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The 30 Minute Rule Is Gone! In response to feedback received from users about the 30 Minute Rule, and in an effort to reduce the instances of desk hogging, the Library is introducing a new   ‘Study Break   Policy’   for the monitoring and managing of study space during peak times in the Library. The policy will apply during the following periods: Semester 1 : 01 November -16 December 2016   Semester 2:   03 April 2017 – 10 May 2017           See  http://library.nuigalway.ie/usingthelibrary/studyspace/  for policy guidelines   

There is a currently a problem with the NSAI database which means users can't download standards from the site. You can still search the database, and view standards on screen, but just not download them. If there is a particular standard you need downloaded, then just log a ticket in ServiceDesk at: 02. Library Services - Journals/Databases/Resource Issues - Issue Just fill in the form including the name of the standard and any other relevant details, and we'll get NSAI Tech Support to forward on the standard as a temporary solution. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Link to Open Access Repositories in Ireland The open access movement is the worldwide effort to provide free online access to scholarly research literature, especially peer-reviewed journal articles and their preprints. Over the last decade there has been dramatic growth in open access re s ources with many thousands of articles now freely. Our listing provides a guide to the major scholarly open access resources, repositories and d irectories .   Open Access through the Library Catalogue We have   selected scholarly  o pen  a ccess resources on your behalf and made them discoverable through the  Library Catalogue .   C hoos e  ‘Including Articles’ from the drop down and your results will include  o pen access resources as well as  our subscription services.   Introducing Open Access Resources ARAN  :  NUI Galway's institutional repository RIAN  :t he portal for open access I...

See booking link and details below of event next Thursday 27 October. Open access publishing and the ARAN repository-   an overview   THU, 27 OCT 11:00 A.M . Venue: Library Training Room, Galway Description This session will give an overview of Open Access Publishing (Green and Gold), University Policy on Open Access to Research Outputs and the benefit of making your publications available on the ARAN repository. This event marks   Open Access Week ,   a global event now entering its eighth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Presenter Trish Finnan  Digital Publishing and Data Management Librarian trish.finnan@nuigalway.ie http://library.nuigalway.ie/digi...

The Library is providing trial access to the Ovid Emcare database until December 13th. This resource is primarily aimed at professionals involved in  Nursing and Allied Health research.  Access the Emcare trial via the Library Database Trials page. Subjects covered: Nursing -  Medical & Nursing Education -  Critical & Intensive Care -  Family Practice, Community & Home Care  - Geriatrics & Palliative Care  - Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine  - Behavioral Science & Psychology  - Complementary Medicine  - Dermatology & Wound Care  - Healthcare Information & Management  - Medical & Laboratory Technology  - Nutrition & Dietetics  - Obstetrics & Gynecology  - Oncology & Cancer Care  - Pediatrics - Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation  - Public & Occupational Health  - Social Medicine The database contains the following content and functi...

When: Tuesday 25 October 2016, 1230-1400 (including lunch) Where: Room G011, Hardiman Research Building To celebrate International Open Access Week the Library and Research Office invite you to a facilitated open forum on research data. This is a great opportunity to consider a range of topics, including: • Research funder requirements to make data openly accessible • Creating data management plans • Secure storage of data • Long-term curation • Finding research datasets • Enabling re-use of data • The FAIR principles – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Retrievable data • Supports required You may have other topics too and this is the place to share and discuss them. The forum will inform the initial development of services to help researchers meet the challenges of managing datasets. Please come along, participate or listen, and enjoy lunch with interested colleagues. All are welcome. Registration via Eventbrite   (preferable so we...

Along with libraries around the world, the James Hardiman Library at NUI Galway will be celebrating International Open Access Week the final week of October, from the 24th - 30th. The theme for the event this year ‘Open in Action’, which puts a spotlight on the concrete steps that are and can be taken to open up research and scholarship, while encouraging others to do the same . There are a number of ways for you to take your own steps towards opening up research and scholarship at the Library during Open  Access Week. You can sign up,  for example, for two key events that we’ll be holding on the theme of Open Access. The first event will be an open forum on research data hosted by the Library and the Research Office, and will take place on  Tuesday , October 25 from 12:30 to 14:00 in Room G011 in the Hardiman Research Building. The forum will be a place to discuss pressing issues such as research funder requirements for making da...

