About Us

We offer free, tailored training which covers all aspects of digitising a collection for publication. Learn about copyright, data protection, ethical considerations, metadata, and the practical skills needed to digitise material with confidence. 

Find out more about our Digitisation Training
 

We offer a free introduction to oral history projects, covering interview preparation, ethical and legal considerations, hands-on training with recording equipment, and guidance on creating archival metadata for interviews.

Find out more about our Oral History Training

We offer free, short-term equipment loans to help you achieve your digitisation or oral history objectives. Feel free to contact us if you intend to purchase your own equipment for longer projects.

Since being stablished in 2010, PCW has supported thousands of heritage projects and individuals to share their story and add another layer to Wales' rich social history. We are funded by the Welsh Government and are proud to work alongside a wide range of archives, museums, libraries and community groups to celebrate diversity, identity and inclusion. 

The three leading partner organisations are the National Library of Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru, and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

The People’s Collection Wales has an incredibly wide, democratic and inclusive remit, which is to capture and reflect the diverse histories of Wales and its people. This means that apart from a need to relate to Wales, Welsh life or Welsh people, this remit can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. 

First and foremost, the Collection aims to empower the people of Wales to collate, curate and present their own histories. It is a dynamic collection in the sense that it is used by, and meaningful to, a wide range of people, which enables different perspectives to be heard and a variety of stories to be told.

By combining institutional and user-generated content, PCW encourages as wide a range of voices as possible to co-create the Collection and determine what is relevant and important, what constitutes the people’s history of Wales. The Collection, as a whole, is of national and international importance precisely because it includes the personal and the regional.

We are a small team of individuals helping to deliver a digital home for Wales—we bring energy and passion to preserving your stories and memories. 

This team is responsible for the technical maintenance and development of the digital platform; for the moderation, training and support offered to users; and for the promotion of the Collection to as wide an audience as possible.  

Our years of experience allow us offer bespoke support to any organisation, community project or individual who gets in touch, tailoring our support to your own needs.