The HardiBlog

With the recent nomination of Ithaca by NUI Galway graduate, Alan McMonagle (BComm, MA) for the Dublin Literary award we thought it would be timely to bring together the recent novels published by NUI Galway alumni from the past year or so. The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (BCorp) A police procedural by a former Law student, now based in Australia. Connect by Julian Gough (BA) Modern themes of AI and cyber reality merge in this technological/philosophical thriller. Red Dirt by EM Reapy (BA) Young Irish emigrants and their misadventures in the Australian outback. 2017 Rooney prize winner. The Earlie King and the Kid in Yellow by Danny Denton (MA) Set in a rain soaked Ireland of the future, this imaginative novel follows the journey of a young teenage father. The Storm Keepers Island by Catherine Doyle (BA, MA) Catherine Doyle received a major deal by Bloomsbury Publishing for this charming book set on an island off the west coast of Ireland, the first in an upcoming tri...

A new Research Data Management Policy at NUI Galway has been approved recently. It was developed by members of the Research Data Working Group and provides advice to staff engaged in research at NUI Galway about their responsibilities relating to data generated, collected and processed by NUI Galway staff as part of a project, which is led or contributed to by NUI Galway staff/students. For further information, guidance and support please consult the Library Guide on Research Data Management . It includes information about typical data-related activities undertaken in the research data lifecycle, how to write a data management plan and how to find and cite data. See also  Research Data Working Group .

The Library's  reading   list service is a one-stop teaching support service for academic staff..  When you use our system we will:  prioritise your  reading   lists    order required books/e-books request chapter and article digitisation  provide direct linking to the list from Blackboard for your students. The reading lists dashboard feature shows  how often lists have been accessed and materials used by students. Furthermore: -There is no requirement for separate book ordering or scanning requests.  The Library will ensure sufficient access to your resources.  -Once the reading list is created, it will roll forward for the next academic year. The Library will be automatically informed of any updates. -Unlike direct links added to Blackboard, the resources will all be available off-campus.  -Unlike uploaded articles on Blackboard, statistically important access/citation figures will incr...

Ireland’s Memorial Records Archives & Special Collections has arranged a display to mark the centenary of the ending of the First World War. The printed volume in the display case in the foyer of the Hardiman Building comes from our set of the eight volumes of the Irish Memorial Records , originally published in 1923 by the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial. Prolonged debate had taken place in many countries both during and after the War concerning an appropriate means by which the dead should be commemorated. Initially many families had demanded the return of their loved one’s remains but the scale of the casualties had quickly precluded this from happening. In Ireland matters were further complicated by the huge shifts in public opinion and political life wrought by the events of the revolutionary period. The Committee of the Irish National War Memorial was established in 1919 with Field-Marshal Viscount French of Ypres as its first President. The Committee’s pr...

Update: A fix was implemented by ISS overnight, and access to our e-resources has been restored. There is a small chance that your computer will appear to be denied access still. If this is the case, refresh your browser (Ctrl+F5) or clear out your browser cache and cookies, and this will restore access back to normal. Apologies once again for any inconvenience this might have caused you. _________________________________________ Due to IP address problems on the NUIG campus network, there are currently problems accessing all e-resources (databases, ejournals, ebooks, etc). ISS have been informed of the problem. There are some possible workarounds that may work for you, but we can't guarantee success with any of them unfortunately: If you can use the campus WiFi (NUIGWiFi or Eduroam) network rather than a LAN cable, you may be able to access some resources. Another option is to sign in to your Campus Account at  http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/ and then use the Libr...

Access to The Waterloo Directory of Irish Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900 is now available. This online bibliography lists 5,800 Irish newspapers and periodicals published during the nineteenth century. It contains a diverse range of Irish historical documents, including records for nationalist magazines and broadsheets, migrant newspapers, local almanacs, provincial newspapers, society proceedings, and Church reports. It also contains over 2,000 images. The Waterloo Directory of Irish Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900 includes hyperlinks to available full text e-access titles, as well as library locations, and a virtually complete list of all secondary research on each, as well as up to 32 fields of data per title, including a historical summary of each title. It has 6 searchable indexes: title, issuing body, people, town, county/country, and subject. A Global Search allows for broader searches. This resource is updated regularly. Access is available via t...

Through the IReL consortium, the Library has now access to the back issues of over 1000 Springer Journals. These journals cover a range of disciplines and go back in many instances to the very first volume of the title. Subjects covered are from the following areas: Examples of journal titles with expanded coverage include: Archives of Virology Vol 1 1939- Astrophysics Vol 1 1965- The Botanical Review Vol 1 1935- Environmental Geology Vol 1 1975- European Biophysics Journal Vol 1 1974- Int. Journal of Early Childhood Vol 1 1969- Journal of Genetics Vol 1 1910- Journal of Materials Science Vol 1 1966- Law & Philosophy Vol 1 1982- Marine Biology Vol 1 1967- Sexuality & Disability Vol 1 1978-  Water, Air & Soil Pollution Vol 1 1971-  A full list of the Springer titles is available for consultation (Note that the years given are the backfile years and do not include the current subscription years to the journals). Access to all these...

Through the IReL consortium access to  JSTOR Arts and Sciences XII Collection is now available. This new collection significantly expands JSTOR's coverage of the Social Sciences. JSTOR Arts and Sciences XII Collection  contains  128  journals (540,006 articles) in the following subject areas: Education Law Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology Asian Studies Criminology A title list can be viewed  here . Journal publishers in this new collection include: the American Bar Association, Brill, Lynn Reiner, Springer and many more. All the journals available in the   JSTOR Arts and Sciences XII Collection can be accessed via JSTOR or via the  library catalogue .  Collection Development