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Image: Paul Hamilton / Flickr,  BY / SA 2.0 We're deep into the summertime now, and campus is pretty quiet! But we've still got a few training opportunities upcoming at the library. If you are on campus, why not take advantage? We've got introductory sessions to our new Reading List Service taking place every Thursday at noon. On Monday, July 18, 2 p.m., we've got an introduction to Endnote. Sign up for any of our training at the James Hardiman Library Eventbrite page: http://www.eventbrite.ie/o/james-hardiman-library-378278543

Find-eR  is the new European Commission Library interface that provides access to quality resources about the European Union. It is a central location for accessing: European policy documents from across the European institutions Relevant Official Publications from a number of international organisations Full text journal articles and ebooks where a subscription exists   European research papers Historical material It replaces the old ECLAS interface and provides links to full text where available. If it looks familiar that is because it uses Primo, the same discovery tool as our own Library system. If you have any queries about using  Find-eR  or any EU resource please contact: Hugo Kelly ext 3359 Collection Development Librarian

Please note that the Library Reading Room at basement level, beneath the James Hardiman Library, will be closed on Saturday 25th June to facilitate essential carpet maintenance. The room will close at 02.30 on Saturday 25th June and re-open at 07.00 on Sunday 26th June . Alternative study space will be available on Saturday as follows between 07.00 - 23.00 AM107 - Lecture Room - Arts Millennium Building AM108 - Lecture Room - Arts Millennium Building We apologise for any inconvenience caused .

  A training session demonstrating the new Reading List Service takes place from 1200-1315 this Thursday, 23 June in the Library. Training sessions will run at 1200 every Thursday throughout the summer.   This service is aimed at lecturers or any teaching/administrative staff involved in reading list provision.   This new teaching support service integrates: Your reading lists hosted online Blackboard Library resources Library ordering & article/chapter scanning The training sessions will demonstrate the following: Creating & editing reading lists online Bookmarking/linking to full text Structuring lists Publishing lists Adding lists to Blackboard   Please register here if you wish to attend a training session. Contact readinglists@nuigalway.ie  if none of the dates suit and an alternative date can be arranged.   Further information on the Reading List Service including a gui...

The Library's Reading List Service has had a revamp and now comprises Reading List Software and a new team of staff to support the service.  The Reading List Software (co-funded by the Student Projects Fund) greatly enhances and facilitates communication between teaching staff, students and the Library.  It will help us all improve the student experience of accessing content they've been asked to read, by linking students directly to the content they need to read straight from Blackboard and by ensuring the library knows what students are being asked to read, so that we can provide sufficient access/copies of that material.  All staff of NUI Galway are invited to join us for the launch of the new Reading List Service by Dr. Pat Morgan, Vice-President for the Student Experience on: Monday 20 June 2016   at 12:30   in the James Hardiman Library foyer Light food and refreshments will be provided.  Please register your attendance for ...

E-journal publishing and preservation has matured in the last decade and is now a secure and reliable  mode of delivery for journals.  For that reason, the vast majority of the journals the library makes available are now delivered as e-journals. However, the print journal remains a valuable resource in its own right, both as a physical artefact, often beautifully bound and illustrated, and as a piece of history, telling the story of how both research and scholarly communication has developed over the history of the University. For this reason the Library values and will continue to develop, preserve and promote our unique print journal archive.  Our Print Journal Archive Policy specifies the sort of journals that the Library undertakes to preserve and retain in print, regardless of future online availability.  A list of journals held by the library that we have identified as belonging to the Print Journal Archive is now available.

Access to our Archives Catalogue has now been re-established.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.