privy Council meeting held at Buckingham Palace on the 21st July 2010, Her Majesty The Queen, on the recommendation of the Privy Council, approved an Order granting a Supplemental Charter to the University of Wales Lampeter, and directed the Lord Chancellor to apply the Great Seal to the Charter.

This Charter will lead to the establishment of a new University to serve the needs of Wales and the higher education sector in the UK. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David brings together the strengths of University of Wales Lampeter and Trinity University College Carmarthen. This is an historical event which brings together the two oldest academic institutions in Wales to create a radical new model of post-16 education in the region.

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David will welcome its first students in September.

Unfinished Poem by Dylan Thomas acquired by the National Library of Wales

An unfinished poem by Wales’s most famous poet, Dylan Thomas, will stay in Wales.

The poem, Elegy, begins with the line; ‘An old tormented man three quarters blind’ and is part of a collection of work which has been bought by the National Library for the nation. The collection, by the poet who died in 1953, also includes an extensive word-list for Poem on His Birthday, first published in World Review in 1951, and a collection of very early poems, such as the important poem A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire of a Child in London (Jeff Towns Collection: Dylan Thomas Poetry and Prose Manuscripts).

An additional collection of manuscripts by, and relating to, the author Jan Morris, have also been acquired by the National Library. These include; typescripts of her novels, together with the publisher’s corrected typescript of her memoir Conundrum, together with correspondence, notebooks and printed material. The collection will be added to the Jan Morris Papers.

Too much information!!!

Have you ever found a really good website only to forget a few weeks later what the address was, or where that scrap of paper is that you wrote the address down? Take a look at this beginner guide to social bookmarking which can help solve this problem, and help you discover new websites at the same time.

A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2010

This interesting report, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation asks the question - How much is needed to achieve a minimum acceptable standard of living in the United Kingdom today? A number of key points were revealed during the course of this study, including:

• A single person in the UK needs to earn at least £14,400 a year before tax to afford an acceptable standard of living.


• Since 2000 there has been a fall in living standards of over 10 per cent.


• A computer and home internet connection are now considered essential for all non-pensioner households.

New electronic journal titles

Take a look at these 2 new online journal titles which Trinity have subscribed to:

Open Learning: The journal of open and distance learning - A leading international peer reviewed journal in the field of open, flexible and distance learning.

Internet and Higher Education - this peer reviewed journal is devoted to addressing contemporary issues and future developments related to online learning, teaching, and administration on the Internet in post-secondary settings.

Remember to use your Athens password if you are off-campus!

Free research articles

In support of the FIFA South Africa World Cup, Routledge in collaboration with Editors and society partners, have selected 90 research articles which engage with football and the South Africa World Cup. These articles are freely available until 31st July 2010, and also include research articles on science and nutrition.

Welsh Biography Online

Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Aneurin Bevan, MP for Ebbw Vale and one of the founders of the Welfare State. He was married to Jennie Lee, also a long serving Labour MP and one of the founders of the Open University.

The Welsh Biography Online presents the lives of eminent Welsh people who have made a significant contribution to Welsh life.

Thomas Phillips a’r Llyfrgell Fach Fwyaf yng Nghymru

Cynhelir arddangosfa yn Llyfrgell ac Archifau
Roderic Bowen, Prifysgol Cymru Llanbed,
yn ystod mis Gorffennaf 2010 i ddathlu’r
ffaith ei bod yn 250 mlynedd ers i Thomas
Phillips (1760-1851) gael ei eni. Roedd cyn-
Lawfeddyg Cwmni India’r Dwyrain yn
noddwr hael i addysg yng Nghymru ac i
Lyfrgell Prifysgol Cymru Llanbed.

