The National Library of Wales research programme in digital collections was established in 2011 to address, and to develop an evidence base for, the use, value and impact of the digital collections of NLW. There are two areas of focus for this programme:

1. Developing an understanding of use of our existing digital content, and then using this as the basis for identifying ways that the content can be enhanced and made more valuable for use in research, teaching, or community engagement;
2. Building projects that develop new digital content that addresses specific research or education needs, in partnership with academics and other key stakeholders.

To carry this out, the programme had developed partnerships with scholars in Wales and beyond, to develop innovative approaches to using the digital content created by NLW through the application of ICT tools and methods for research, and the communication of this research; and developing digitization projects led by scholars who across the disciplines who have identified resources for which digitization will have a transformative effect in their field.

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