The HardiBlog

We welcome suggestions and recommendations from students for books you'd like to see added to the Library's holdings. Please use the online Suggestion Form .

Are you interested in a career in Librarianship, and are applying for Library School? Most Library schools have a requirement for in-service training, pre-Library school work experience, or placement as part of their Library and Information Studies Programmes. As a CONUL member Library, and in support of the profession, the James Hardiman Library have committed to accepting one student who has been accepted for a place in an Irish or UK Library School. Our Staff Development Group has worked on a placement programme to ensure that students benefit to the maximum from their time with us, gaining experience in each of our major divisions, and at the same time making a meaningful contribution to the work of the Library. Timing : We have a preference for placements during the summer vacation. Minimum duration is six weeks full-time attendance. Archives students – these normally seek post course completion experience for 3-4 weeks – requests for such will be considered separately and are m...

Gwen Ryan has recently been appointed as Research Support Librarian for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences and is available to postgraduate researchers in these disciplines. Gwen can be contacted by email gwen.ryan@nuigalway.ie or on extension 5959. Rosarie Coughlan continues to support STM researchers and is contactable on rosarie.coughlan@nuigalway.ie or extension 5697. Both Gwen and Rosarie are based in the Research Support Office which is now situated on the 1st floor of the James Hardiman Library. Please visit the Research Information Gateway for more information on services available to research staff and students: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/rig

The Library has produced the first in a new series of useful guides for library users, called HardiGuides . This first set is specifically for commerce users . At the moment, there are three guides for your use, but we'll be updating these often, so expect to see more added to the list! How Do I Find ... Company Information How Do I Find ... Economics Databases How Do I Find ... Market Research Resources

We welcome suggestions and recommendations from students for books you'd like to see added to the Library's holdings. Please use the online Suggestion Form .

You can now access the complete range of House of Commons publications 1801-2004 online. Go to E-Knowledge on the Library website and choose House of Commons papers.

The Library has recently subscribed to Irish Origins which makes a significant number of 19th century resources, including the property survey known as Griffith's Valuation, available at your desk. Go to Irish Origins on E-Knowledge to see this and other useful historical data.

The Latest Release of Innovative Features from Cambridge Journals Online. Registered users may be interested to read about the latest additions to CJO. Some key new developments released in August 2008 include: Cosmetic changes Some amendments have been made, such as all menus are now persistently formatted in Title Case; the journal title image, when clicked, now returns to the individual journal homepage; standard navigation is now available on all pages; new features are now listed in the central area of the CJO homepage. Help and FAQ sheets These sheets are now available in a print friendly form. Online Submission Journals that do not have an Online Peer Review system, such as Editorial Manager or Manuscript Central are now able to accept papers via an online Manuscript submission system on CJO. Unregistered users content alerts Unregistered users can now set up and save alerts, and register afterwards. Back-volume display Significant changes f...