Amseroedd Agor
12 Gorffennaf - 2 Awst 2010,
ddydd Llun i ddydd Gwener 9.30am - 4.30pm
Hefyd dydd Sadwrn 24 Gorffennaf 2010
2pm - 4.30pm yn ystod Gŵyl Fwyd Llambed

Thomas Phillips and the Greatest Little Library in Wales

An exhibition is being held in the Roderic
Bowen Library and Archives, University of
Wales Lampeter, during July 2010 to celebrate
the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas
Phillips (1760-1851), former East India
Company Surgeon, generous benefactor of
education in Wales and of the Library of the
University of Wales Lampeter.

Opening Times
12 July to 2 August 2010
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm
Also Saturday 24 July 2010 from 2pm to 4.30pm
during the Lampeter Food Festival

Tackling health inequalities

A new report, published last week by the National Audit office, shows that the gap between average life expectancy and that of the poorest in England is widening, despite government efforts to close it. Life expectancy is now 77.9 years for men and 82 years for women but in less affluent areas it is lowered to 75.8 and 80.4 years.

Launch of Archwilio - Access To 100,000 Records By The Welsh Archaeological Trusts

The first of July sees the launch of the new on-line access system to Wales' Historic Environment Records - Archwilio - by the Minister for the Heritage Alun Ffred Jones AM at the Treftadaeth Conference at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea.

The system gives access to over 100,000 records maintained by the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts.

Social trends - how UK life has changed since the 1970s

Published today, Social trends 40 marks forty years of social reporting in the UK. Many trends are highlighted including - we are living longer, we take more holidays abroad, women are having babies later in life and less people are getting married. It also includes 5 previously unpublished chapters which show "more than three-fifths of three and four-year-olds were in early years education in the UK in 2008/09" and "Just under a quarter of adults in England in 2008 were obese"

Gardening in schools - a vital tool for children's learning

New research published by the RHS today shows gardening helps children acquire the essential skills they need to fulfill their potential and make a positive contribution to society as a whole.

The report found that gardening helped children to:

• Become stronger, more active learners capable of thinking independently
• Adapt their skills and knowledge to new challenges
• Gain a more resilient, confident and responsible approach to life
• Learn vital job skills such as presentation skills, communication and team work

Roderic Bowen Library & Archives @ Lampeter

The Special Collections comprise the University's oldest printed books (1470-1850) and manuscripts (the earliest from the thirteenth century), given to Lampeter from 1822 onwards. The subject coverage is very wide. In addition to major collections of the classics, theology and philosophy, there is much history, literature, politics, archaeology, architecture and travel, as well as fine illustrated books and a substantial collection of Wales-associated material from the former Welsh Library and the Cenarth Collection (acquired in 1904). Early Welsh bibles, prayer books, hymnals, catechisms, sermons and ballads, as well as Welsh translations of religious classics such as John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress are well represented.

Imaging the Bible in Wales

Biblical Artwork from Wales 1825–1975

The images included in this on-line collection have been collected as a research database for the Imaging the Bible in Wales Project (2005-8). For more about the project please visit the project website. Many of the images were photographed specifically for the project and include artworks from places of worship in Wales. In addition, further images have been included from public and private collections. Links to other online resources and references for further reading have also been included. Although this database is not a complete inventory of such material, it is hoped that these artworks will form the basis for further investigation and research

Newton’s lost theological works

The Newton research project has made all the ‘lost’ theological writings of Sir Isaac Newton available for free online; this is now one of the largest online collections of writings of any individual. The website includes a tour where visitors can read short summaries on Newton’s views on religion and science, his character and troubled mind, his life and character and his views on Biblical prophecy.

Gathering the jewels / Casglu'r tlysau

Gathering the Jewels features over 30,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, archives and libraries throughout Wales

Mae Casglu'r Tlysau yn cynnwys dros 30,000 o ddelweddau o wrthrychau, llyfrau, llythyrau, awyrluniau ac eitemau eraill o amgueddfeydd, archifdai a llyfrgelloedd ledled Cymru.

