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Presentation which outlines what CyMAL division of the Welsh Government does, the library sector in Wales, Libraries Inspire strategy,and current library issues. Talk given to the postgraduate students in the Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University.
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Llyfrgelloedd yng Nghymru
Libraries in Wales
CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd CymruCyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
Alyson TylerLibraries Development Adviser
CyMAL, Welsh Government@libalyson
http://libalyson.wordpress.comhttp://www.slideshare.net/alysontyler
Outline of talk
• CyMAL’s role and work• My work• Libraries in Wales• Public library statistics • Library strategies in Wales• Libraries Inspire strategy• Current library issues
Beth yw CyMAL/ What is CyMAL?
CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd CymruCyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales
• Policy division of the Welsh Government• Cross domain division (museums, archives and libraries)• Established in 2004• About 25 members of staff• Work for the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and
Heritage
200+ museums
c.20 archives
100+ library services
Rolau & Gweithgarddau CyMAL Roles & Activities
cynghori y Gweinidog datblygu polisi trosgludo rhaglen grantiau darpar cyngor a chefnogaeth i’r sector darpar rhaglen hyfforddiant am ddim nodi rhwydweithio ymchwil cyhoeddi cylchgrawn
advise the Minister develop policy deliver grant programmes provide advice and support provide free training programme for sector sponsorship networking research publish magazine
Cynghorydd Datblygu Llyfrgelloedd Libraries Development Adviser
• Rheolwydd rhaglen Llyfrgelloedd yn Ysbrydoli
• Rhaglen grantiau• Cyngor a chefnogaeth• Gwaith Gweinidogol• Datblygu polisi • Ymchwil• Golygydd cylchgrawn
• Libraries Inspire programme manager
• Grant programme• Advice & support• Ministerial work• Policy development • Research• Magazine editor
Llyfrgelloedd yng Nghymru/ Libraries in Wales
• 22 llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus / public libraries • 18 llyfrgelloedd addysg pellach / FE libraries• 11 llyfrgelloedd addysg uwch / HE libraries• 1 llyfrgell genedlaethol / national library• 5 llyfrgelloedd carchar / prison libraries• c.45 llyfrgelloedd iechyd / health libraries• ?900 llyfrgelloedd ysgol / school libraries• ?20 llyfrgelloedd arbennig / special-workplace
libraries
Llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus yng Nghymru Public Libraries in Wales
(Figures from CIPFA 2010-11)
• Staff: 1,174 fte• Active Borrowers: 737,000 (c.25% of the pop) Increase of 8.3% • Number of visits: 14,840,000 pa – highest in the last 10 years• Book issues: 13,880,000 pa (down slightly)•Number of requests for items doubled in last 10 years
Physcial visits to public libraries in Wales
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Welsh public library standards
Included in: Delivering a quality service (Libraries Inspire)
Standards in Wales = mechanism of monitoring “comprehensive and efficient” library service of 1964 Act
Fourth framework: “Maintaining a Valued Service 2011-14”
• 9 standards, 8 PIs• Annual reports publicly available on CyMAL
website
Library strategies in Wales
2005-07 @ your library £2 million
2008-11Libraries for Life£10.5 million
2012-16Libraries Inspire c. £6 million
Libraries Inspire: the strategic development framework for Welsh libraries 2012-16
• Sustainable models of service delivery
• Resources for all• Space for all• Skills for life• Investing in people• Attracting the audience• Delivering a quality
service
• Modelau cynaliadwy o ddarparu gwasanaethau
• Adnoddau i bawb• Lle i bawb• Sgiliau am oes• Help llaw• Denu'r gynulleidfa• Darparu gwasanaethau o
ansawdd
Core offer of libraries
librarywales.org
Cat Cymru (Find a Book)
Get Reading, Get Better, Get LibrariesI’r llyfrgell, i ddarllen, i wella
•Autumn campaign promoting the benefits libraries can have on people's health and wellbeing
•Calendar of events
Welsh libraries and social media
• Facebook: Welsh Libraries• Twitter: @WelshLibraries and @LlyfrgellCymru • Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/welshlibraries • Youtube: Welshlibraries channel• http://www.youtube.com/user/WelshLibraries/videos
– Video for FE college libraries & HE college students• Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/welshlibraries/pins/
• Bibli family: www.thebiblis.com/ – Short videos with each character– Lauren (teenager) on Facebook and Twitter (links from the Biblis
website)
• Survey research report: ‘Welsh libraries and Web 2.0’ http://tinyurl.com/33an558
Cymru - Materion cyfoes & y dyfodol / Current issues & the future - Wales
• E-lyfrau / E-books
• Cyfrwng cymdeithasol / Social media
• Anoddau electronig / E-resources• Sgiliau dehongli gwybodaeth / Information literacy skills• Toriad cyllidebau / Budget cuts
• Caffael / Procurement & consortia• TGCh / ICT • Marchnata/ Marketing• Sgiliau newydd? / New skills?• eich barn chi…? / your views….?
Any questions? Diolch yn fawr Contact details
alyson.tyler@wales.gsi.gov.uk@libalysonhttp://libalyson.wordpress.com http://libalysoncym.wordpress.com (Cymraeg)http://www.slideshare.net/alysontyler
Bibli family pictures © Welsh Government
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