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The Library has acquired perpetual access to the Age of Exploration , a significant digitised collection of sources detailing the expansion of European colonialism over five centuries.  Drawn from over twelve archives, this collection includes documents relating to major events in European maritime history from the voyages of James Cook to the search for John Franklin’s doomed mission to the Northwest Passage.  It contains a host of additional features for teaching, such as an interactive map which presents an in-depth visualisation of over 50 of these influential voyages. Examples of resources:.  Audio and Video material  Rare manuscripts and early printed material Richly illustrated maps and visual content Correspondence, Journals and Personal Accounts Teaching Tools Key themes covered: Expedition Planning, Financing & Sponsorship   Ships & Provisions New Commodities & Trade New Territories Ports, Forts & Entrepôts Competition Life at Sea Indig...

The Library has acquired perpetual access to the First World Portal , produced by Adam Matthews, a superb primary source archive of digitised World War One materials. Using extensive sources from personal collections and rare printed material to military files, ephemera and artwork, the First World War Portal highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of the conflict and in multiple theatres of war. The resource showcases intimate personal narratives, wartime propaganda and recruitment material, the truly global reach of the conflict, and the role of women in war through various documentary and visual forms. The Archives consists of four modules: Module I: Personal experiences Module II: Propaganda and recruitment  Module III: Visual perspectives and narratives Module IV: A Global Conflict Highlights include: Personal narratives and trench journals Papers of the British, French, Australian and New Zealand troops serving on various fronts An ext...

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, t he  visit of the  Gale Primary Sources/Dissertation Roadshow scheduled for Tues 18th November has been cancelled.  The event will be rescheduled for semester II. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Collection Development ___________________________________________________________________________   The   Gale Primary Sources/Dissertation Roadshow   will be visiting on   Tuesday 18th November from 09:30 - 13:00   in  the  Hardiman Research Building Foyer  (Library entrance).   Experts from Gale publishing will 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 fantastic opportunity to have an informal chat with product experts who will explain the breadth of primary source content available for your ...

The Library has acquired perpetual access to Women's Studies Archive: Issues and Identities. This collection traces the path of women's issues from past to present—pulling primary sources from manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, and more. It captures the foundation of women's movements, struggles, and triumphs, providing researchers with valuable insights, focusing on the social, political, and professional achievements of women throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century.  Women's Studies Archive: Issues and Identities covers a variety of topics   including: the history of feminist theory and activism domestic culture lay and ordained church women women in industry women’s sexuality and gender expression women’s education women’s movements women’s health and mental health women and law women and the control of their bodies women’s roles and interactions within society This collection contains content from sources like The New York Public Library, The National Wo...

The Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of the two-part ' Refugees, Relief and Resettlement ' primary sources collection from Gale.  It brings together 900,000 digitised pages that recount the causes, effects and responses to refugee crises before, during and shortly after World War II. It uses a range of sources including legal briefs, refugee reports, pamphlets and letters.  Refugees, Relief and Resettlement ' comprises of two collections addressing the refugee crises across different periods. 1.  Forced Migration and World War II  The archive contains 590,000-plus pages of pamphlets, ephemera, government documents, relief organization publications, and refugee reports spanning 1935 to 1950.   The database draws on six major collections from the UK National Archives, the British Library, the U.S. National Archives, and the World Jewish Relief.  It details  the refugee experience from within Europe, also including Burma, the Middl...

  Exhibition - Máirtín Ó Cadhain: Life and Work Dr. Chris McCann The 3rd of October 2025 saw the launch of a new bilingual exhibition, Máirtín Ó Cadhain: Life and Work, in the Hardiman Research Building exhibition space. Máirtí Ó Cadhain (1906-1970) was a giant of Irish-language culture, and the exhibition tells his story by weaving together the many strands of his highly accomplished life. Dr. Chris McCann of Roinn na Gaeilge curated the exhibition with the support of Research Ireland, Iontaobhas Uí Chadhain, and members of the Special Collections team. Amongst other artefacts, it includes Ó Cadhain’s personal possessions and material from the University of Galway archives. Artworks made specially by the artist and poet Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha enhance the exhibition’s storytelling aspect. Here is a selection of the most noteworthy items on display: Portrait The exhibition begins in An Cnocán Glas, Ó Cadhain’s birthplace, with a powerful new portrait by the artist Seán Ó Flaith...

  Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Taispeántas - Máirtín Ó Cadhain: Saol agus Saothar Dr. Chris McCann Ar an 3 Deireadh Fómhair 2025, seoladh taispeántas dátheangach nua, Máirtín Ó Cadhain: Saol agus Saothar, sa spás taispeántais i bhforhalla Fhoirgneamh Uí Argadáin, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Fathach de chuid chultúr na Gaeilge a bhí sa gCadhnach (1906-1970), agus déanann an taispeántas a scéal a insint tríd na snáitheanna a bhaineann le gnéithe éagsúla dá shaol ildánach a fhí le chéile. Is é an Dr. Chris McCann, Roinn na Gaeilge, a choimeád an taispeántas le tacaíocht ó Thaighde Éireann, Iontaobhas Uí Chadhain, agus bhaill foirne sna Bailiúcháin Speisialta. I measc neart ábhar eile, cuimsíonn sé sealúchais de chuid an Chadhnaigh agus earraí ó Chartlanna Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Cuireann saothair ealaíne a rinne an t-ealaíontóir agus an file Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha go speisialta go mór le modh scéalaíochta an taispeántais. Seo rogha de na taispeántáin is suntasaí atá le fáil ann: An phortr...