Academic Writing Centre 19 March 2012

The Academic Writing Centre will be closed on Monday 19 March 2012.
Normal opening hours will resume on Tuesday 20 March.
We apologise for any inconvenience and hope to see you soon.
Please address any queries in relation to the work of the Centre to writingcentre@nuigalway.ie.

Final Clearance Sale: All Errors Must Go

The Academic Writing Centre is closing soon. Make sure to visit the Centre before it's too late. There is no need to book an appointment (although you can do so on our website); simply call in during our opening hours.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 11.00 - 13.00 in Group Study Room 3 on the 2nd floor of the Library
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at 19.00 - 21.00 in the Consultation Room on the ground floor of the Library
Bíonn seirbhís Ghaeilge ar fáil maidin Dé Luain agus maidin Dé hAoine (11.00-13.00).

Check out our website: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/support/academicwritingcentre/

Intermittent Database Access Issues

The Databases by Subject, Databases by Title, and Journal Article search pages are again currently suffering from intermittent access problems, particularly in the evening/at night.

We are working with our software providers to have this problem resolved as quickly as possible.
In the meantime all of our databases can still be accessed individually through the standard catalogue search (see below) and our journals can be accessed via the same search bar.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and are working to minimise any disruption. We appreciate your patience while we work to resolve the issue.

Library Reading Room Access

All NUI, Galway ID cards now automatically grant swipe access to the Library Reading Room. Users no longer need to get ID cards validated by Security. 

In the unlikely event of your card not working please contact University Security on accesscontrol@nuigalway.ie

St. Patrick's Weekend Library Opening Hours

St. Patrick's Weekend Library Opening Hours

Sat 17th March: 08.30-17.30

Sun 18th March: 10.00-17.30

Mon 19th March: Closed

Britannica no longer in print - don't worry access Brittanica Online through the Library

It is reported today, that 200 years after publishing its first encyclopaedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica will this year cease to publish its print editions.  The hugely successful online edition Encyclopaedia Brittanica Online will however continue to be published and is accessible to NUI Galway staff and students via the Library website.

Encyclopaedia Britannica and the other reference works the library makes available is an excellent starting point when beginning to research a topic.  Unlike Wikipedia and other free sources, the contributors to Encyclopedia Brittanica have been vetted and selected as experts in their field, and their contributions have been edited.  This ensures that the information you get through Encyclopedia Brittanica is authoritative, reliable and well put together.

Access Britannica Online via the Library.
Find out more about the Reference Works available through the Library.

Free One-on-One Help with Essays and Other Writing

An Academic Writing Centre tutor will be here to help you today at 7pm in the Consultation Room (on the ground floor of the library). The tutor will be able to help you come up with ideas for your essay, find ways to improve your grammar, and even offer tips on writing under pressure. The Academic Writing Centre is a drop-in-service. No appointments are necessary. All students are welcome.

Easter Opening Hours

Main Library:

Good Friday          April 6         10am - 6pm

Easter Saturday      April 7        Closed

Easter Sunday        April 8        Closed

Easter Monday       April 9       10am - 6pm

Reading Room:
7am- 1.30am every day over Easter

Current Library Exhibition: Through a Swedish Lens

Library Photographic Exhibition: Through a Swedish Lens

Throughout March the Library will host a photographic exhibition entitled Through a Swedish Lens. It contains photographs taken in Ireland during the 1930s and 1940s by four Swedish folklorists and writers, C.W. von Sydow, Ake Campbell, Albert Eskerod and Harriett Hjorth Wetterstrom. The photographs were taken all around Ireland and many depict the people at work as well as the interiors and exteriors of Irish houses at the time. 

The exhibition ties in with the Delargy Book Collection, the library of James Delargy (Seamus O Duilearga), Director of the Irish Folklore Commission, 1935-71. This collection contains over 4000 volumes  on folklore, folklife and celtic studies. Delargy made a study trip to the Scandanavian countries in the late 1920s where he made contact with some of the scholars whose work is represented in the exhibition. This exhibition also connects with photographic material in other collections such as the Becker Collection and the Balfour Album.

One-on-one sessions at the Academic Writing Centre

The Academic Writing Centre tutors would like to see more new faces at the one-on-one sessions.
Whether you are struggling with an essay or would like to hone your writing skills, we are here to help you. Please note the location and opening hours of the Centre at http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/support/academicwritingcentre/. If you are not convinced, please see our film, The Night of the Living Deadlines, which is also available on our webpage. All quereis or suggestions are always welcome; our email is writingcentre@nuigalway.ie.