Monthly Archives: December 2012

Lady Charlotte Guest and Christmas Fear

Posted on December 24, 2012

2012 is the bicentenary of Lady Charlotte Guest’s birth. She settled in Wales in 1833 on marrying John Guest, Dowlais ironmaster. Remembered for her pioneer translation into English of the medieval Welsh tales, ‘The Mabinogion’, Charlotte was also an educator, … Continue reading →

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Tracking the Boston Manuscript

Posted on December 19, 2012

I have just completed the work of tracking the Boston Manuscript of the Laws of Hywel Dda (NLW MS 24029A) as part of the digitisation of the manuscript. The first stage of the tracking process is to create a detailed … Continue reading →

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Dylan Thomas

Posted on December 18, 2012

‘One Christmas was so much like another…’ Dylan Thomas, A Child’s Christmas in Wales Exciting plans for a major exhibition in the Library with associated activities to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas are underway, thanks to … Continue reading →

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The Researcher of Tomorrow and the end of the Europeana Libraries Project

Posted on December 13, 2012

I’ve just come back from The European Library’s Researcher of Tomorrow conference which took place in Madrid. The conference covered a number of aspects of the challenges and opportunities facing libraries with the advancement of digitisation and the associated development … Continue reading →

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#Bus03

Posted on December 4, 2012

It’s been nearly three months now since #bus03 was launched on the 13th of September and all is going well! The bus runs every 20 minutes during term time and is without a doubt, a great asset to readers, visitors … Continue reading →

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