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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) is the national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. It offers concise, up-to-date biographies written by named, specialist authors. It is overseen by academic editors at Oxford University and published by Oxford University Press. The Oxford DNB currently contains over  60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits  of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history. It is updated regularly throughout the year. A video demo of how to use the Oxford DNB is available  here . Access to the Oxford DNB is available via the library catalogue. Collection Development

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) is a major reference work covering topics in international and human rights law. The MPEPIL contains a detailed entry on Northern Ireland  It deals with both broad and specific legal issues with an emphasis on the latest international legal developments.  Contents Entries range from legal doctrines to analysis of specific controversies and areas of conflict. It contains 1,618 articles submitted by over 800 authors.  Examples of topics covered include: Access to Justice Climate Change Foreign relations International courts and tribunals Northern Ireland Space Law Torture, Prohibition of The updated MPEPIL can be accessed online via the Library Catalogue or through the Law Libguides page. The latest print edition is available for consultation at  Law Ref 341.03 MAX Collection Development

Digital Scholars' Workshops Developing skills with digital technologies can be a challenge for researchers interested in digital and open scholarship. To help, the Library, in partnership with the Moore Institute, presents a series of informal workshops to share practice-based expertise, know-how, and experience in technologies and methods, that will enhance your experience of newer forms of scholarship.   Events for 2019/2020 include: Register and read more below. Web maps, data visualisation, and mapping with Neatline 26 November 2019. David Kelly and Cillian Joy. G010, Hardiman building, 10:00-13:00 Managing digital collections. Objects, metadata, ingestion, and access 17 December 2019. Aisling Keane. G010, Hardiman building, 10:00-13:00 Scanathon. Crowd-sourced digitisation 14 January 2020. Aisling Keane. G011, Hardiman building, 10:00-13:00 Online and digital identity for scholars 18 February 2020. Blaneth McSharry & Grainne McGrath. G010, Hardiman build...

The James Hardiman Library is a member of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH). The OLH's mission is to make scholarly publishing fairer, more accessible, and rigorously preserved for the digital future. It is a charitable organisation dedicated to publishing open access scholarship with no author-facing article processing charges (APCs). OLH's publishing platform supports academic journals from across the humanities disciplines, as well as hosting its own multidisciplinary journal, Open Library of Humanities . All of OLH's academic articles are subject to rigorous peer review and the scholarship it publishes showcases some of the most dynamic research taking place in the humanities disciplines. A complete list of all 26 journals published or supported by OLH is available below. Access to these journals is available  here and also via the  Library Catalogue. ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts Body, Space & Technolo...

Cambridge University Press (CUP) has published 57 Open Access e-books on Cambridge Core to date. A further seven titles are due to be published by Dec. 2019/Jan. 2020. See the complete list of the current and forthcoming CUP Open Access e-books available . All of CUP's Open Access e-books published to date are available on the Library Catalogue . Collection Development

Are you having trouble finding sources for your essays? NUI Galway Gale Student Ambassadors (Chloe and Evelyn) will be available in the Library to tell you all about Gale Resouces and how to access and use them.  Tuesday 22nd October 1100-1600  in Library Foyer  Gale Resources include Primary Sources, Databases, eBooks, Microform, etc. Click here for more information on Gale Resources. There will be goodies at the table so be sure to drop by and say Hi.

Would you like to hear more from Ireland's new hero Bonnie Greer of BBC Question Time fame? Through the Library's subscripton to Nexis you can!  Access Bonnie Greer's writing in New European via the Library Catalogue.  Don't forget to sign in to the Library Catalogue to be authenticated off-campus.

The Library is continuing its engagement program with Schools and Colleges and invites you to one of a series of upcoming workshops.  These workshops will give you an opportunity to meet Library staff, discuss your requirements for teaching, learning and research, and facilitate informal conversations about the recently announced Library building transformation project.   Who should attend? All staff and researchers who engage with the Library and are interested in finding out more about Library services for them and their students.  Areas of interest: ·           Library building transformation project ·           Library Collections ·           Reading lists ·           IReL: Irish Research e-Library ·           Academic Ski...