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There will be a limited service in the Library from 14.00 onwards on Wednesday 31st August. The Library will be open until 22.00 and the Customer Services Desk will be staffed until 1700, but other offices will be closed due to a staff training event in the afternoon. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

An exhibition on the early modern maps of Galway will take place in the Library foyer from 20th - 29th August to mark National Heritage Week. The exhibition will feature maps of Galway dating to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries from our holdings. It will also include the recent addition of the Pictorial Map of Galway from the mid-seventeenth century, which the Library has placed online. For access to this online resource visit http://archives.library.nuigalway.ie/citymap ; Visit http://www.heritageweek.ie/ for further information on Heritage Week.

Please note that due to a planned Reading Rooms Refurbishment Project that the Library Reading Rooms at basement level are closing to the public from Friday 29th July and will remain closed until late September 2011. Alternative study areas are available at the following locations: Study facilities will be available throughout this entire period in the James Hardiman Library , during normal opening hours . In addition from Friday 29th July to Sunday 4th September additional space has been allocated in Theatre UC102 in Aras Ui Chathail , this service will operate on a 7 Day basis from 08.30-23.00 . However it will terminate at the start of term as the space will be required for lectures.

Users can now browse, search, and read full-text content anytime, anywhere on the Annual Reviews mobile site. Visit www.annualreviews.org from a mobile device to: Browse journals and articles Search journals by keyword, author or title View abstracts Read full-text articles (personal or institutional subscription required) Read forthcoming articles (personal or institutional subscription required) View and search references and related links Download articles to your mobile device for offline reading Share articles and links via Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) Select journals and articles as favorites Download a PDF tutorial that highlights the features of the Annual Reviews mobile website. You can find out more here: http://www.annualreviews.org/page/about/mobile

A trial is now available for Archives Unbound. Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students. This trial is available until 01 August. Access is available via: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/collections/databases/databasetrials/ Please complete the online feedback form if this database is of interest to you.

Annual Reviews access will be down on Tuesday June 28th from 10pm for approx 6 hours. This is due to a routine website upgrade.

Final Year Students Before the end of your course or degree please: Return all Library materials Pay all outstanding Library fines If you fail to comply: Final year results will be withheld

A database trial of National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Standards Database is now available. The NSAI Standards Databes provides subscribers with full-text access to Irish Standards, ISO standards and European standards as well as details of over 1 million standards and directives across the industrialised world from 400 national and international organisations. Access is available until 9th June. Please take the time to fill out a feedback form to help us evaluate our resources.