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Have you ever procrastinated on studying for your exams? We have too. The Academic Writing Centre (AWC) tutors are here to help! Our "Procrastinators Unite!" workshop will guide you through exam and essay preparation. We will show you innovative, easy techniques for smart studying and essay writing.  Use this link to register for this free event: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/awc-workshop-procrastinators-unite-tickets-31409749406

John Hurt The late John Hurt was one of the most celebrated and versatile actors of his generation. With a career that spanned over four decades on stage as well as screen, the British-born Hurt leaves a legacy of diverse and identifiable roles that speak to new generations. A character actor of rare an immense talent, Hurt brought his range of abilities to Dublin’s Gate Theatre on numerous occasions. The Gate Theatre Digital Archive, now available for research at the Hardiman Library, NUI Galway, documents Hurt’s performances on the Gate stage. Hurt’s career at the Gate began in 1992 with a role of “Count Mushroom” in Brian Friel’s play  The London Vertigo . Towards the end of the 1990s, Hurt would continue his association with the Gate Theatre and its director Michael Colgan through the work of Samuel Beckett. Hurt would play the eponymous role in  Krapp’s Last Tape , written by Samuel Beckett and directed by Robin Lefévre at the Barbican Centre, London, as part of ...

Muintir na Tíre has recently donated its archive to NUI Galway.   Muintir na Tíre  is one of the most important national associations for the promotion of community development in Ireland. It was founded in 1937 by Canon John Hayes, in Tipperary (a future blog will focus on Canon Hayes).  Through its core principles of neighbourliness, self-help and self-reliance, Muintir na Tíre has promoted and supported the concept of active community participation and championed the idea of community development in both Ireland and Europe. This is a very significant archive of an organisation which from its beginnings sought to revitalise local communities in rural Ireland and foster and develop a community spirit from the 1930s to the present day. This substantial archive consisting of 162 boxes and approximately 8,217 items was transferred to the James Hardiman Library in December of 2016. The archive consists of paper files, publications, photographs, loose documents,...

The Library now has access to Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law a comprehensive research collection devoted to the study of slavery. This collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. It includes: every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery every federal statute dealing with slavery all reported state and federal cases on slavery Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law gathers every English-language legal commentary on slavery published before 1920, which includes many essays and articles in obscure, hard-to-find journals in the United States and elsewhere. It provides more than 1,000 pamphlets and books on slavery from the 19th century and word searchable access to all Congressional debates from the Continental Congress to 1880. It also  includes many modern histories of slavery.     The collection was ...

The Gale Primary Sources Roadshow  visits NUI, Galway on Wednesday 01 February 20 17 from 1100-1500 in the Library Foyer . Experts from Gale publishing will be available to provide one-to-one content advice and assistance for any of Gale's primary source collections that the Library subscribes to. Students, researchers and academic staff are welcome to drop by anytime. The roadshow is a great chance to have an informal chat with product experts who can show you the best way to find primary sources for your essays, projects and dissertations as well as learn how to use powerful tools like term frequency. A wealth of historical materials to support your studies and research are only a few clicks away and this event is is a great, informal way to quickly learn how to find them and use them. Full access to all the Gale primary source collections below are available via the  Library catalogue: Archives Unbound *NEW* 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspa...

Archives in Research – Methods, Practice, Outcomes Date: 2 February 2017 Venue: G010 - Moore Institute, Hardiman Research Building The Archives service of the James Hardiman Library, NUI Galway are hosting a half-day seminar on the theme of 'Archives in Research'. The seminar will feature expert speakers in various academic fields who will showcase new research projects which are based on innovative use of archival collections. The seminar will focus on a range of themes, including community and publicly-sourced records of the revolutionary period in the West of Ireland which are being digitised and being made publicly available online. Other areas addressed will be an NUI-funded project centred on creating digital access to historic traditional Irish musical scores, Irish language manuscripts and the research of the context of their collection. A keynote paper will be delivered by Professor Frank Shovlin, Director of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. The ...

