Learning Providers: Resources

		Future Skills Wales http://www.futureskillswales.com
		Cyfanfyd Promoting a global perspective in lifelong learning in Wales www.cyfanfyd.org.uk
		Wales Council for Voluntary Action http://www.wcva.org.uk/ Click here for Members Ebriefing Doc - 31st January 2005 English and Welsh versions

Other Resources:

Mine of Information

http://www.mineofinfo.ac.uk/

Mine of Information was a cross-sectoral project led by the University of Wales Swansea and funded by the Research Support Libraries Programme. It ran from 2000 to 2002.  The aims of the project were to improve access to research resources relating to the South Wales Coalfield by creating online catalogue records for archives and printed books located in partner institutions, holding the records in EAD and MARC databases at the University of Wales Swansea, and enabling cross-searching of these by the end-user via the Web.

Coalfield Web Materials

http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/

Coalfield Web Materials provides a unique insight into the social, political and cultural life of the South Wales Coalfield during the 19th and 20th centuries. The site includes:

• clips from audio and video interviews, ranging from significant political and trade union leaders to men who worked in the coal mines and their families
• photographs which illustrate all aspects of life in the coalfield

The site is based on the holdings of the South Wales Coalfield Collection at University of Wales Swansea. This project is an AGOR partner together with the Llechwefan website.

Gathering the Jewels

http://www.tlysau.org.uk/en/index

Welcome to Gathering the Jewels.

Here you will find over 20,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, libraries and record offices in Wales.

Archives Council Wales

http://www.llgc.org.uk/cac/

Archives Council Wales was established in May 1995. It represents institutions and organisations from all parts of Wales involved with the administration of archives. Its aims are:

1. To influence policy on archives in Wales.
2. To bring to the attention of the public, government or relevant institutions or organisations, matters of current concern in the field of archives in Wales.
3. To provide a focus for collaborative projects in the field of archives in Wales.
4. To bring together institutions and organisations involved with the administration of archives in Wales and to provide a forum for the regular exchange of views between them.

Archives Hub

http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/

The Archives Hub provides a single point of access to 18,896 descriptions of archives held in more than 90 UK universities and colleges. At present these are primarily at collection-level, although complete catalogue descriptions are provided where they are available. The Archives Hub forms one part of the UK's National Archives Network, alongside related networking projects.

GENUKI – UK & Ireland Genealogy

http://www.genuki.org.uk/org/

The aim of GENUKI is to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland. It is a noncommercial service, provided by an ever-growing group of volunteers in cooperation with the Federation of Family History Societies and a number of its member societies.

People’s History Museum

www.peopleshistorymuseum.org.uk

The People's History Museum is the national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in Britain.

Archives Network Wales

www.archivesnetworkwales.info

Archives Network Wales is a project to create a web resource to allow easy searching of the collections of documents held by record offices, universities, museums and libraries in Wales.

Y Byd – The first ever Welsh daily newspaper

www.ybyd.com

Dyma fydd y papur newydd dyddiol cyntaf erioed yn yr iaith Gymraeg, a'r gobaith yw cyhoeddi yn 2005.

TWF – Raising children bilingually

www.twfwales.com

Two languages – twice the choice

Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP)

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap

The Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) are developing a 'best practice model' to address the practicalities of developing community-based online archive projects from start to finish and beyond.

AGOR – Slate Quarrying in North Wales – Coal Mining in South Wales

www.agor.org.uk

AGOR is a loose partnership between two constituent projects:

• CWM (Coalfield Web Materials), led by the University of Wales Swansea, and relating to coal mining in South Wales
• Llechwefan ("slatesite"), led by Gwynedd Council (Culture section), relating to slate quarrying in North Wales

The main aim of the AGOR partners is to bring together materials relating to the industrial heritage of North and South Wales, which illustrate the enormous effect that the slate-quarrying and coal-mining industries had on their respective communities. We will digitise materials in a wide range of formats and make these available on the Web. AGOR will promote awareness of the history of Wales both within Wales and further afield, as well as fostering a sense of community among those living and working in Wales today.

The British Library

www.bl.uk

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest libraries.

Our vision is to make the world's intellectual, scientific and cultural heritage accessible, and to bring the collections of the British Library to everyone - at work, school, college or home.

Family Records Centre (FRC)

www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc

The Family Records Centre (FRC) is jointly run by the General Register Office (GRO) and The National Archives.

The FRC provides access to some of the most important sources for family history research in England and Wales, including births, marriages and deaths and census returns. This site will help you to plan your visit to the FRC with information to help you with your research. You can also keep up to date with all the news from the FRC and read the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter the Family Record .

Glamorgan Outreach

www.glam.ac.uk/go

Glamorgan Outreach offers off-campus learning opportunities for community learners who don't feel 'at home' in traditional education for reasons of employment, age, social class, gender, race or prior experience.

National Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers recently released to the public.