(This is the Welsh language version of Current Awareness 9)

ARCHIFAU

'Archivist to Face Critics Over New Search Costs': 'A county archivist will
face critics tonight as controversial new charges for viewing public
records are discussed at an open meeting.' (http://tinyurl.com/yvvgt)

Gwefan: Grwp Cyswllt Archifau Merseyside (MALG) ('MALG's brief is to ensure
that Merseyside's rich archival heritage shall be safeguarded for the
future . . . .  the Group now acts as a forum for matters relating to the
Merseyside Record Office.'
(http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=nav.00100k)

Archif Genedlaethol i Cymru: Ymateb Alun Pugh i'r cwestiwn: 'Will the
Minister make a statement on the creation of a national archive for
Wales?', yn cynnwys trafodaeth byr ar yr ymgynghoriad diweddar ar
ddeddfwriaeth cofnodion ac archifau arfaethedig, sefydlu swyddfa cofnodion
cyhoeddus i Gymru a son am CyMAL
(http://www.cymru.gov.uk/assemblydata/N0000000000000000000000000017593.pdf)

'Major archive bound for Beverley': 'The East Riding's Treasure House is to
get an internationally significant boost to its collection, with the
announcement it will be the home to the Press Association's cutting
library.' (http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/news.jsp?sec=5&cat=99&res=73536)

'UKAT [UK Archival Thesarus] leaflets produced: Two sets of leaflets have
been printed which explain how archivists and users of archives can get
involved with UKAT.' (Gweler http://www.ukat.org.uk/news/news.php am ragor
o wybodaeth)


RHEOLAETH COFNODION A RHEOLAETH COFNODION ELECTRONEG

Mae manylion o raglen gwanwyn/haf cyrsiau a chynadleddau Cimtech ar
Rheolaeth Dogfennau a Cofnodion Electroneg ar gael yn
http://www.cimtech.co.uk/.

'Heritage and History of the UK Criminal Justice System': 'a one-day
conference, addressing issues of
the retention, interpretation and access to police and similar records',
Prifysgol Agored, Milton Keynes, 18 Mehefin 2004. Cyswllt Dr Chris A
Williams: [log in to unmask], (European Centre for the Study of
Policing, Arts Faculty, Open University, MK7 6AA) neu gweler
http://tinyurl.com/29tjh am fanylion pellach.

'Evidence mounts for use of e-discovery in legal system': 'As more and more
business documents are put into electronic form, "e-discovery" will play a
growing role in court cases' (http://tinyurl.com/2b8nw)

Seminar Grwp Ewropeaidd yr SLA: "Corporate Governance and the Role of the
Information Professional", Llundain, 23 Mawrth 2004, digwyddiad rhad ac am
ddim.  Gweler http://tinyurl.com/28ten am ragor o fanylion.

Llyfr newydd gan PRISM International: 'Why Records Management'.  Mae'r
llyfr yn amlinellu rhesymau dros ac egwyddorion sylfaenol rheolaeth
cofnodion.  Pris: US$7.50 ar gyfer aelodau PRISM International a US$10.00 i
rai nac ydynt yn aelodau o PRISM International.  Mae mwy o wybodaeth ar
gael yn www.prismintl.org.

'BAT Tries to Protect Evidence in U.S. Tobacco Lawsuit': 'British American
Tobacco (BAT) is challenging a court ruling requiring the company to turn
over evidence about its "document-retention policies"'
(http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0,1854,569106,00.html)
.  Gweler hefyd
http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,1145278,00.html.

'E-mail same as paper mail under law, but towns still catching up':
'Government officials throughout New Jersey may be violating the state's
Open Public Records Act with a few clicks on the mouse and a push of a
button.  It occurs whenever they unwittingly or purposefully delete an
e-mail that could be considered an official public record.'
(http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/newjersey/021504EMAIL_F14.html)


E-LYWODRAETH

'E-Planning has arrived': 'The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
announced today that it is establishing an integrated programme to bring
together a whole raft of projects and initiatives designed to drive forward
the e-planning agenda.'
(http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0035)

Papur Ymgynghoriad: 'XML Schema for Road Works/Road Events'
(http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=18671&frompage=index&subje
ct=25)

Local Authorities 'On-Line' for e-Government Funding Boost: '£220 million
of e-Government funding is being allocated today to support further local
authorities in England to e-enable their priority services by 2005.'
(http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0030)


GWARCHOD DATA

'Court steps in over misleading data protection mailings': 'A company that
sent misleading mailings to businesses has been banned by the High Court
from sending the adverts for data protection notification services. The
adverts gave the impression that they came from official bodies and that
each recipient was obliged to register with the sender at a cost of £95.'
(http://tinyurl.com/2jpge)


RHYDDID GWYBODAETH

'Freedom of Information Survey Findings: How prepared is Central Government
for the Freedom of Information Act?'
(http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=5842)

Mae'r cylchgrawn The Green Sheet, mewn cyd-weithrediad efo BSI, yn rhedeg
cyfres o seminarau o dan y teitl 'Implementing Freedom of Information: The
Information Culture Change', gan gynnwys un yng Nghaerdydd ar 2 Tachwedd.
Cost: £150 & TAW.  Gweler http://www.green-sheet.net/seminars.htm am ragor
o fanylion.

