UCD Library has included community engagement as one of its strategic themes 2017-2020. After reviewing what is currently being done in this area which includes both teaching and learning and cultural heritage activities, the Library has developed an ambitious plan for the coming years, grouping planned actions under a number of themes, which have now been...Read More
CONUL is delighted to announce the first collaborative ERASMUS Library Staff Mobility week, 26-30 June 2017, in Dublin. The event is being organised by CONUL’s Staff training and Development Group, ANLTC (http://anltc.conul.ie/). The libraries of Dublin City University, Dublin Institute of Technology, Maynooth University, National Library of Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University...Read More
We are delighted to announce that the draft programme for the 2017 CONUL Annual Conference is now available. The schedule features an exciting and diverse mix of plenary sessions, presentations, lightning talks, and posters, as well as an innovative “show and tell” format – all encapsulating the theme of this year’s conference: Inspiring & Supporting...Read More
The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick collaborated with the Centres for Teaching & Learning at NUIG, UCD and Mary Immaculate College in a National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning project known as All Aboard. In the recent NMC Horizon Report, Library edition (New Media Consortium, Texas, USA), the contribution of...Read More
To mark National Digital Skills Week 2017 RCSI Library hosted two collaborative Digital Skills Hub pop-ups with departments from across College to showcase the range of supports, courses, activities and resources available to all staff and students in RCSI. With colleagues from the Health Professional Education Centre, Careers, Student Supports, HR Learning & Development and...Read More
We are delighted to have recently gone live with a new service, a virtual new arrivals shelf, which lists new additions to our collection and includes both newly published titles in various formats, and older ones that we have just added to the collection on request. The service, developed by the Library IT Team, links each title...Read More
During Digital Skills Week 2017, librarians at the Glucksman Library, with journalism students at UL, will teach people how to Go Beyond Headlines and spot Fake News. This event will take place as part of the Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival and members of the public will be invited to learn about trustworthy news sources and...Read More
Over the past few weeks the Library has been providing the space and coordination for a short series of classes as part of the Digital 121 initiative where members of the local community receive 1-1 tuition from student volunteers to enable to make full use of their various IT devices. The series of 4 classes...Read More
The Library was delighted to work in collaboration with UCD Research to host a class of Science Apprentices from Rutland Street NS on World Book Day – March 2nd. A class took place in James Joyce Library where a group of researchers chatted to the pupils about their research, led activities and fielded questions. Each child...Read More
On Tuesday, February 28th 2017 members of the Flynn family visited NUI Galway to view the archive of Flynn and Lehany Coal Mines Limited. The Flynn family has very generously donated the archive to the University. The Flynn and Lehany company was established in 1949. Its archive, one of a very small number on mining in...Read More