Britain's only Prime Ministerial Library

St Deiniol's Library has been recognised as the most important research library and collection in Wales after the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. The Library boasts an outstanding collection of more than 250,000 books, journals and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects but specialising in our core subject areas of Theology and Victorian Studies. This unique collection is kept up-to-date with the latest publications which readers can browse on the open shelves.

The heart of the Library is Gladstone’s own collection of over 32,000 items. Many of his books contain his annotations, some of which are extremely detailed. In addition to his books, the Library houses most of Gladstone’s non-political correspondence, speeches and papers which are administered by the Flintshire Record Office.

St. Deiniol's Libray was founded by William Ewart Gladstone, arguably Britains' greatest Prime Minister, in 1894. It is the only Prime Miniterial Library in the UK and is unique in being a residential library with facilities for overnight stays or retreats for some personal study time.

Cardiff Central Library

The Sunday Times Travel magazine has named Cardiff Central Library as one of the six best libraries in the world. It is the only library in the UK to feature on the list and only one of two from Europe. The city library joins an elite list of six, which The Times have called the 'six of the best', they include:

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
Stephen A Schwarzman Building, New York
Customs House, Sydney
Kyoto International Manga Museum, Japan
Denmark's National Library, Copenhagen

J G Ballard Archive

The archive of J G Ballard, one of the most visionary British writers of the 20th century, has been acquired by the nation through the Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) scheme and allocated to the Library.

Y Cwad: Aseiniad / Ystafelloedd Astudio i Grŵp

O ganlyniad i’r gwaith adnewyddu, bydd Derbynfa’r Brifysgol yn symud dros dro i’r Cwad yn ystod gwyliau’r haf. Caiff y broses o gyflwyno aseiniadau a chadw ystafelloedd astudio ei rheoli o'r Llyfrgell rhwng 9 Mehefin a thymor yr hydref.

I gyflwyno unrhyw aseiniadau, neu i holi am gadw’r ystafelloedd astudio grŵp, ewch i Fan Gwybodaeth y Llyfrgell.

Gellir prynu cardiau EMOS yn y Siop a'r Llyfrgell.

The Quad: Assignments / Group Study Rooms

Due to refurbishment work, the University Reception will be temporarily located in The Quad over the summer vacation. Assignment submission and study room bookings will be managed from the Library from 9th June until the Autumn Term.

To submit any assignments, or enquire about booking the group study rooms, please call at the Library Information Point.

EMOS cards can be purchased from the Shop and the Library.

BFI InView - British history through the lens

Carefully selected from the vast holdings of the BFI National Archive, InView's Collections capture diverse perspectives on events, developments and debates, and are supported by informative and authoritative commentary by BFI curators and other specialists. Explore and download rarely seen government films, written documents, newsreels, TVdocumentaries, discussion programmes, parliamentary recordings and much more in an indispensable resource for any study into the recent history of Britain.

BFI Inview is a great multimedia resource, free to UK FE and HE.Log in with your University Athens Account.

Eich Awgrymiadau

Diolch i bawb am eich awgrymiadau. Y mis hwn rydym yn canolbwyntio ar rai o’r awgrymiadau sydd wedi dod i law ar gyfer y Llyfrgell:

“Rhagor o oleuadau / gwell goleuo”: Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn ymchwilio i’r opsiynau ar gyfer gwella’r golau yn y Llyfrgell gydag Adran Ystadau’r Brifysgol.

“Rhagor o fyrddau i weithio arnynt”: Byddwn yn ystyried y lle sydd ar gael yn y Llyfrgell er mwyn gweld a oes unrhyw le addas ar gyfer rhagor o fyrddau astudio. Mae amrywiaeth o fyrddau astudio a seddau ar gael yn y Cwad hefyd, gan gynnwys ystafelloedd astudio grŵp y gellir eu cadw, cyfrifiaduron personol a mynediad rhyngrwyd di-wifrai.

