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National Library of Wales

• A National Collection
• A view from the National Library of Wales

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The National Library of Wales is not, in any
way, part of the University of Wales.

• I am here to speak on behalf of the National
  Library of Wales, not the University of Wales or
  any of its constituent colleges.
• The National Library of Wales does house the
  University of Waless thesis collection

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A future for UK Thesis University of London
Library 22 January 2004
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Where do we fit in?
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An electronic future for University of Wales
Theses9th September 2004 National Library of
Wales, Aberystwyth
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The Federal University of Wales Constituent
Colleges
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Changes to Higher Education in Wales

• The University of Glamorgan
• Cardiff University
• New Universities

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University of Wales Thesis A National Collection

• 1899 1 thesis
• 1342 in 1992
• 2301 in 1993
• 2736 in 1994

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University of Wales Theses A National Collection

• PhDs, Mphils
• MA, MSc, MScEcon which merit a distinction or
  are of specific Welsh interest.
• c. 1000 pa
• Total now stands at 45,000

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Implications
Just as great in Wales as elsewhere in Britain ...
An additional strata in the hirarchy of the
JISC/FAIR model?
Masters Theses as well as Doctorates
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Developments at NLW

• Dedicated to a very ambitious programme of
  digitisation and digital preservation.
• Dedicated to preserving the integrity of the
  National Theses Collection.

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A Digital Future

• The National Library of Wales believes that it
  is its responsibility to acquire, describe,
  store, and provide access to Welsh digital
  material, including works within the compass of
  legal deposit.

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Q An electronic future for University of Wales
Theses?

• A That really is up to the individual colleges
  of the University of Wales!

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Moving forward

• Establishment of a Working Group at UW
  Aberystwyth.
• Involvement of NLW
• Reports to wider constituency in Wales.

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Moving forward together

• A digital continuation of the present agreement
  between UofW and NLW?
• How would that plug into the JISC / FAIR model?
• Are there other models which would allow
  co-operation on all levels?

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What do we need?
Flexibility!
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Flexibility!

• Flexibility to accommodate different local,
  regional and national arrangements.
• Flexibility to accommodate theses of all kinds.
• Flexibility to accommodate a period of hybrid
  submissions.
• Flexibility that will allow un to plan today for
  tomorrows technology

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More than anything else we need

• theses!

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R. Arwel JonesAcquisitions ArchivistNational
Library of WalesAberystwyth01970 632873
arwel.jones_at_llgc.org.uk