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List of independent researchers Getting Started The Library is the main repository for family history research in Wales holding a vast number of records useful to the family historian -…  

NLW on Google Arts and Culture

The National Library of Wales has shared some of its digital collections on the Google Arts & Culture online platform, bringing Welsh culture to the attention of the world. The National…  

Newsplan Cymru meetings

Newsplan activity in Wales is co-ordinated by the Newsplan Cymru Implementation Committee. The Committee established a Working Party in order to facilitate practical co-operation between people…  

Newspaper surveys in Wales

Newsplan Cymru has carried out two surveys on the use of newspapers in Welsh libraries, one in 2002 and the other in 2004: Report on the first Newsplan Cymru survey of newspaper use (February…  

Newspaper Publishing in Wales

(from the Report of the Newsplan Project in Wales, 1989) Development of the Newspaper Press The first printing press was established in Wales in 1718. Prior to that date it must be surmised…  

Newsplan Cymru links

Welsh newspapers Collections at the University of Wales Bangor Library The National Library of Wales Aled Jones, Print, language and identity: newspapers in Wales since 1804, (Paper given…  

Newspaper Database

While this database gives a good general picture of surviving newspaper holdings, the details of particular issues and editions may be inaccurate or out of date. Always check with the relevant…  

Newsplan Cymru

About Newsplan Cymru Newspapers provide a vivid picture of life in the past as well as in the present and they are a popular and heavily used source for many kinds of historical research. By…  

External resources FAQs

What are External Resources? These are resources that the Library provides access to via subscription (i.e. they do not form part of the Library's core collections).  Examples include 19th.…  

Search help for external e-resources

Phrase Searching Summon™ allows for phrase searching with the use of “ ”. The query “teacher education” will find results with that phrase. Searching Specific Fields The single search…  

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