Monthly Archives: October 2010

Dusty books and Archives

Posted on October 28, 2010

Many people are fascinated by the conservation related activities, and I am often asked questions like ‘Why is it necessary to clean the books and …

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Broadening horizons: from Calais to Tibet

Posted on October 26, 2010

The new Small World exhibition at the Library has been an opportunity to search our collections for early manuscripts on the theme of travel. A …

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Print Networks Conference

Posted on October 25, 2010

Peter Isaac was Professor of Civil and Public Health Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, but in his spare time and after retirement …

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Engaging young minds in Wrexham

Posted on October 22, 2010

“What if I had a ‘Bazooka’ rocket launcher to blow a hole in the wall, surely then I’d be able to get into the cell …

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Cathedral Libraries

Posted on October 21, 2010

One of the five “core funcions” specified in the National Library’s Royal Charter is professional collaboration with related bodies in the fields of library and …

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User Generated Content

Posted on October 21, 2010

One of the major challenges when digitising large photographic collections is the need to create descriptive metadata for each individual image. To make a collection …

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Protecting the Collection

Posted on October 19, 2010

One of the Preventive Unit‘s specialized activities is the conservation mounting of works of art for display and protection.  This year, Ruth Evans has the …

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‘Gwlad Beirdd’ (A country of poets)

Posted on October 18, 2010

It thrills me every time I read a poem that has been written in the hand of the poet that created it. The handwriting conveys …

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Storing a Treasured Collection………..

Posted on October 14, 2010

Preventive conservation is an important part of collection care. Working on the Kyffin Williams bequest’s collection of artwork has been an interesting and enjoyable challenge.  …

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Contributing to the Europeana web portal

Posted on October 13, 2010

Early this morning I’m off to the Europeana Open Culture conference in Amsterdam. With over 300 attendees from libraries, archives and other heritage institutions from …

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