Pioneering work in Welsh language e-publishing
The pioneering work of staff in the area of Welsh language e-publishing will be featured on S4C鈥檚 arts and popular culture programme Pethe tonight (26 March 2012).
In addition to the research into e-publishing conducted by the centre鈥檚 Language Technologies Unit on behalf of the Welsh Books Council, the programme will also highlight how the centre鈥檚 director, Dr Llion Jones, in a groundbreaking initiative, has become the first Welsh language poet to publish a multi-media volume of poetry for the iPad.
Llion鈥檚 volume, Pethe Achlysurol, which was originally published in paperback form in 2007, now incorporates a number of video interpretations of the poems and is being offered free of charge through iTunes.
Commenting on these recent developments, Llion Jones said: 鈥淥ne of the main findings of the report that was prepared by the Language Technologies Unit on behalf of the Welsh Books Council was that the provision of e-books through the medium of Welsh was a matter of urgency, not only in terms of offering a measure of parity for Welsh language readers but also in terms of strengthening the Welsh language鈥檚 image as a vibrant and modern language. As a Centre, we鈥檙e pleased to be able to contribute in different ways to an area which is crucial to the Welsh language鈥檚 continuing vitality.鈥�
Publication date: 26 March 2012