CyMAL
CyMAL Archives Grants Scheme 2005/6 and Inspiring Learning Grants Scheme
2005/6: the application packs for these grants schemes have been issued to
Welsh archive services. The closing date is 21 January 2005. Please
contact the Archives Development Adviser ([log in to unmask] /
01970 610237) for further information.
Contacts for Inspiring Learning:
Lesley-Anne Kerr: Head of Access, Learning & ICT -
([log in to unmask] / 01970 610241)
Helen Williams: Access and Learning Adviser
-([log in to unmask] / 01970 610233)
CyMAL Training Programme: Events are open to staff from the museum, archive
and library domains in Wales and are free of charge. To view our Training
calendar, and to access the on-line booking facility, please visit
<http://www.cymal.wales.gov.uk/event/index.html>.
FUNDING
The next closing date for applications to the National Manuscripts
Conservation Trust is 1 April. See
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation/trust/ for further details.
ARCHIVES
'New national strategy will enhance workforce in museums, libraries and
archives: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has today set
out its commitment to supporting and developing the sector's workforce over
the next five years.'
(http://www.mla.gov.uk/news/press_article.asp?articleid=757)
'Learning for Change: Workforce Development Strategy'
(http://www.mla.gov.uk/documents/wfd_learning_for_change.pdf)
Website: 'A Vision of Britain Through Time'. 'Vision of Britain Through
Time was created to provide web access to a wealth of data tracking change
in Britain including Census statistics, large-scale maps from different
centuries, historic records, early gazetteers and travel writings.'
(http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp) Also see
http://www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?SID=1823.
Subscription website (£59.95/year or £24.95/quarter): 'Ancestry.co.uk has
185 million UK and Irish family history records, making it a must-have tool
for anyone trying to build their family tree.' Resources available include
the census, parish and probate records and birth, marriage and death
indexes. (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/)
National Archives' consultation: 'Operational selection policy OSP30:
Government and people'
(http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/recordsmanagement/selection/pdf/osp30dra
ft.pdf)
'New direction for culture in Wales: Following the wide-ranging review of
quangos, it has been decided that a new Culture Board will be established to
provide greater accountability and ensure that the Assembly Government's
objectives are fully implemented by its cultural quangos.'
(http://tinyurl.com/57nqh)
Website: MASC25: Mapping Access to Special Collection in the London region
('MASC25 is an online resource guide to printed special collections in
libraries within the M25 Consortium') (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ls/masc25/)
ACCESS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
MLA Disability Portfolio:
http://www.mla.gov.uk/action/learnacc/00access_03.asp#1
Oral History Society, 2005 Training Courses
(http://www.oralhistory.org.uk/training/)
The London Metropolitan Archives has recently launched a new online learning
resource - The LMA Learning Zone - at
<http://www.corpoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/lma_learning/>.
Volunteers' policies: a list of a few useful examples:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind0412&L=archives-nra&T=0&F=&
S=&P=4362
PRESERVATION & DIGITAL PRESERVATION
The National Preservation Office e-Journal, issue 2, November 2004:
http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/journal/2/content.html
'NCCR Vanguard Organisations Vote for Convergence: We are delighted to
announce that NCCR's five Vanguard organisations have voted to converge and
set up the Institute of Conservation - for all those concerned with the care
of cultural heritage.' (http://www.nccr.org.uk/news/index.html)
'National Council for Conservation-Restoration: Conservation Workforce
Summary' (http://www.nccr.org.uk/docs/workforce_report_may2004.pdf)
Website for the Professional Accreditation of Conservator-Restorers (PACR)
(http://www.pacr.org.uk/)
United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
(UKIC) website: http://www.ukic.org.uk/
UKIC Conservation Register: http://www.conservationregister.com/
ICT & DIGITISATION
'Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0' (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/)
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/)
DigiCult Thematic Issue 7: The Future Digital Heritage Space. 'This report
summarises the results of an expedition into the possible future of digital
heritage in the next 10-15 years.'
(http://www.digicult.info/pages/Themiss.php)
RECORDS MANAGEMENT & ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT
'E-records - a shock to the system? Health authority chief Alan Burns has
been hired to win support for electronic care records'
(http://society.guardian.co.uk/e-public/story/0,13927,1362741,00.html)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & DATA PROTECTION
From the Freedom of Information Act Blog website (http://foia.blogspot.com/)
* The Information Commissioner:
Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 16: Section 30:
Investigations
(http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/AG%2016%20Inv
estigations.pdf)
Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No 21: The Duty to Confirm or
Deny
(http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/AG%2021Confir
m%20or%20Deny.pdf)
Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No 22: Vexatious and Repeated
Requests
(http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/AG%2022%20Vex
atious%20Paper%20-%20Final.pdf)
Freedom of Information Awareness Guidance No 23: Advice and Assistance
(http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/AG%2023%20Adv
%20and%20ASS.pdf)
Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 24: Policy Formulation,
Ministerial Communications, Law Officers' Advice, and The Operation of
Ministerial Private Office
(http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/AG%2024%20For
m%20of%20gov%20pol.pdf)
* 'House of Commons Library Research Paper: Freedom of Information
implementation'
(http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2004/rp04-084.pdf)
'New Freedom Of Information Journal In February 2005: The inaugural edition
of a new journal: "Open Government: a journal on freedom of information",
will publish February 2005.'
(http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=3368)
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
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