News from Tobar an Dualchais/
Kist o Riches
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This is the first Email bulletin from Tobar an Dualchais/ Kist o Riches. It will be circulated on a bi-monthly basis and is aimed at keeping you up-to-date with the latest developments in this hugely exciting and important project. |
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| Aims of the project |
Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches is based at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college in Skye, and is aimed at preserving, digitising and making available online over 12,000 hours of audio recordings in Gaelic and Scots. This phase of the project started in January 2006 and will run for five years. |
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| Tobar an Dualchais ready to go! |
As many of you will know, the project was originally approved by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in 2003. Because of the delay in the start of the project, plans had to be revised and re-submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund before the work could really begin. However, the project received the formal go-ahead from HLF at the end of March. We are now ready to go!
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| Funding update |
Due to the delay in the start of the project, costs will be substantially higher than originally estimated. However, all existing funders have now re-confirmed their commitment to the project and two funders, Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig, have increased their contributions. Bòrd na Gàidhlig agreed an additional sum of £20,000 to be paid from 2005-6 funding while Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig has agreed an additional £20,000 over the life of the project.
We are very grateful to all funders for their commitment to the project over the years and for their continuing support.
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People in Tobar an Dualchais/
Kist o Riches |
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So far, the team consists of two members, both based at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.
Mairead MacDonald, Director, started in January 2006. Contact Mairead at sm02md@uhi.ac.uk.
Fiona MacKinnon joined the team in May 2006 as Administrative Assistant. Contact Fiona on sm00fnf@uhi.ac.uk
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| Recruitment |
Recruitment of the remainder of the team is the next step. The project plan approved by HLF includes the establishment of 21.5 full-time equivalent posts. Eight of these posts will be dedicated to home-based cataloguers while the remainder of the team will be based in Sleat, Edinburgh and Uist.
We are currently recruiting for the posts of Technical Planner/Site Manager (Edinburgh); Site Manager (Uist); Cataloguing Co-ordinator (Skye or Western Isles) and Copyright Officer (Skye). Recruitment of other posts will follow. For more information on any post please contact Tobar an Dualchais or consult the website at www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/dualchas
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With best wishes,
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Uist premises
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We have now agreed to take an office at the pier in Lochboisdale, South Uist. Improvements are currently being made to the premises.
Publicity
A formal relaunch of the project is planned for Autumn 2006, by which time digitisation and cataloguing will have begun. In the meantime, Tobar an Dualchais will be featured at a number of events, including the Ceòlas festival, which takes place in South Uist at the beginning of July.
Reminder to Steering Group members...
The next Steering Group meeting will be on Thursday 7 September 2006 at the BBC offices in Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow, starting at 2pm.
Dae ye speak Scots?
The Kist o Riches wull haud a sonsie gaitherin o Scots speech an we wull be lookin fer Scots speakers tae jyne oor rink o inventars in the Autumn. Posts wull be adverteesed in the press an oan the wabsite at www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/
dualchas.
We also want tae skail the wurd o this project tae ither Scots speakers an wad be thankrife tae ken o ony gaitherins whaur wurd o the Kist o Riches micht be sperfled tae ithers wi an interest in the leids o oor nation. Scrieve tae us at dualchas
@smo.uhi.ac.uk an ye wid ettle efter featurin Kist o Riches at ony o yir gaitherins.
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