CONUL’s Strategic Plan for 2025-2029, Shaping Tomorrow: A Strategy for Ireland’s Research Libraries, was launched at the annual Conul Conference in Tullamore on May 28th. Conul Chair Ciara McCaffrey (University Librarian & Director, University of Limerick) introduced the strategy: I’m delighted to introduce Shaping Tomorrow: A Strategy for Ireland’s Research Libraries, CONUL’s Strategic Plan for 2025-2029. ...Read More

In the week after International Women’s Day, Trinity College Dublin marked the renaming of its main library after the poet Eavan Boland with a special event on campus.  There was an outdoor display on Eavan Boland and her poetry, and an indoor multimedia display on the denaming and renaming of the former Berkeley Library. The...Read More

User Experience in Libraries 2025: Keynote and plenary speaker Our speakers hail from inside and outside libraries and will be presenting on the following topics: the different stages of the UX process; advancing UX through communication and relationships; inclusivity and accessibility concerns; physical space development; and, more broadly, the value and relevance of UX to libraries. KEYNOTE: VENESSA...Read More

The CONUL T&D committee wish to congratulate Dr. Aoife Coffey (UCC Library) and Armin Straube (UL Library) on being awarded the CONUL T&D Research Award for 2024/25 for their successful submission titled Development of a National RDM Costing Model. Aoife and Armin’s innovative research proposal really impressed the judging committee, and we are excited to...Read More

In support of CONUL’s strategic objective of being the platform for our international presence, CONUL Training & Development is delighted to announce the sixth collaborative Erasmus Library Staff Mobility week, 23 – 27 June 2025, in Dublin. The libraries of Dublin City University,  Maynooth University, National Library of Ireland, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal Irish Academy, Technological...Read More

In an inspiring showcase of entries to rename and rebrand the former ALCID Cooperative Access Scheme, Aoife Murphy (Senior Library Assistant, DCU Library) was awarded a €100 One4All voucher for her entry ‘Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme’. Aoife also designed the new Library Link logo and Card. Pictured: (L-R) Aoife Murphy, Senior Library Assistant, DCU...Read More

The CONUL Training & Development Committee is running “Neurodiversity Training for Library Managers” on Wednesday 6th November at the Royal Irish Academy. Name of course: Neurodiversity Training for Library Managers. The course will be presented by Andy Walsh and is pitched at those managing library staff. When: 6th November 2024, 11am – 4pm Where:Royal Irish Academy Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2C3cpo6dG4bdFC4V8...Read More

Artificial Intelligence came number one in a recent survey conducted among the Irish research library community on issues that library workers felt they needed training on or to know about. In partnership with the University of Galway, CONUL Training and Development is bringing you an in-person seminar this November. This seminar will help fill the gap with...Read More

We had many fantastic entries for this year’s CONUL Conference poster competition, with prizes sponsored by CONUL Training & Development. The judges selected 3 posters for prizes, but commended all who entered for taking the time to visually present their work at the conference. Congratulations to staff from Hibernia College, Technological University of the Shannon...Read More

CONUL Training and Development is inviting research proposals for the 2024 CONUL Research Award.  This is the 8th time this Research Award has been offered to the CONUL Community, the award began as the ANLTC Research Award. The objective of this award is to encourage practitioner-based research and innovation on any topic of relevance to the...Read More