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Gareth Owen

Gareth Owen

With: Cardiff University

Role: Programme Manager - WHELF Shared LMS

Gareth is a qualified programme manager and librarian.  He has worked in higher education and parliamentary libraries and has also delivered policies and legislation in Welsh Government. Gareth manages the Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum programme to procure and implement a shared library management system across all universities in Wales, together with the National Library of Wales and the NHS Libraries in Wales.

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Creating a shared library management system for Wales

The Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) is a partnership to deliver a library management system across Welsh university libraries, thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. Programme Manager Gareth Owen explains how the THELMA award-winning project will bring benefits to its members.