Cofiwch ddweud eich dweud – peidiwch ag anghofio bod arolwg y Ganolfan Adnoddau Dysgu yn parhau tan 30 Mehefin! Llenwch eich ymateb yn awr er mwyn cael cyfle i ennill gwobr gwerth £50 .

Your Suggestions

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. This month we are focussing on some of the suggestions we have received for the Library:

“More lights / better lighting”: We are currently investigating options for improving the lighting in the Library with the University’s Estates Department.

“More tables to work at”: We will look at the space available in the Library to see if there is anywhere suitable to accommodate more study tables. A variety of study tables and seating is also available in The Quad, including bookable group study rooms, desktop PCs and wireless Internet access.

Don’t forget to have your say – remember our LRC Survey is running until June 30th! Fill in your response now to be in with a chance of winning £50 in our prize draw.

Eavesdropping on the past – a new online source for researchers

Today sees the launch of the John Johnson Collection: An Archive of Printed Ephemera, the product of a unique partnership between JISC’s Digitisation Programme, the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, and ProQuest to conserve, catalogue and digitise more than 65,000 items drawn from the collection.

The collection is available free of charge to all UK universities, further education institutions, schools and public libraries.

Cyfnodau Benthyca dros yr Haf

O ddydd Gwener 11 Mehefin, bydd y rhan fwyaf o eitemau ar gael i’w benthyca dros wyliau’r Haf, i’w dychwelyd ddydd Mercher 29 Medi 2010. Bydd y cyfnodau benthyca arferol yn berthnasol i’r eitemau Band Melyn, gliniaduron a cyfrifiaduron rhwydiadur.

Bydd y cyfnodau benthyca arferol yn gweithredu o ran pob eitem yn y casgliadau Gwyddor Iechyd tan 23 Gorffennaf. O 23 Gorffennaf, bydd llyfrau Gwyddor Iechyd ar gael i’w benthyca hyd at ddydd Mercher 1 Medi 2010.

Summer loan periods

From Friday 11th June, most items can be taken out over the Summer vacation, and will be issued until Wednesday 29th September 2010. Yellow Band items, laptops and netbook computers will be subject to the usual loan periods.

The usual loan periods apply to all items in the Health Science collections until 23rd July. From 23rd July, Health Science books can be borrowed until Wednesday 1st September 2010.

Urdd National Eisteddfod, Llanerchaeron 31/05 - 5/06

A family friendly festival, the Eisteddfod is a celebration of the Welsh language and culture as well as a showcase of young, Welsh talent. With competitions, live music stages, street theatre, stalls and exhibitions it’s a great day out for all ages.

Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd, Llanerchaeron 31/05 - 5/06

Yn ddigwyddiad i’r teulu’n gyfan mae’r Eisteddfod yn ddathliad o’r iaith Gymraeg a’r diwylliant Cymreig yn ogstal â llwyfan ardderchog i arddangos y cyfoeth o dalent ifanc sydd yng Nghymru heddiw. Gyda cystadlaethau, llwyfannau cerddoriaeth byw, theatr stryd, arddangosfeydd a stondinau mae digon i ddiddannu pob oedran.

http://www.urdd.org/cms/eisteddfod

Jane Austen’s Fiction Manuscripts

Jane Austen’s Fiction Manuscripts is a three-year AHRC-funded research project, which aims to create a digital resource reuniting all the known holograph surviving manuscripts of Austen’s fiction in an unprecedented virtual collection. They represent every stage of her writing life, roughly 1787 to 1817; that is from childhood (aged 11 or 12) to the year of her death (aged 41).

http://www.janeausten.ac.uk

Improve your internet searching skills

Intute have developed a set of free interactive internet tutorials to help you develop your internet research skills. Learn how to make discerning use of the Internet to help find information for your coursework and assignments. These interactive, teach-yourself tutorials take around an hour to complete, simply work through the material in your own time at your own pace.

