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Gill Morris

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Document Supply Assistant at Swansea University and WHELF Development Officer. Librarian, mum to adult children, owner of an unruly small dog.

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Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great article which also happens to praise the WHELF+ Interlending scheme! @whelfed.bsky.social
Beyond the British Library: How Crisis Reshaped UK Resource Sharing by Kip A. Darling, Birmingham City University and Helen Hall, University of Liverpool. www.helibtech.com/helibtech-vi...

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Aug 13

Datganiad Llywodraeth Cymru ar y Blaenoriaethau ar gyfer Diwylliant a risgiau i gasgliadau archifol yng Nghymru:

whelf.ac.uk/cy/datganiad...

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Aug 13

Welsh Government Priorities for Culture Statement and risks to archival collections in Wales :

whelf.ac.uk/welsh-govern...

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Aug 6

The WHELF Learning and Teaching Community of Practice have developed a toolkit to help information professionals measure the impact of information literacy initiatives more effectively
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-groups...

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Aug 6

Mae Cymuned Ymarfer Dysgu ac Addysgu WHELF wedi llunio pecyn cymorth i helpu gweithwyr proffesiynol gwybodaeth i fesur effaith mentrau llythrennedd gwybodaeth yn fwy effeithiol:
whelf.ac.uk/cy/pecyn-cym...

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Jun 27

Adroddiad Colocwiwm WHELF 11.06.2025:

Thema: Canfod Llonyddwch yn yr Anhrefn

whelf.ac.uk/cy/colocwiwm...
@whelfed.bsky.social

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Jun 27

WHELF Colloquium 11.06.2025 report

Theme: "Finding the Calm in the Chaos"

whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...

@whelfed.bsky.social

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 19

Early start today, up to a meeting at Cardiff University with Tracey Stanley and Judith Dray (@whelfed.bsky.social ) and Rhys Daniels (Jisc Wales). Currently working from @rwcmdlibrary.bsky.social by lovely Bute Park.

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 13

Looking forward to attending my first meeting later with SCONUL officers and the WHELF Chair Tracey Stanley and Vice-Chair Judith Dray. @whelfed.bsky.social

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

We would like to invite colleagues to share their thoughts:

padlet.com/judithmdray/...

Thank you to all the speakers, delegates, WHELF Events group and Jisc Wales @jisc.bsky.social

What would you find valuable from WHELF?

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Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

I have obviously forgotten something I learned during online events in the pandemic - if you don't buy cake/biscuits, you have nothing nice to have during the breaks😡

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

Managing desk rotas / change @uwtsdlib.bsky.social

Sam Brinkworth and Alison Scanlon from UWTSD libraries on changing the way they set up rotas, in the face of no budget for new software and some reluctance to change.

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our next talk is from @aberuni.bsky.social library colleagues, Amy Staniforth and Jonathan Davies on ‘Starting over’: a re-cataloguing project which Aberystwyth have undertaken, including theses and dissertations.

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

After a quick break (sadly no conference coffee and cake online) we have Nicola Jones from @cardiffunilib.bsky.social talking about print/eBook acquisition and their Customer Insights project.

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

@ebscouk.bsky.social's Orla McNally is speaking now about how EBSCO have supported libraries and continue to do so through their products and services. WHELF would like to thank EBSCO for their sponsorship today.

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

Now we have Andrea and Bethan from
@swanseauni.bsky.social
library, talking about the 'ChatterBooks’ student engagement project and how this links with the university's Core Values.

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

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What would you find valuable from WHELF?

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Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

Tracey Stanley and Judith Dray, current WHELF Chair and Vice-Chair are talking about WHELF and how we are 'Stronger Together'

Logos of the WHELF institutions

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

www.thenatureofthings.blog/2021/09/poet...

Poetry Sunday: Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver

How about we share another Mary Oliver poem? After all, you can never have too many of those. In this one, the poet seems to acknowledge th...

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Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · Jun 11

And we are underway! @whelfed.bsky.social WHELF Colloquium 2025 starts with @alisonharding.bsky.social reading a Mary Oliver poem "Don't Hesitate"

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Ned Potter @nedpotter.bsky.social · Jun 11

*applauds in social media*

Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · Jun 10

Welcome to the archives.

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · Jun 11

Looking forward to the WHELF Colloquium 2025:‘Finding the Calm through the Chaos’ this afternoon. Hope to see lots of you there!
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...

Gill Morris @gillmorris23.bsky.social · May 14

The final WHELF AI in Libraries Spring event is underway. Thanks to Olivia Edmonds and Taran Johal from UWTSD (Birmingham) and Erica Swain from Cardiff University for the session on AI to support students, staff and ourselves!

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · May 9

Registration is now open for the WHELF 2025 Colloquium on 11 June. For more details including how to register, please go to:
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...

WHELF Colloquium 2025 - 'Finding the Calm through the Chaos' - WHELF

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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · May 9

Thema Colocwiwm ar-lein WHELF eleni ar 11 Mehefin yw ‘Canfod Llonyddwch yn yr Anhrefn’.Hoffem ganolbwyntio ar y ffordd rydyn ni’n addasu i newid er mwyn gwella ein gwasanaethau mewn cyfnod sy’n wirioneddol heriol.

Mae’n bleser gennym rannu manylion y rhaglen: whelf.ac.uk/cy/colocwiwm...

Colocwiwm WHELF 2025 - 'Canfod Llonyddwch yn yr Anhrefn’ - WHELF