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On Sunday, 1st of November from 07:00 to 10:30, the following Library services will be unavailable in order to facilitate necessary maintenance. Real-time information regarding items on loan or availability Booking of group study rooms Placement of reservation requests Online Renewal If you need to access our books and journals you can search our Library Management System at http://opac.nuigalway.ie If you need to access our databases you can search our Database Management System at http://eknowledge.library.nuigalway.ie/V/?func=find-db-1  Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Database trials of The Globe and Mail (1844-2012) and Toronto Star (1894-2011) will expire on Saturday 31 October 2015. Globeandmail.com and ProQuest bring over 150 years of history with Canada's Heritage from 1844—the online digitized full-image version of the complete works of The Globe and Mail newspaper since its inception as The Globe in 1844. ProQuest also offers Toronto Star - Pages of the Past, the fully digitized and searchable online database of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. Access is available via: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/aboutourcollections/databases/databasetrials/   Please complete the feedback forms available from the link above if you review these resources.

Friday 11:35 Linking to online catalogue has been resotred. Once again, please accept our apologies for the downtime in service. Friday Oct 23rd 09:45 We are currently experiencing problems with our libgate service, which is stopping links to online content via our catalogue. We're working on it as a high priority and hope to have the problem fixed soon. Apologies for the disruption this is causing.

How to Plan, Structure and Write an Essay Description This workshop for undergraduate students focuses on the following: Techniques for time management The different phases of essay writing: planning, structuring, drafting, and editing. Online writing resources Objective Participants should l eave the workshop less stressed out and overwhelmed. They should have a completed introduction  paragraph and a plan of action.   Presenters Roshan De Stone  (AWC) Jess Furney (AWC) Location Library Training Room All welcome, but please sign up in advance: http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/awc-workshop-how-to-plan-structure-and-write-an-essay-tickets-19118669455

NUI Galway has honoured the acclaimed Irish actor, Stephen Rea, by conferring on him an Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree. Rea has amassed a career in the performing arts on both stage and screen that has seen him portray a rich lineage of complex characters who are deeply connected to the Ireland of its time and place and also to an international connection to the wider world. In advance of the conferring ceremonies, Dr Jim Browne, President of NUI Galway, said: “NUI Galway is fortunate to be associated with many outstanding honorary graduates throughout its history. This week we are very proud to honour Stephen Rea for his outstanding and distinctive contribution to the world of culture, theatre and film in Ireland and far beyond. NUI Galway is very pleased to be in a position to recognise his exceptional talent and achievement. On behalf of the University I congratulate Stephen and each of the 2,500 students who will be conferred with degrees this week from NUI Galway. ” Dr ...

Demo of the ScanPro 3000 Microfiche/Microfilm-machines Some features: Simplified, step-by-step loading On Screen instructions Searchability High-Resolution Images No messing with lenses- on screen control and many more easy to use new and improved features  Come along for a professional demo by the Supplier Wednesday 28th of October @ 10:30am  Please  book  you place so as to avoid disappointment Additional session can be arranged if requested Venue Microform Area  - located on the ground floor of the Main Library. Take a right at Library/IT Service Desk and then left.  If unsure please ask at the Library/IT Service Desk.

This year the James Hardiman Library is participating in Open Access Week by launching the newly upgraded ARAN (Access to Research at NUI Galway) as well as by organizing a seminar about Open Access publishing. Seminar details and registration are available here Open Access Week is a global event and an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access and to promote wider participation in open access publishing. Further details at http://www.openaccessweek.org/ Open access publishing operates in parallel with conventional publication channels such as journals by making research outputs accessible free of charge online and without subscription barriers, sometimes after an agreed period has elapsed since initial publication. The benefits include increased visibility, usage and impact. ARAN facilitates open access publishing for University authors by collecting, preserving and making freely available scholarly...

This important research resource is now available for consultation at 704.9470938 LEX in Humanities and Social Sciences Reference on Floor 1 of the Library. Prof. Michael Clarke, Head of Classics at NUI, Galway advises: This is the essential reference point for studying how Classical mythology is represented and re-created in ancient art. The paired volumes of text and illustrations are authoritative beyond anything available elsewhere, on-line or off-line. The Lexicon will be an important permanent resource not only for Classics but also for scholars and students in many other fields.