Cysylltiadau i wybodaeth ar y wefan Freedom of Information Act Blog
(http://foia.blogspot.com/):

- Adroddiad: 'Introduction to Freedom of Information' (£25 - defnyddiwr
unigol, £125 - defnyddwyr lluosog) (http://tinyurl.com/3x5em)
- Mae adysgrifiad o'r tystiolaeth rhoddwyd gan Maurice Frankel (Cyfarwyddwr
yr Ymgyrch ar gyfer Rhyddid Gwybodaeth) ac eraill i'r Public Administration
Select Committee ar gael yn http://tinyurl.com/23wzl
- Erthygl Guardian: 'Thinktank condemns PFI secrecy (http://tinyurl.com/37f5e)

Bydd adroddiad newydd y Grwp Ark 'Freedom of Information – Compliance and
Beyond' ar gael ar ddechrau Mawrth am  £345/€495.  Mae'n archwilio tair
elfen holl bwysig i ddatblygu strategaeth ar gyfer cyfarfod â gofynion
Rhyddid Gwybodaeth: pobl, prosesu a thechnoleg.  Gweler
http://tinyurl.com/37sas am ragor o fanylion.


CADWRAETH A CHADWRAETH DIGIDOL

Sefydliad ar gyfer Cyd-Weithrediad a Datblygiad Economaidd: 'Declaration on
Access to Research Data from Public Funding', gan gynnwys drafodaeth o data
ymchwil digidol
(http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html)

Cynhadledd Joint Technical Symposium (JTS): 'Preserving the AudioVisual
Heritage- Transition and Access', 24-26 Mehefin, Toronto.  Gweler
http://www.jts2004.org/english/index_en.htm am ragor o fanylion.

'Digital Data Preservation Program: CD and DVD Archiving: Quick Reference
Guide for Care and Handling' (National Institute of Standards and
Technology) (http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/disccare.html)

Adroddiad: 'Preserving the digital heritage: building a digital archive for
UK Government records'
(http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/preservation/digital/archive/brown.pdf)


DYSGU GYDOL-OES AC E-DDYSG

Bydd yr wefan Inspiring Learning for All yn mynd yn fyw ar 2 Mawrth yn
www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk (gweler
http://www.lmal.org.uk/news/index.cfm?ArticleID=439&NavigationID=5 am fwy o
fanylion)

The National Grid for Learning: gweithdy ar 'Enhancing Quality in
e-learning', Orange Studio, Birmingham, Gwener 5 Mawrth 2004, gweler
http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/news.jsp?sec=5&cat=99&res=73626 am ragor o fanylion.

"Beyond the Learner: Student and Government Perceptions of the E-Learning
Experience", 16 Ebrill 2004, 
Ysgol Busnes Said, Prifysgol Rhydychen, £80
(http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/beyond2004/)

Gwefan: Get On North East ('The aim of the Get On campaign is to help
adults improve their reading, writing, language and maths.')
(http://www.getonnortheast.org.uk/)

Mae Diwrnod Celf Plant Artworks yn cymeryd lle ar 1 Gorffennaf a dros
penwythnos 3-4 Gorffennaf 2004.  Mae'r Clore Duffield Foundation yn cynnig
rhaglen grantiau i'r Deyrnas Unedig cyfan wedi ei reoli drwy engage (y
sefydliad cenedlaethol ar gyfer addysg orielau) ac mae'n cynnig 50 grant o
i fyny at £500 i gefnogi broseictau cyffrous i ddathlu'r diwrnod.  Gweler
http://www.engage.org/ am ragor o fanylion.

Sesiynau Briffio Rhanbarthol NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing
Education): 'Understanding Campaigns in Adult Education' (Leicester: 3
Mawrth, Llundain: 9 Mawrth, Leeds: 12 Mawrth).  Gweler
http://www.niace.org.uk/ALW/2004/Events/briefings.htm am ragor o fanylion.

Mae Diwrnod 'Silver Surfers' (wedi ei gyd-gysylltu gan Hairnet UK Ltd) yn
cyfres o ddigwyddiadau sy'n cael eu gynnal ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig ar
Gwener 21 Mai fel rhan o Wythnos Addysg Oedolion.  Ei nod yw rhoi cyfle i
bobl hyn cael blas ar e-bost a'r rhyngrwyd.  Mae Hairnet yn awyddus i
ddefnyddio mwy o amgueddfeydd, llyfrgelloedd ac archifdai fel lleoliadau ar
gyfer y digwyddiadau yma.  Maent yn darparu pecyn adnoddau i bawb sy'n
cynnal digwyddiad.  Gweler http://www.silversurfersday.org/ am fwy o fanylion.

