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Once again the exams will shortly be upon us and it’s a very busy time here in the library with study space at a premium. The reading room is pretty much full by 8 am and the library fills up fast too. All our study space are listed here and remember the 30 Minute Rule is in effect. If you leave a study space for more than 30 minutes another student can move your belongings to one side and make use of that space. There are a number of resources available online with tips on how to make the most of your study time – Study Skills: Managing Your Learning Student Connect: Niamh Leonard From Student Services And remember the Student Counselling Service is available for students experiencing difficulty at college. All the staff in the library wish you the best of luck with your exams and are here to help you with any query you may have. Be sure to give yourself some downtime during the Christmas break to recharge and be fighting fit for 2016.

Thomson Reuters will be doing routine maintenance on their authentication system this Sunday, November 29 th .  The maintenance window is 13:00 to 16:00 .  We expect minimal interruption to users who are logged into Web of Science™  or EndNote® Online Apologies in advance for any disruptions this may cause.

ISS has published the following bulletin : Blackboard (VLE) Unavailable Blackboard (VLE) is currently unavailable. ISS have opened a high priority call with our service provider and we apologise for the inconvenience caused. If you have any queries, please contact the Service Desk (Tel. x5777 Email servicedesk@nuigalway.ie ). Conor McMahon Head of Operations Information Solutions and Services Tel. 091 495777

There will be a basic training session on the Endnote bibliography and citation software, with a focus on using Endnote in the context of economics research. Training will take place on December 8, 2015, at 10 am, in the Library training room on the main floor. Please sign up at the James Hardiman Library Eventbrite page if you would like to attend.                                                                 By Mgmwki (Own work) [ CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos and documents of the men and women who served. It contains millions of records from world-class archives. The Fold3 name comes from a traditional flag folding ceremony in which the third fold is made in honour and remembrance of veterans. Trial access is available until Wednesday 02 December via: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/aboutourcollections/databases/databasetrials/ Please complete the feedback form available from the link above if you review this resource.

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 Thursday 26th of November @ 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.

Due to essential maintenance the Postgraduate  Reading Room on Floor 1 of the Library will be closed on Friday 20th November 2015. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your cooperation.

November Friday 20th, 12-1pm Library Training Room    This is a quick introduction on when and  how to cite the main Legal sources for your essay: books journals cases legislation This session is aimed at undergraduates but may have some value for postgraduate law students. There will not be time to cover more specialised formats. Book a Place P resenter : Hugo Kelly hugo.kelly@nuigalway.ie 091 493359

To celebrate Library Ireland week, Special Collections Librarian, Marie Boran, delivered a lunchtime lecture on a spectacular two-volume set, the tour and Illustrations of the Holy Land 1838-39 by David Roberts. Between 1842-1845 the Scottish artist David Roberts published two lavish volumes of lithographed prints. The prints depicted sketches made by Roberts on a tour which included Egypt, Sinai, Idumea (modern day Petra) and the Holy Land in 1838-39. Appearing in different editions the Roberts volumes are famous amongst book collectors, art historians and archaeologists for their depiction of places and historical monuments in the Middle East over 175 years ago. The James Hardiman Library holds a set of these rare volumes as part of its Ringling-North collection.  The lecture celebrated the theme of Library Ireland week which this year was “A Library holds a World of Ideas” and the volumes can be consulted, among others from the collection, within the Archives and Specia...

NUI GALWAY AND LYRIC THEATRE BELFAST IN A DRAMATIC COLLABORATION TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARY O’MALLEY AND THE WORK OF W.B YEATS IN NORTHERN IRELAND.  As part of the Arts in Action programme, two students from the centre for Drama and Theatre, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies at NUI Galway, Martin Kenny and Beau Holland with two drama students from the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Luke Bannon and Sarah  Blair,   will work together with Caroline Lynch, Writer, Actress, NUI Galway graduate and Theatre Director, to present a new piece of writing based on the extensive archive of Mary O’Malley and the Lyric Theatre, which is held at the James Hardiman Library, NUI Galway and researched by archivist Barry Houlihan.  This collaboration is a unique occasion for the student actors from Galway and Belfast to meet and work together on a project whose central character was full of determination and belief in the power of theatre to bring indi...

We have encountered some issues with the service pack upgrade this morning, we are currently looking into these issues and will update everyone when new information is available. Our apologies once again for the inconvenience. On Tuesday, 17th of November from 08:00 - 09:00, 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

On Saturday 14th November from 10am GMT – 2pm GMT the www.nature.com , www.palgrave-journals.com and www.palgraveconnect.com websites will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance. During this time content will not be accessible. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Friday Nov 6th 15:45 The libgate service has been restored and access to our resource has resumed as normal. Once again, apologies for the inconvenience, and thanks for your patience. Friday Nov 6th 14:30 We are currently experiencing problems with our libgate service, which is stopping links to online content via our catalogue and website We're working on it as a high priority and hope to have the problem fixed soon. Apologies for the disruption this is causing. As a temporary workaround, you can try the following steps [*only if you are on campus*] : 1. On the library catalogue, find the resource you're looking for, and click on the link e.g. ScienceDirect 2. If you look at the URL in the address bar, you'll see it looks something like this: http://libgate.library.nuigalway.ie/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com 3. Delete the first part of the URL: http://libgate.library.nuigalway.ie/login?url= 4. You will be left with a direct URL to the resource yo...

Drop-In Clinic for Arts Undergraduates researching Essays/Assignments Monday 9th November 1800-2200. One-to-one (30 minutes) sessions for Arts Undergraduates (1st to Final Years) looking for books, journals, newspaper articles, etc. for Essays/Assignments. Email me in advance for an appointment. kathleen.burke@nuigalway.ie Kathleen Burke, Subject Librarian, College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies  

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos and documents of the men and women who served. It contains millions of records from world-class archives. The Fold3 name comes from a traditional flag folding ceremony in which the third fold is made in honour and remembrance of veterans. Trial access is available until Wednesday 02 December via: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/aboutourcollections/databases/databasetrials/ Please complete the feedback form available from the link above if you review this resource.