[euralex] Public funding for national dictionary projects?
- From: Andrew Hawke <ach@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Euralex Mailing List <euralex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:10:55 +0100
Dear Colleagues,
As you may be aware, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
or its predecessors have grant-aided Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru / The
University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh Language with a
ring-fenced annual grant for most of the Dictionary's 90-year
existence. This funding has been reduced in recent years (partly
because the Dictionary's two former Co-Editors were presented in the
last Research Assessment Exercise, leading to "double funding", which
was then clawed back). The Dictionary generates very little income
from sales - just about enough to meet the production costs. The
remainder of the Dictionary's costs are met by the University of
Wales (approx. 60%), but the University is being run down in the
approach to the intended merger with University of Wales: Trinity
Saint David in 2017 or 2018.
Last year HEFCW announced that it intended to end its ring-fenced
grant to the Dictionary because of financial exigencies and changed
priorities. Consequently, we expect to lose at least 25% of our
funding from August 2014, and possibly more following changes to the
rules for the new Research Excellent Framework (REF).
We have appealed to HEFCW to change its decision, pointing out that
many large national historical dictionary projects around the world
receive support from the public purse, in one way or another. HEFCW
has asked us to substantiate this statement to aid its consideration
of our case.
We are therefore seeking to compile a list of major dictionary
projects that receive funding from public sources (whether from a
direct grant, a national reaearch council, a university, a
government-funded learned society or a quango such as a language
board). The details HEFCW requires are the the name of dictionary or
project, the source of the government funding and the approximate
annual amount granted. (I appreciate that the amount of the annual
grant may be difficult to obtain or sensitive to release.)
If there is any information which you can supply in your particular
area of interest, I would be most grateful. I would also be grateful
for any pointers to further possible sources of information to help
us make our case.
With thanks in anticipation,
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew Hawke | Golygydd Rheolaethol | Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru,
Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru, Llyfrgell
Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberystwyth, SY23 3HH
Andrew Hawke | Managing Editor| University of Wales Dictionary of the
Welsh Language, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh &
Celtic Studies, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3HH, UK
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ach@xxxxxxxxxx | gwe/web: http://www.cymru.ac.uk/geiriadur/
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Nid yw'r neges hon o angenrheidrwydd yn adlewyrchu barn Prifysgol
Cymru / This message does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the
University of Wales
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