Interview with Werner Herzog

The director talks about his new film Encounters at the End of the World in  the New Statesman. Copies of the New Statesman can be found and taken out on loan in the library.

500th Anniversary of Henry VIII Accession to the Throne

The British Library is holding an exhibition to celebrate the anniversary of this occasion, which includes a blog from where you can access, and zoom in on twenty key documents from the period. A link to the National Archives gives access to research guides and podcasts.

Follow the coronation of Henry VIII on Twitter, over the actual period it took place. Henry can also be found on Facebook, where he can be contacted on the latest tournaments, beheadings and other events.

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Cook’s Thesaurus

This is a useful American based encyclopedia of food, drink and catering equipment. It has guidance on selection, quality and where to find and prepare produce. Entries include a description, an illustration and nutritional information.

North Wales on Flickr

Ever wanted to find pictures of your local area? Perhaps you want to find old shots of where you grew up or post your own pictures of Colwyn Bay (or Rhyl, Abergele, Llanrwst…..etc). You could simply search using Google Images but for more personal, quirky and perhaps more specific images why not use Flickr? You can search for individual images but better still you could find a group dedicated to the subject you want. Flickr allows members to create groups to which other members can add relevant pictures.

Here are a few I have found but there are many more; North Wales Coast, Colwyn Bay, North Wales Premier, Conwy County, Snowdonia.

To find a group in Flickr, click the drop down next to groups, select “Search for a group” and type in North Wales. From the list you find you can browse to find pictures you like.

A groups page on Flickr

Here’s a thing though. If you actually join groups and submit YOUR OWN pictures, other people get to see your work and comment on them. There is quite a community out there so why not join them?

What about the group “Daily Post North Wales“? If you post your pictures here they may even end up being published in the Daily Post. You could become famous!

Finally, of course you don’t have to restrict your search to North Wales groups you can find almost any group under the sun;

Antarctica,

black and white,

Burlesque dancers,

Marbles,

Road signs,

shoes,

Red Dwarf,

Library,

Maths (yes, really!),

Dance…..

World Digital Library

This website gives access to cultural treasures from all over the world, in the form of manuscripts, maps, rare books, film and photographs.

Browse by place, time, topic, item or institution. Includes interactive image-viewing that allows you to focus in and scan round the images viewed.

British Museum

Explore the British Museum website and discover the rituals of life and death in ancient Egypt or discover different world cultures. The British Museum also has a few online journals that can be accessed for free. An interesting spreadsheet on Celtic artifacts can also be accessed. Go to edit/find and type in Conwy – will result in artifacts found in this area.

Europeana

Europeana is a prototype of a huge database being developed by the European commission. It is a partnership of 100 representatives of heritage and knowledge organisations and IT experts from throughout Europe.

Europeana Version 1.0 is being developed and will launch in 2010 with links to over 10 million digital objects.

You can search by timeline; refine searches by language, country and date. Searches are divided into text, images, videos and sound recordings. The option to save and tag searches is also available

Celebrate Earth Day April 22nd

This years Earth Day will mark the beginning of of the Green Generation Campaign . A two year initiative to educate people and find solutions to the worlds environmental problems.

Victorian Times Project

the Victorian Times Project is an examination of the development of Britain during the Victorian era.

• Browse Victorian documents using alphabetical listings
• View timelines by topic and access the link of events
• Access biographies of prominent Victorians
• School section features exercises and research material
• Drop down list for levels of ability – AS, GCSE, HE etc
• Pupil page and teacher guide