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/

Pwy oedd yn byw ym Mhrydain 2000 o flynyddoedd yn ol?

Mae'r wefan cyffrous hyn gan BBC Cymru (Adran Addysg) yn helpu athrawon, rhieni a phlant i ddysgu am oes haearn Prydain. Gyda graffeg lliwgar a storiau diddorol am y Celtiaid, bydd gwersi hanes yn dod yn fyw o hyn ymlaen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/celtiaid/

Who lived in Britain 2000 years ago?

This interactive website from BBC Wales Education aims to help teachers and parents teach youngsters about life in Iron Age Britain. With great graphics and interesting stories about the Celts this website will help history lessons come to life.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/

A change for the better

A new report published by NIACE this week shows that economic fears have got more adults learning. The report shows that 43% of adults are currently learning or have done so in the past 3 years. To read more follow this link:
http://www.niace.org.uk/news/economic-fears-get-more-adults-learning

National Library of Wales Online

Did you know that a lot of the collections housed at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth can be viewed online? Take a look at their large collection of photographs including early photographs from the Swansea area (1840-1860).

Anglo-Saxon manuscripts now online

One of the most important collections of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts - for centuries kept at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge - has been entirely digitised, and is now available on the internet.
The college's Parker Library holds more than 550 documents - including the 6th Century St Augustine Gospels, and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the earliest history written in English.

Hidden Lives Revealed - A Virtual Archive, children in care 1881 - 1918

Hidden Lives Revealed provides an intriguing encounter with children who were in the care of The Children's Society in late Victorian and early 20th Century Britain. The site includes a range of archive material including over 200 photographs, 150 case files and some great learning materials on what it was like to be really poor in Victorian and Edwardian times.

http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/about/index.html

National Photographic Portrait Commission 2010

The National Photographic Portrait Commission is an annual competition that brings together the most exciting, emerging photographic talent in Wales with famous Welsh achievers.

At the National Museum Cardiff from 22 April (Nb. Open Tuesday–Sunday and bank holiday Mondays)

Comisiwn Portreadau Ffotograffaidd Cenedlaethol 2010

Cystadleuaeth flynyddol yw'r Comisiwn Portreadau Ffotograffaidd Cenedlaethol sy'n dod â thalent ffotograffaidd newydd mwyaf cyffrous Cymru wyneb yn wyneb â Chymry llwyddiannus enwog.

@ Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd o 22 Ebrill (Nodyn. Ar agor Mawrth–Sul a Dydd Llun Gŵyl Banc).

British Library - New Exhibition

Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art

Fri 30 Apr to Sun 19 Sep 2010 : open seven days a week : admission free

Maps can be works of art, propaganda pieces, expressions of local pride, tools of indoctrination… Magnificent Maps brings together 80 of the largest, most impressive and beautiful maps ever made, from 200 AD to the present day.

Arddangosfa Celf / Art Exhibition

Dewch i weld ein arddangosfa celf 'Mynegwch eich hun' sydd yn ddangos nawr yn Y Cwad / Come and take a look at our art exhibition 'Express yourself' now on @ The Quad

Arolwg CAD 2010 / LRC Survey 2010

Llenwch yr holiadur a cheisiwch ennill £50!
A wnewch chi ein helpu i wella gwasanaethau'r CAD trwy gymryd ychydig o funudau i lenwi ein harolwg byr. Defnyddir yr adborth a geir trwy'r arolwg i bennu blaenoriaethau ar gyfer y CAD yn ystod y flwyddyn academaidd nesaf, ac nid oes angen rhoi'ch enw wrth ateb. 30 Mehefin 2010 yw’r dyddiad cau.

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Fill in the survey and enter our prize draw to win £50!
Please help us to improve LRC services by taking a few minutes to complete our short survey. Feedback from the survey will be used to identify priorities for the LRC during the forthcoming academic year, and your response can be completely anonymous. The closing date is 30th June 2010.

