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On Sunday, 1st of November from 07:00 to 10:30, the following Library services will be unavailable in order to facilitate necessary maintenance. Real-time information regarding items on loan or availability Booking of group study rooms Placement of reservation requests Online Renewal If you need to access our books and journals you can search our Library Management System at http://opac.nuigalway.ie If you need to access our databases you can search our Database Management System at http://eknowledge.library.nuigalway.ie/V/?func=find-db-1  Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Database trials of The Globe and Mail (1844-2012) and Toronto Star (1894-2011) will expire on Saturday 31 October 2015. Globeandmail.com and ProQuest bring over 150 years of history with Canada's Heritage from 1844—the online digitized full-image version of the complete works of The Globe and Mail newspaper since its inception as The Globe in 1844. ProQuest also offers Toronto Star - Pages of the Past, the fully digitized and searchable online database of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. Access is available via: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/aboutourcollections/databases/databasetrials/   Please complete the feedback forms available from the link above if you review these resources.

Friday 11:35 Linking to online catalogue has been resotred. Once again, please accept our apologies for the downtime in service. Friday Oct 23rd 09:45 We are currently experiencing problems with our libgate service, which is stopping links to online content via our catalogue. We're working on it as a high priority and hope to have the problem fixed soon. Apologies for the disruption this is causing.

How to Plan, Structure and Write an Essay Description This workshop for undergraduate students focuses on the following: Techniques for time management The different phases of essay writing: planning, structuring, drafting, and editing. Online writing resources Objective Participants should l eave the workshop less stressed out and overwhelmed. They should have a completed introduction  paragraph and a plan of action.   Presenters Roshan De Stone  (AWC) Jess Furney (AWC) Location Library Training Room All welcome, but please sign up in advance: http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/awc-workshop-how-to-plan-structure-and-write-an-essay-tickets-19118669455

NUI Galway has honoured the acclaimed Irish actor, Stephen Rea, by conferring on him an Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree. Rea has amassed a career in the performing arts on both stage and screen that has seen him portray a rich lineage of complex characters who are deeply connected to the Ireland of its time and place and also to an international connection to the wider world. In advance of the conferring ceremonies, Dr Jim Browne, President of NUI Galway, said: “NUI Galway is fortunate to be associated with many outstanding honorary graduates throughout its history. This week we are very proud to honour Stephen Rea for his outstanding and distinctive contribution to the world of culture, theatre and film in Ireland and far beyond. NUI Galway is very pleased to be in a position to recognise his exceptional talent and achievement. On behalf of the University I congratulate Stephen and each of the 2,500 students who will be conferred with degrees this week from NUI Galway. ” Dr ...

Demo of the ScanPro 3000 Microfiche/Microfilm-machines Some features: Simplified, step-by-step loading On Screen instructions Searchability High-Resolution Images No messing with lenses- on screen control and many more easy to use new and improved features  Come along for a professional demo by the Supplier Wednesday 28th of October @ 10:30am  Please  book  you place so as to avoid disappointment Additional session can be arranged if requested Venue Microform Area  - located on the ground floor of the Main Library. Take a right at Library/IT Service Desk and then left.  If unsure please ask at the Library/IT Service Desk.

This year the James Hardiman Library is participating in Open Access Week by launching the newly upgraded ARAN (Access to Research at NUI Galway) as well as by organizing a seminar about Open Access publishing. Seminar details and registration are available here Open Access Week is a global event and an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access and to promote wider participation in open access publishing. Further details at http://www.openaccessweek.org/ Open access publishing operates in parallel with conventional publication channels such as journals by making research outputs accessible free of charge online and without subscription barriers, sometimes after an agreed period has elapsed since initial publication. The benefits include increased visibility, usage and impact. ARAN facilitates open access publishing for University authors by collecting, preserving and making freely available scholarly...

This important research resource is now available for consultation at 704.9470938 LEX in Humanities and Social Sciences Reference on Floor 1 of the Library. Prof. Michael Clarke, Head of Classics at NUI, Galway advises: This is the essential reference point for studying how Classical mythology is represented and re-created in ancient art. The paired volumes of text and illustrations are authoritative beyond anything available elsewhere, on-line or off-line. The Lexicon will be an important permanent resource not only for Classics but also for scholars and students in many other fields.