Nick Hern Books  is a collection of 400 fulltext titles now available on  Drama Online. Nick Hern Books is one of the UK’s leading specialist performing arts publishers, with a vast collection of plays, screenplays and theatre books in their catalogue. They also license most of their plays for amateur performance. This collection features important works from Jez Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, David Edgar, Helen Edmundson, Liz Lochhead, Conor McPherson, Rona Munro, Enda Walsh and Nicholas Wright amongst others. Browse the list of titles in  Nick Hern Books . Collection Development

The Library currently has access to Archives Unbound produced by Gale Cengage. This is a collection of 237 unique  digitised primary sources covering a broad range of historical areas including:  Colonial and Postcolonial Studies European History French Language Titles Gender Studies Irish History Middle East Studies World War II Archival source documents include personal correspondence, government files and reports,  pamphlets, speeches and memoranda  from a range of historical periods. This resource will be of interest to  academic staff, researchers and students at all levels that are conducting primary research for projects, essays, minor or major dissertations and further study.  Individual collections of note include: The Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944 The Papers of Neville Chamberlain Witchcraft in Europe and America JFK's Foreign Affairs and International Crises, 1961-1963 L’Affaire Dreyfus e...

If you are new to the Library this semester, or just need a refresher on how to find a book in our catalogue, or when you do, where it is on floor, the Academic Skills Hub team provide weekly Finding Books & Journals Workshops and Library Tours. You don't need to book these sessions/tours in advance, just talk to us at the Academic Skills Hub in the Library Foyer. Further details can be found on the JHL Library Guides and Tutorials pages. http://libguides.library.nuigalway.ie/BooksAndJournalsTraining http://libguides.library.nuigalway.ie/LibraryTours

The Taylor & Francis Online platform is currently experiencing technical issues. this means that our access to Taylor & Francis journals is intermittent at the moment. Some journals will work, while others won't. If you're looking for access to an article in Taylor & Francis which is forbidden, then log a ticket with the E-Resources Team and we'll investigate for you. If we're entitled to access the article you're looking for, we'll request it on your behalf. Log into  ServiceDesk In ServiceDesk, go to  02. Library Services - Journals/Databases/Resource Issues After that, the form will appear, and you can enter the relevant information

Users who have personal profiles set up on Institute of Physics are recommended to change their password for security reasons. See below from IOP: Dear IOPscience user, It has come to our attention that unauthorised access was gained by an unknown party to an IOPscience.iop.org server on 24 December 2016. This server contained a database which included your contact details and user password for IOPscience. We can confirm that no payment or other financial information was present on this server. Please be assured that IOP Publishing places a high priority on data security and is taking this matter very seriously. We have already taken steps towards the prevention of any recurrence. We have engaged forensic IT specialists to investigate the incident and there was no evidence of access being gained to your personal information or any intent to gain such access. We therefore consider it unlikely that your personal information has been accessed, bu...

Welcome back! The Library hopes that students had an excellent break and are excited to see everyone back on campus. We have a rich offering of learning opportunities for students this semester, oriented to your studies at any point in your academic career. They include sessions that help getting a grounding in the basics of third-level information sources, search techniques and strategies, citation management, and more.  Here's a list of what we're offering so far; keep an eye on our blog  and our training and events  calendar  as we're routinely adding more. This semester we're offering, on a drop-in basis: Library tours (for dates, times, location see:  libguides.library.nuigalway.ie/LibraryTours ) Finding books and journals sessions (dates / times TBA: stay tuned!) Endnote and literature review Clinics (further info at jhl.eventbrite.com , scroll down to find each Clinic) We also offer a suite of training that you can si...

Among our rich suite of learning opportunities this semester we're trying out a new concept: drop-in Clinics.   In place of a structured tutorial, come by the Library with your burning questions about either Endnote or How to Get the Best from Your Literature Search. Academic Skills Librarians will be on hand to field your queries! We'll be holding the Clinics at noon in the Library Training Room on the following dates: Endnote (Windows or Online): January 25, February 22, March 22 Literature search: February 8, March 8

       Michel Déon, distinguished novelist and writer passed away on December 28, 2016. M. Déon was elected to the Académie française in 1978. He lived in Tynagh, Co. Galway with his family for over 40 years. The Library has benefited greatly from M. Déon's generosity.  Over many years, he donated numerous works in French, which he received for review and also some of his own works. The wealth of material the collection contains can be viewed here in the Library Catalogue .  These are all available for NUIG staff and students to borrow. Of particular interest: Cavalier, passe ton chemin ! originally published by Gallimard in 2005. This has just been published in English by Lilliput Press: Horseman, pass by, translated by Clíona Ní Riordáin. Taking its title from Yeats, it recounts Déon's memories and impressions of Ireland and Irish culture. Michel Déon last visited the James Hardiman Library in Sept. 2015, clic...