Center for Jewish History

The Center for Jewish History in New York City is now on Flickr via The Commons! They are home to five major institutions of scholarship, history, and art: The American Sephardi Federation, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Yeshiva University Museum and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Their collections constitute one of the most important resources for the documentation and exploration of the Jewish experience. Their Flickr photostream contains rich gems in sets on Jewish Rites and Customs, Everyday Life, Ceremonial Objects and Synagogues.

Andrea Buchner, Director of the Gruss Lipper Digital Laboratory at the CJH, provides insight into their Flickr photostream:

While the main goal was always to increase the accessibility of our collections, we were particularly intrigued by the fact that Flickr allowed us to solicit user feedback. We selected images featuring people and circumstances of which we knew little in the hope that users would leave comments and notes that would shed more light on these images. We had some wonderful results with the great-granddaughter of a person in an image contacting us and another person telling us what happened to orphans depicted in some images.

Cyfrwng 2010 conference

Cyfrwng 2010 conference
13-14 May 2010

Trinity University College, Carmarthen
Theme: 'Voices'

During the two day conference a series of academics and practitioners will be discussing various aspects on the theme of Voices. It will be a chance to hear discussion panels, to listen to academic papers, for practitioners to share their experiences and to see performers at work. http://www.cyfrwng.com/e/conference/2010.shtml

Cynhadledd Cyfrwng 2010

Cynhadledd Cyfrwng 2010
13-14 Mai 2010

Prifysgol y Drindod, Caerfyrddin
Thema: 'Lleisiau'

Yn ystod y gynhadledd ddeuddydd bydd cyfres o academyddion ac ymarferwyr yn trafod agweddau amrywiol ar thema Lleisiau. Bydd cyfle i glywed paneli trafod, i wrando ar bapurau academaidd, rhannu profiadau ymarferwyr a gweld perfformwyr wrth eu gwaith.
http://www.cyfrwng.com/c/conference/2010.shtml

Eich Awgrymiadau

English version

Diolch i bawb am eich awgrymiadau. Y mis yma rydym ni’n canolbwyntio ar rai o’r awgrymiadau rydym ni wedi’u derbyn ar gyfer y Llyfrgell:

“Mwy o gyfrifiaduron”: Rydym ni bob amser yn ystyried ffyrdd o wella’n darpariaeth o ran cyfrifiaduron, ac ym mis Ionawr 2010 agorwyd Y Cwad gyda 7 cyfrifiadur newydd sbon. Hefyd rydym ni wedi archebu 2 iMac i’r Cwad a byddan nhw’n cyrraedd cyn hir. Oherwydd diffyg lle a chynnydd yn y galw am gyfrifiaduron cludadwy, ar hyn o bryd rydym ni’n ystyried prynu gliniaduron newydd i’r CAD.

“Cyfnodau benthyca hirach”: Pan fo’n bosibl rydym ni’n ceisio adolygu cyfnodau benthyca teitlau unigol yn unol â’r galw. Rydym ni newydd wneud adolygiad o’r teitlau band glas yn y Llyfrgell ac wedi rhoi rhai o’r rhain ar gael ar gyfer y cyfnod benthyca safonol o 2 neu 4 wythnos. Cofiwch fod angen inni gydbwyso'ch ceisiadau am fenthyciadau hirach â'r rheini gan gwsmeriaid sy'n teimlo nad oes gennym ddigon o lyfrau ar hyn o bryd! Yn ddiweddar rydym ni wedi cyflwyno polisi e-lyfrau er mwyn sicrhau bod unrhyw deitlau newydd yn cael eu prynu fel e-lyfrau pan fo hynny’n bosibl, er mwyn cynyddu mynediad i’r teitlau hynny a sicrhau eu bod ar gael ar bob adeg.

