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A blog about the work and collections of the National Library of Wales.
Due to the more personal nature of blogs it is the Library's policy to publish postings in the original language only. An equal number of blog posts are published in both Welsh and English, but they are not the same postings. For a translation of the blog readers may wish to try facilities such as Google Translate.
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Developing Welsh Wills Online at NLW: a Digital Collections Research Project
On Friday November 11th, 2011, the National Library of Wales hosted an Expert Seminar that scoped future development of the Welsh Wills online as a digital research resource with value to scholarship across the disciplines. The Seminar was organized by … Continue reading
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Tristan de Vere Cole and Augustus John
31 October 2011 was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Augustus John (1878-1961) the eminent Tenby born artist famous for both his landscapes and portraits, which include paintings of numerous famous figures. To mark the occasion the Library has … Continue reading
Posted in Archives and Manuscripts
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The NLW and the Europeana Libraries Project
The National Library of Wales, along with 19 other research and university libraries from 14 European countries, is now part of an exciting project to provide free access to 5 million digital objects over the next two years. The Europeana … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation
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Parlez vous Iron Age?
History is big business these day. Yes, ‘past studies’ at it will no doubtedly soon be called in our universities, makes stars of sensible pullover and tank-top wearing lectures as they grace our tv screens and stare at us from … Continue reading
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