The HardiBlog

We are delighted to tell you that our e-journal linking service SFX has been restored following a technical problem.  This affected the Find E-Journal service as well as any links from our catalogue to e-journals.  Profuse apologies for any inconvenience caused by this short downtime.

Could you do without the expense of Library fines? Remember to renew your books on time- There are many ways to do this... Online , at the Customer Services Desk, at Self-Check Machines, over the phone- 091-493399 or by email-  library@nuigalway.ie 50 cent per day for main library books €2 per day for three day loans €4 per day for one day loans (ie 24 hours) €2 per day for videos, DVDs and audiotapes

This semester researchers availed of training provided by Elsevier, Proquest and Research.Research.com to update their skills. These training workshops were organised by Rosie Dunne, Research Services Librarian, as part of our ongoing series of Training for Researchers . Peter Darroch from Elsevier demonstrated how to give feedback to ensure your publications are captured in a unique Scopus author id. For more details see the following pdf link:  http://www.info.sciverse.com/documents/files/scopus-training/resourcelibrary/pdf/FAQ_Author_Identifier_09.pdf It’s also possible to create a dynamic link to times cited in Scopus from your list of papers. The functionality is called the Scopus Cited-By Count API . For more information, training, or to request a copy of a Scopus user guide, email our Research Services Librarian at rosie.dunne@nuigalway.ie Rebecca Price from Proquest gave an overview of the new improved search interface showing how to search across...

James Hardiman Library - Easter Weekend Opening Hours Friday 6th April: 10.00 - 18.00 Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th April:  Closed Monday 9th April: 10.00 - 18.00 Library Reading Room - Basement Level 07.00am - 01.30am every day over the Easter Weekend

Academic Writing Centre (AWC) Please note that the morning and evening Drop-In advisory sessions ceased on Friday 30th March 2012 For queries relating to the AWC please contact the centre manager Ira Ruppo at writingcentre@nuigalway.ie .

10 minutes struggling to work out the lecturer's reading list 5 minutes distracted by Facebook 5 minutes stressing  5 minutes wandering around the shelves 5 minutes distracted by Facebook (and don't forget suntan time) Don't waste ANOTHER MINUTE Invest 30 minutes in  Finding Books and Journals Training EVERY Monday-Thursday at 11am  EVERY Monday-Friday at 7pm EVERY Saturday at 11.30 No booking necessary- just show up- Library Training Room, Ground Floor

Additional Study Spaces Saturday 31st March - Wednesday 23rd May The following venues are available as additional Study Spaces from 08.30 – 22.00 . · Saturday March 31st – Kirwan, Dillon & McMunn Theatre · Sunday April 1st – Friday 27th April – O Flaherty, Cairnes & Darcy Thompson Theatre and AC213, AC214, AC215 and AC216 · Saturday 28th April - O Flaherty & Cairnes Theatre and AC213, AC214, AC215 and AC216 · Sunday 29th April – Monday 30th April - O Flaherty, Cairnes & Darcy Thompson Theatre and AC213, AC214, AC215 and AC216 · Tuesday May 1st – Friday May 18th – O Flaherty, Cairnes & Darcy Thompson Theatre · Saturday May 19th – Wed May 23rd – O Flaherty Theatre

The Academic Writing Centre is open today form  11am to 1pm  in Group Study Room 3 on the top floor of thel library and in the evening at 7pm in the Colsultation Room in the foyer. Bring in your essays, drafts, notes, or even unixpressed ideas. The tutors are here to help you.