This is the Welsh version of Current Awareness 30.
ARCHIFAU
'Comments Sought on 'A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology':
Public review and comment is invited for an exposure draft of 'A Glossary of
Archival and Records Terminology', ed. Richard Pearce-Moses . . . .Comments
must be received before September 3, 2004 to be considered for the final
draft.' (http://www.archivists.org/glossary/)
'£3 million national framework for UK research information announced: A new
national initiative - the Research Libraries Network (RLN) - announced
today, is set to transform the way research information is collected,
organised, preserved and accessed across the UK.'
(http://www.bl.uk/cgi-bin/press.cgi?story=1442)
'Flash 4 (July 2004) Online!: The latest issue of Flash (no.4, July 2004),
the newsletter of the International Council on Archives, is now available
online.' (http://www.ica.org/news.php?pnewsid=170&plangue=eng)
'What Type of Archivist Are You? Complete the questionnaire prepared by the
ICA Committee on Professional Training (CPT), and get your answer at the
Vienna Congress on Tuesday 24 August in the CPT/French Archivists'
Association (AAF) session: "Towards Successful and Relevant Training : The
Competency Model" (Session conducted in English, Tuesday, August 24,
14.30-15.45)' (http://www.ica.org/news.php?pnewsid=169&plangue=eng)
Mae cofnodion 25fed cyfarfod bwrdd MLA, a gynhaliwyd ar 26 Mai 2004, nawr ar
gael (http://www.mla.gov.uk/home/corporate/boardmins00.asp)
RHEOLAETH COFNODION A RHEOLAETH COFNODION ELECTRONEG
'Philip Morris fined $2.75 million for destroying e-mails: A US district
court fined Philip Morris $2.75 million last week in reflection of the
"reckless disregard and gross indifference" shown by the company in
destroying potential e-mail evidence in a lawsuit against the tobacco
industry.'
(http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=philipmorrisfined1091009672&are
a=news)
RHYDDID GWYBODAETH A GWARCHOD DATA
Cysylltiad i erthygl ar y wefan Freedom of Information Act Blog
(<http://foia.blogspot.com/>):
'Lifting the lid: The introduction of the Freedom of Information Act is
still months away, but it is already worrying those involved in public
sector projects.'
(http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=111238&d=11&h=24&f=23)
'India getting data protection laws within months: The Indian Government
announced on Wednesday that laws to introduce a new data protection regime,
which will help European and US companies when outsourcing to the
sub-continent, are likely to be in place within the next few months.'
(http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=indiagettingdatap1091187624&are
a=news)
CADWRAETH A CHADWRAETH DDIGIDOL
Rhybudd o gynhadledd y Fforwm Microffilm Cellulose Acetate, 23-24 Mai 2005,
yn y Llyfrgell Brydeinig. 'This conference is aimed at everyone who has a
professional interest in preservation microfilm, particularly those involved
in managing ageing and possibly vulnerable collections. The British Library
is hosting a new web site dedicated to cellulose acetate microfilm,
scheduled to go live in Ocober 2004. Agenda, registration information and
forms can be accessed through the site.'
(http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind0407&L=archives-nra&T=0&F=
&S=&P=14613)
Mae fersiwn newydd o PRONOM - y ffynhonnell arlein ar gyfer gwybodaeth am
fformadau ffeil a deunydd meddalwedd - nawr ar gael
(http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/)
TECHNOLEG GWYBODAETH A DDIGIDO
'New section on ICT launched on SWMLAC website: The aim of this new section
on the SWMLAC website is to provide the sector with information and news
about ICT developments including the activities that SWMLAC will be
undertaking to achieve its Regional ICT Strategy Implementation plan.'
(Gweler http://www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?SID=1438 a
www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?ID=355)
Toolkit LEADERS: 'The LEADERS Toolkit is a generic toolset that enables the
creation of an online environment which integrates EAD finding aids and EAC
authority records with TEI transcripts and digitised images of archival
material suitable to a wide variety of archives.'
(http://leaders.sourceforge.net/)
'The first draft of the latest DigiCULT Technology Watch Briefing, Open
Source Software and Standards, is now online. Please feel free to download,
circulate, and comment on this work.'
(http://www.digicult.info/pages/techwatch.php)
MYNEDIAD, ADDYSG GYDOL OES A CHYNHWYSIANT CYMDEITHASOL
'Curriculum Online - museums, galleries, libraries and archives: A new
section of the Curriculum Online site is now dedicated to museums,
galleries, libraries and archives.'
(http://www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?SID=1456)
CYLLID
'The lottery funders of Wales will be on hand to answer questions at the
National Eisteddfod this year and the new Big Lottery Fund will be asking
visitors what to spend its money on.'
(http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/newsroom/release.aspx?prId=324)
'Call for Proposals: Actions to preserve and commemorate the main sites and
archives associated with the deportations'
(http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/eac/other_actions/support_eur_org/part_en
.html)
Y Cynghorydd Loteri Archifau ar hyn o bryd yw Louise Ray. Gan bod hyn yn
mesur dros dro, ni fydd gweithdai dros yr ychydig misoedd nesaf bodd bynnag,
mae croeso i wasanaethau archifau i gysylltu gyda hi am cyngor a chefnogaeth
am cyllid Cronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri ([log in to unmask] /
020 8392 5347)
DEDDFWRIAETH
'Digital Rights Management - What it is and JISC's involvement: In 2004,
JISC commissioned a scoping study to gather requirements and investigate
issues surrounding Digital Rights Management (DRM). There are two main
issues which JISC is interested in: that of the ownership of intellectual
property rights to digital content and how the rights are protected once the
content is passed from source to user.'
(http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=digital_rights_man_feature_290704)
Eluned Jones
Cynghorydd Datblygu Archifau / Archives Development Adviser
CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru / CyMAL: Museums Archives
and Libraries Wales
Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru / Welsh Assembly Government
Uned 10 Parc Gwyddoniaeth / Unit 10 Science Park
ABERYSTWYTH
SY23 3AH
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