“Lleihau’r dirwyon”: Dim ond ar eitemau sy'n cael eu dychwelyd yn hwyr y byddwn ni'n codi dirwyon, felly os gwnewch chi adnewyddu neu ddychwelyd eich holl adnoddau ar amser ni fydd gofyn ichi dalu ceiniog inni! Rydym ni’n codi dirwyon er mwyn annog cwsmeriaid i ddychwelyd adnoddau ar amser a gallu’u rhoi ar gael i bobl eraill. Mae llawer o ffyrdd y gallwch chi adnewyddu’ch benthyciadau gan osgoi dirwyon – ar-lein yn http://hip.drindod.ac.uk, yn bersonol yn y Llyfrgell, neu trwy ffonio 01267 676780.

“Dau ddilyniant gwahanol ar y silff i lyfrau mawr Cymraeg a Saesneg”: Rydym ni wedi ystyried yr awgrym hwn yn ofalus ac ar hyn o bryd rydym ni’n teimlo na fyddai’n briodol. Un rheswm am hyn yw bod cynifer o deitlau dwyieithog na fyddai’n gweddu i drefniant tebyg yn dda iawn. Hefyd mae’r trefniant cyfredol yn helpu cwsmeriaid sy’n chwilio am ddeunydd yn y naill iaith neu’r llall yn ôl y pwnc, ac mae’n rhoi amlygrwydd cyfartal i’r Gymraeg a’r Saesneg.

“Papur am ddim”: Rydym ni eisoes yn darparu papur am ddim ichi argraffu a llungopïo.

Your Suggestions

Fersiwn Cymraeg

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. This month we are focussing on some of the suggestions we have received for the Library:

"More computers": We are always looking at ways to increase our provision of computers, and in January 2010 we opened Y Cwad with 7 brand new PCs. In addition, we have ordered 2 iMacs for Y Cwad which will arrive shortly. Due to space contraints and the increase in demand for portable computers, we are currently looking at purchasing new laptops for the LRC.

"Longer loan periods": Where possible we try and review the loan periods on individual titles according to demand. We have just completed a review of blue band titles within the Library and have made some of these available for the standard 2 or 4 week loan period. Please do bear in mind that we have to balance your requests for longer loans with those from customers who feel we do not currently have enough books! We have recently introduced an e-books policy to ensure that any new titles are purchased as e-books where possible to increase access to these titles and make them available 24/7.

"Reduce the fines": We only charge fines on items that are returned late, so if you return or renew all your resources on time you will never need to pay us a penny! The reason we charge fines is to encourage customers to return resources on time, so that they can be made available to others. There are plenty of ways to renew your loans and avoid a fine - online at http://hip.trinity-cm.ac.uk, in person at the Library, or by phone to 01267 676780.

"A separate shelving sequence for Welsh and English Big books": We have considered this suggestion carefully and currently feel it would be unsuitable. One reason is because of the number of bilingual titles, which would not fit well into to such an arrangement. The current sequence also helps customers who are looking for material in either language according to subject, and gives equal prominence to both Welsh and English.

"Free paper": We already provide free paper for your printing and photocopying.

Extra! Extra! One million pages added to online newspaper resource

Freely accessible to UK colleges and universities, the latest addition of one million pages takes the total number of pages of 19th century newspapers available online to over three million.

Alastair Dunning, programme manager at JISC, says: "In a time when print newspapers are under threat, the British Library resource provides a fascinating portrait of the vitality of the media industry in the nineteenth century. The website shows not only the diversity of political opinion during the age, but the geographical spread of newspapers, reflecting ideas and beliefs from all parts of the country.”

22 new titles cover a range of both regional and metropolitan publications including the Cheshire Observer, the Royal Cornwall Gazette, the Isle of Man Times and the Nottinghamshire Guardian.

The British Library’s 19th Century Newspapers project, developed in partnership with JISC and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, offers researchers greatly enhanced access to a vast archive of socially, culturally and historically important collections previously only available in the British Library’s London-based reading rooms.