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Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales

Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales. A National Collection: A view from the National Library of Wales. LlGC NLW. LlGC NLW. The National Library of Wales is not, in any way, part of the University of Wales.

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Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales

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  1. Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales A National Collection: A view from the National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  2. The National Library of Wales is not, in any way, part of the University of Wales. I am here to speak on behalf of the National Library of Wales, not the University of Wales or any of its constituent colleges. The National Library of Wales does house the University of Wales’s thesis collection LlGC NLW Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW

  3. A future for UK Thesis University of London Library 22 January 2004 Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  4. Where do we fit in? Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  5. An electronic future for University of Wales Theses9th September 2004 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  6. The Federal University of Wales: Constituent Colleges Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  7. Changes to Higher Education in Wales • The University of Glamorgan • Cardiff University • New Universities Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  8. University of Wales Thesis: A National Collection • 1899 – 1 thesis • 1342 in 1992 • 2301 in 1993 • 2736 in 1994 Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  9. University of Wales Theses: A National Collection • PhDs, Mphils • MA, MSc, MScEcon – which merit a distinction or are of specific Welsh interest. • c. 1000 pa • Total now stands at 45,000 Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  10. Implications … Just as great in Wales as elsewhere in Britain ... An additional strata in the hirarchy of the JISC/FAIR model? Masters Theses as well as Doctorates … Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  11. Developments at NLW • Dedicated to a very ambitious programme of digitisation and digital preservation. • Dedicated to preserving the integrity of the National Theses Collection. Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  12. A Digital Future: “ The National Library of Wales believes that it is its responsibility to acquire, describe, store, and provide access to Welsh digital material, including works within the compass of legal deposit.” Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  13. Q: An electronic future for University of Wales Theses? A:That really is up to the individual colleges of the University of Wales! Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  14. Moving forward … • Establishment of a Working Group at UW Aberystwyth. • Involvement of NLW • Reports to wider constituency in Wales.

  15. Moving forward together … • A digital continuation of the present agreement between UofW and NLW? • How would that plug into the JISC / FAIR model? • Are there other models which would allow co-operation on all levels? Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  16. What do we need? Flexibility! Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  17. Flexibility! • Flexibility to accommodate different local, regional and national arrangements. • Flexibility to accommodate theses of all kinds. • Flexibility to accommodate a period of hybrid submissions. • Flexibility that will allow un to plan today for tomorrow’s technology … Arwel Jones Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales LlGC NLW LlGC NLW

  18. More than anything else we need … theses!

  19. R. Arwel JonesAcquisitions ArchivistNational Library of WalesAberystwyth01970 632873 arwel.jones@llgc.org.uk

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