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Public Petitions to Parliament - New Library Resource

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The Library has purchased two major collections of UK Parliamentary papers: Public Petitions to Parliament, 1833-1918 House of Commons Parliamentary Papers - 21st Century (2015-2024 - additional years)  These collections will be of particular interest to history, politics and sociology researchers as well as staff and students in the general humanities. Public Petitions to Parliament, 1833-1918 The collection includes Records of the Select Committee on Public Petitions, allowing researchers to gain insight on the formative role of petitions to Parliament during the 19th century (1833-1918). Included are the 950,000 petitions accepted by Parliament between 1833-1918. The popular constitutionalism inherent in this collection is at the cutting edge of historical research and has wide appeal across campus. Public Petitions to Parliament are important indicators of the views and priorities of both the populace and Parliament. How the petitions were addressed or ignored illustrates the polit
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Music Online: Classical Scores Library Vol. VI - access now available

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The Library recently purchased perpetual access to Music Online: Classical Scores Library Volume VI - The Boosey & Hawkes Collection.  This collection presents masterpieces from one of the world's most esteemed classical music publishers. It contains a rich catalogue featuring revered masterpieces by classical and contemporary maestros, providing music scholars with rich resources for performance and study. Access to Music Online: Classical Scores Library Volume VI is now available via the library catalogue . Collection Development / Forbairt Bailiúchán
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British Periodicals Collection III & IV: new collections now available

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The Library has recently purchased British Periodicals Collection III and IV .  British Periodicals Collection III focuses on the first half of the twentieth century. The titles are from the prestigious stable of illustrated periodicals known as the “Great Eight” in British publishing history. They are among the foremost popular periodicals of the period and were highly influential in their mix of news/politics, miscellany, art, photography, literature and comedy/satire, while launching the careers of many leading artists/illustrators of the age.  British Periodicals Collection IV continues the expansion into the twentieth century, with particular strengths in the areas of politics (notably socialism and the labour movement), international affairs and conflict, the arts, rural/sporting history, humour/illustration, travel and empire, and family/ teen publications. The collection offers complete runs of ten major publications from the period, serving many other areas of teaching and
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Imirce Digital Collection of Irish Emigrant Letters - RTÉ Doc On One

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The Imirce project has been featured in an episode of RTÉ's Documentary on One . The episode is available now in all podcast apps. Imirce is a digital archive of approximately 7,000 Irish-American emigrant letters and memoirs dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century. The archive was collected over 5 decades by Kerby A. Miller, Emeritus Professor of History at University of Missouri and Honorary Professor of History at University of Galway, who donated the material to the University of Galway Library in 2021. RTÉ Producer Tim Desmond spoke to members of the project team and selected some of the many, many stories contained within the letters to profile for the show. The letter authors are represented in their own words, with the help of voice actors. Among them you will meet: Mary Adams , a young Presbyterian woman from Antrim who, in 1818, wrote to her sister about a decadent wedding banquet she attended in South Carolina, replete with "rich cakes ornamented
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Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century - New Library Database

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The Library now has access to a significant new resource - The History of Disabilities: Disabiliti es in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century   This database is collection of primary source material documenting the history of disability in society. It consists of more than 600,000 digitised pages drawn from personal papers, archives and medical libraries.  The resource demonstrates how society has presented and treated individuals with disabilities historically.  It chronicles how individuals were classified and treated, illustrating the many forms of institutional discrimination, political exclusion, and social control under which disabled individuals struggled.  Source materials in this collection include: personal memoirs records of treatments  methods of education forms of remediation reports & proceedings of disability organisations   The publishers Gale have produced a useful guide and background to the resource describing definitions and collections that have been digit
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Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Psychology - New Library Resource

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The Library has purchased perpetual access to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Psychology , This is an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the major topics in Psychology. It is suitable for all student levels and it consists currently of 600 articles and topic summaries by leading experts in the field. Content is being continually developed and updated. Examples of topic covered in the encyclopedia include: ADHD in Children and Adolescents Culture and Human Development Enduring Debates on Psychology and Language in the 20th Century History of Mindfulness and Psychology Nature and Nurture as an Enduring Tension in the History of Psychology    Psychoanalysis and Critical Theory  Social Development Across the Life Span Oxford Research Encyclopedias offer in-depth, peer-reviewed overview articles by specialists in a range of disciplines. The articles are written at a level for beginning researchers (both in content and language level), and can generally be read in less than half
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Dúshlán Grianghraf Comóradh 175ú Bliain Clárú na mac léinn

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Ar an 30ú Deireadh Fómhair táimid ag ceiliúradh 175 bliain ó chláraigh an chéad chohórt de 68 mac léinn i gColáiste na Banríona, Gaillimh, mar a tugadh air ag an am. Le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar stair agus fás ár n-ollscoil, táimid ag seoladh comórtas grianghraf.  Tá trí rogha grianghraf ann: 1.  Athchruthaigh:  Breathnaigh ar rogha d’ íomhánna cartlainne na hOllscoile agus athchruthaigh grianghraf le staidiúir don cheamara. Níl gá a bheith cruinn le feisteas seanré ach tá fáilte roimhe!! 2.  Spotáil: An aithníonn tú an áit ar tógadh aon cheann d’ íomhánna cartlainne na hOllscoile ? Féach an féidir leat suíomh an lae inniu a aimsiú,  Cuir i líne an grianghraf bunaidh* le timpeallacht an lae inniu. 3. Cuairt: Tabhair cuairt ar thaispeántas reatha na Leabharlainne “An Leabharlann i  100 réad” i bhforhalla Fhoirgneamh Uí Argadáin. Glac féinín leis an gcartlann nó íomhá is fearr leat ó stair ár Leabharlann. Postáil do ghrianghraif ar Instagram agus clibeáil @UniofGalwayLib. Roinnfimid na
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Open Research Forum on Open Publishing and Research Excellence, 12 Dec. 2024

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We invite you to the next Open Research Forum, "Advancing Research Excellence through Open Publishing: Impact, Quality, and Responsible Practices," on 12 December at the University of Galway. Schedule Date:  Thursday, 12 December 2024 Time:  12:00-13:00, followed by a light lunch Location:  THB-G010 Seminar Room, University of Galway Registration:   For catering purposes   Agenda   12:00-12:05: Opening – Monica Crump, University Librarian 12:05–12:20: Keynote – Dr. Lai Ma, Assistant Professor, School of Information and Communication Studies, UCD  12:20–12:30: Research Excellence and Responsible Assessment – Dean of Graduate Studies, Prof. Donal Leech  12:30–12:40: Open Publishing Future Vision – Head of Open and Digital Research, Library, Dr. Cillian Joy  12:40–13:00: Q&R  13:00–14:00: Lunch Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Lai Ma ,  Assistant Professor at the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin.  Dr. Ma will explore the critical r
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