Digwyddiadau 'Full Monty' Netskills (4 diwrnod o hyfforddiant e-ddysg o'r
20fed-23fed o Ebrill yn Netskills, Newcastle Upon Tyne) (gweler
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/special/ am ragor o fanylion)

Mae'r prosiect JISC JORUM+ yn anelu i ddarparu ystorfa deunydd dysgu i holl
sefydliadau addysg bellach ac uwch y Deyrnas Unedig.  Mae'r Astudiaeth
Cwmpasu ac Asesu Technegol JORUM nawr ar gael yn
http://www.jorum.ac.uk/index.html.

Cynhelir y pumed Cyfarfod o'r Partneriaeth CETIS-TechDis Accessibility
Special Interest Group (SIG) ym Mhrifysgol Cymru, Bangor ar Gwener 27fed
Chwefror 2004.  Gweler
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/accessibility/registration/nextMeeting am
ragor o fanylion.


CYNHWYSEDD CYMDEITHASOL

Adroddiad: 'Older People: Independence and well-being - Summary report'
(http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=18696&frompage=index&subje
ct=22)

Adroddiad: 'Caring for Older People and Employment: A review of the
literature'
(http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=18695&frompage=index&subje
ct=22)


DIGIDO

Mae'r diweddariad A2A diweddaraf ar gael yn
http://www.pro.gov.uk/archives/a2a/a2anews.htm.

'Act of Union papers go online: The Act of Union website is a searchable
database containing a collection of pamphlets, newspapers, parliamentary
papers and manuscript material contemporary with the 1800 Act of Union
between Ireland and Britain.'  Gweler
http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/news.jsp?sec=5&cat=99&res=73630 neu'r Act of Union
Virtual Library: http://www.actofunion.ac.uk/ am ragor o fanylion.

Mae gwybodaeth ar Weithdai Digido'r AHDS (Arts and Humanities Data Service)
ar gyfer Gwanwyn 2004 ar gael yn
http://ahds.ac.uk/news/events/workshops-spring-2004/index.htm

Seminar TASI - 'Digital Images: Building up a Departmental Resource', 16
Mawrth 2004, Prifysgol Bryste, £75.00 (gweler
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/seminars.html am ragor o fanylion)

Arweiniad TASI: 'Searching the Internet for Images'
(http://www.tasi.ac.uk/resources/searchingresources.html)


DEDDFWRIAETH

'Vote on Enforcement Directive delayed again': 'A vote in the European
Parliament on a controversial draft Directive on the enforcement of
intellectual property rights has been delayed again. Due on Monday, the
vote was taken off the parliamentary agenda amid fears that even if
approved, the Council of Ministers would still reject the measure.'
(http://tinyurl.com/yr7w9)


AMRYWIOL

MLA / RESOURCE:
'Four New Members Appointed to the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Board' (http://www.mla.gov.uk/news/press_article.asp?articleid=669)

ASIANTAETHAU RHANBARTHOL:
- SEMLAC (South East Museum, Library and Archive Council): 'New Archive
Development Officer': 'Following the departure of Simon Bennett, SEMLAC has
appointed Katie Norgrove, on a freelance basis, working a day and a half
until the end of June 2004.  Some of you may already know Katie in her
capacity as the National Council on Archives' Policy and Development
Officer . . . . Katie will be mainly working with the Archives Policy
Advisory Group on revising the 2001 Regional Archive Strategy "Making
SenSE". Please feel free to contact her on 07899 987810 or by email:
[log in to unmask]
- NEMLAC (North East Museums Libraries & Archives Council): 'Lindisfarne
Gospels Schools Resource Boxes Launch': 'A new Lindisfarne Gospels
educational resource for school children has been launched by the British
Library and the North East Museums Libraries & Archives Council (NEMLAC).'
(http://www.nemlac.co.uk/page.php3?259)
- LMAL (London's Museums, Archives and Libraries): 'LMAL has commissioned
Belle Associates Ltd to carry out a research and consultation exercise to
inform the work of its successor body, Archives, Libraries & Museums London
(ALM London), in the area of workforce development.'
(http://www.lmal.org.uk/news/index.cfm?ArticleID=443&NavigationID=5)
- SWMLAC (South West Museums, Libraries and Archives Council): Draft SWMLAC
ICT Scoping Study & ICT Strategy now available
(http://www.swmlac.org.uk/index.php?SID=944)

Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru:
Ymgynghoriad ar 'The Balance of Local Authority Funding in Wales'
(http://www.cymru.gov.uk/subilocalgov/content/consultation/la-funding-wales-
w.pdf)


Eluned Jones
Swyddog Datblygu Archifau i Gymru /
Archives Development Officer for Wales
Department of Information Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Llanbadarn Fawr
ABERYSTWYTH
Ceredigion
SY23 3AS

Ffôn/Phone: 01970 622437