=91Mapping Wales=92 is a Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF)
collaborative project, based in Information Services at the University of
Wales Aberystwyth. Funded under the Research Support Libraries Programme
(RSLP), it started in December 2000 and is due for completion in July 200=
2.
The aim of =91Mapping Wales=92 is to undertake the first systematic audit=
of
research resources in or relating to Wales. The primary outcomes of the
project will be a bilingual web-based database of research collections in
Wales, and a gateway that will provide researchers with easy access to ot=
her
relevant physical and digital collections, websites and OPACs held elsewh=
ere
in the UK and overseas.
The database will systematically include coverage of research collections
housed in Welsh Higher Education Institutions, and the National Library o=
f
Wales. There is, however, a great deal of material of real research value
outside of these sectors, and the project is also seeking to map special =
and
local collections that exist in major public libraries, national bodies a=
nd
other public and private sector agencies throughout Wales. No subject are=
a
will be excluded provided that the material is of potential interest to
researchers and scholars, although it is expected that the principal
emphasis will be in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and that a
significant proportion of the material will display a distinctly Welsh
flavour. The database will contain information in a range of formats,
including printed material, photographs, archival documents, and electron=
ic
data.
If you have a collection of material that you think might be a valuable
addition to our database, please contact Dr Jean Everitt, Project Manager
=91Mapping Wales=92, Hugh Owen Library, University of Wales, Penglais Cam=
pus,
Aberystwyth, SY23 3DZ. Tel: 01970 621850; e-mail: [log in to unmask], or go =
to
the project website: http://www.mappingwales.ac.uk for further informatio=
n.
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Dr Jean Everitt
Project Manager - 'Mapping Wales'
Hugh Owen Library, Information Services
University of Wales
Penglais Campus
Aberystwyth SY23 3DZ
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Telephone: 01970 621850
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 01970 622404
www.mappingwales.ac.uk
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