On Tuesday 1 November , NUI Galway Library will host a lunchtime event focusing on Digital work underway on the Library's Archives.  Our 2nd event in the series will focus on the Archive of  Fear na Mapaí , Tim Robinson , which resides here at NUI Galway. This archive documents four decades of Robinson’s pioneering work in Irish landscape, which began in 1972 when he visited the Aran Islands with his wife Máiréad. His 1975 one-inch map of the Aran Islands was the first substantial map of the area to be created since the 6 inch Ordnance Survey map a century before, and its composition brought up several complexities that exist in this unique landscape, from place-names, to the geological, archaeological, and botanical features that are all inherent in the landscape. Beyond the publication of the map, he explored these subjects in a deep-mapping project of Aran, that led to the publication of two books, ‘Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage’ in 1986, and later ‘Stones of Aran...

Learn how to create 3D printable objects using the SketchUp Make software.  At the end of this session you will be able to design a simple household item SketchUp Make is an easy to learn, intuitive and powerful 3D drawing tool. After this 1-hour workshop you will be able to create 3D objects and ready to move on to using the more advanced features available in the software.  The sofware is available for free download and also in the pc suites throughout the NUI Galway campus. The workshop will be held in the library training room which is located just past the Maker Space. More details on our  Facebook Event  page * Available to students and staff of NUI Galway

Learn how to create 3D printable objects using the SketchUp Make software.  At the end of this session you will be able to design a simple household item SketchUp Make is an easy to learn, intuitive and powerful 3D drawing tool. After this 1-hour workshop you will be able to create 3D objects and ready to move on to using the more advanced features available in the software.  The sofware is available for free download and also in the pc suites throughout the NUI Galway campus. The workshop will be held in the library training room which is located just past the Maker Space. More details on our  Facebook Event  page * Available to students and staff of NUI Galway

UpToDate  is a full-text, evidence-based, clinical resource designed to assist with diagnosis and treatment. Information is presented in the form of topic reviews, each one addressing a particular clinical issue For the next year we now have access to UptoDate Anywhere , a mobile version of the resource which can be accessed on mobile phones and portable device.    UpToDate ® Anywhere:        includes access to over 10,000 topics in over 22 specialties Persistent login:   You only need to log in once – the app saves your credentials to save you time. Bookmarks and search history:   Easily locate previous searches and save topics you visit often. Calculators:   More than 165 medical calculators support quick, informed decision-making. Mobile Access:   Before you download the app, an initial account must be created on campus using the campus network. ...

Can You Keep a Secret? Family Life with a Secret Peacemaker  The Brendan Duddy Archive This new online resource contains digitised items from the archive of Brendan Duddy the Derry businessman who maintained a secret channel of communication between the British government and the IRA Army Council for twenty years. Duddy was a key figure in the 1975 ceasefire negotiations, the 1981 Republican Hunger Strikes, and ceasefire talks between 1990 and 1994 and was the subject of Peter Taylor's BBC documentary 'The Secret Peacemaker'. Venue:   Tuesday, 25 October, 2016, Room G010, Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway Programme:            Venue: G010 17:00                      Interviews with Duddy family members: Shaun, Larry and Patricia Duddy, and Éamonn Downey                    ...

Access to British Library Newspapers, Part 1 is now available via the Library website . This new online resource provides fulltext access to the full runs of national, regional and local nineteenth century British newspapers, taken directly from the extensive holdings of the British Library. It includes 47 titles, totalling approximately 2.2 million pages. The collection is made up of daily and weekly publications. British Library Newspapers, Part 1 also includes the following Irish newspaper titles: Belfast News-Letter (Jan. 01 1828 - Dec. 31 1900) Freeman's Journal (Jan. 01, 1820 - Sep. 29, 1900) (Note: Irish Newspaper Archive online resource provides fulltext access to this title from 1763-1924) Further information, including a complete list of newspaper titles is available at: http://gale.cengage.co.uk/british-library-newspapers/19th-century-british-library-newspapers-part-i.aspx