Thursday October 15th 09:00 JSTOR have confirmed that access should now be fully restored. We have tested access from both on and off campus and it seems to be working fine again. If you are continuing to have access problems with JSTOR or any of our resources, make sure you have signed into your Library account first. If the problems persist, you may need to clear the cache and cookies of your browser to ensure you're getting the most recent version of the page you're visiting. Wednesday October 14th 11:00 Unfortunately it looks like access to JSTOR is patchy again. We have requested that JSTOR will confirm when the issue is fixed; in the meantime our access may continue to be disrupted. Apologies again for the inconvenience. Wednesday October 14th 09:00 The global issue affecting JSTOR is being resolved, and access has been restored. We will be monitoring the resource today to ensure we continue to have seamless access. Note : if you are continuing to hav...

Database trials of two Canadian newspapers, The Globe and Mail (1844-2012) and Toronto Star (1894-2011) are now available until 31 October 2015. Globeandmail.com and ProQuest bring over 150 years of history with Canada's Heritage from 1844—the online digitized full-image version of the complete works of The Globe and Mail newspaper since its inception as The Globe in 1844. ProQuest also offers Toronto Star - Pages of the Past, the fully digitized and searchable online database of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. Access is available via: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/aboutourcollections/databases/databasetrials/   Please complete the feedback forms available from the link above if you review these resources.    

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 1200-1330 Room 1001, Floor 1, Hardiman Research Building This seminar is part of International Open Access Week. Open access is a hot topic, bringing challenges and opportunities for universities and researchers, with different models operating worldwide. The seminar features presentations by two NUI Galway academics, Dr. Emer Mulligan and Professor Tim O'Brien, who have an editorial role in journals operating Green and Gold models. There will also be an overview of the University’s Open Access Policy, recently adopted by Academic Council, along with a demonstration of new features available on the ARAN (Access to Research at NUI Galway) system managed by the Library. Professor Lokesh Joshi, Vice-President for Research, will join the discussion. Places are limited to 37 and registration is essential at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-green-and-the-gold-perspectives-on-open-access-publishing-tickets-19040097444

It is with great sadness that we note the laying to rest of Brian Friel yesterday. A quick look through our archival holdings shows the range and influence of Brian as a playwright and a friend to various theatre people for well over fifty years. From writers such as John McGahern and Thomas Kilroy, to a variety of theatre companies and actors, the energy and enthusiasm he brought to Irish theatre is clearly visible. In September 1963 the Lyric Theatre staged "The Enemy Within". Featuring George Mooney in the role of Columba, it was one of a number of plays staged by the Lyric Theatre Company from young emerging Irish writers in the late fifties and early sixties.     Another play which features strongly in our collections is the "Loves of Cass Maguire". Siobhan McKenna's role as Cass in the Abbey's 1967 production introduced one of the most enduring characters to an Irish audience.      It was also one of the plays staged by the...

Resulting from major damage to the Medical Library facility, due to the recent fire incident at the Clinical Sciences Institute, the Medical Library will remain closed until late October/early November at the earliest, whilst structural and cabling repairs are on-going. Due to the nature of the works involved all access to the Medical Library has been suspended, and it is therefore no longer possible to retrieve books on behalf of users.  Please note that we provide online access to a large range of medical titles in e-book format which can be accessed via the catalogue, and that if you have a problem in relation to acquiring information on a specific topic you can contact a member of the Medical Library staff who will work with you to identify alternative information sources.   For assistance with any queries Medical Library staff can be contacted in several ways: • In person via the Help Desk at the entrance to the Nursing & Midwifery Library extension...

With over 500,000 books, 400,000 e-books and 70,000 e-journals in the Library finding the book or journal you want could feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Come along to our Finding Books and Journals training and in just 30 minutes discover how easy it is when you know how! Other essential tips you'll pick up at this training session: How to put a hold on a book that's in high demand, so the next available copy is reserved for you. How to renew your books online and avoid paying fines. This training is available every day: Monday to Friday   11.00 am   Library Training Room No need to book, just drop in!

This edition of Archives Sports Month from the archives looks at soccer on campus at NUI Galway. In the early years of the 20 th  century, the records show news reports, club notes and photographs from when it was known as 'association football' and by c.1910 it became more commonly called soccer in the club notes. While the records from 1914, below, detail increasing numbers of those taking up and playing soccer on campus, there is a lack of any notes or records in the college annuals for many years afterwards which would indicate a break in the soccer club activities until the mid-1920s. The images below are from the 1914-15 season, one of the last updates from that period: 1914