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Today's post is by Éle Quinn, a health researcher and PhD student.  Éle will be speaking at our  Open Research Forum:  “ Collaborative Open Research Practices: Building Trust through Citizen Science ”  on 7-8 April 2025 .  With three events over two days, hosted by the Open and Digital Research Team in the Library, this forum will showcase how open research practices such as citizen science can improve scientific transparency.  Please   register here for Éle's talk , and learn more about the   Spéirscéalta  book launch   and   workshop with the Irish Citizen Science Network . Éle's Ph.D. is all about The People's Review. She believes that research is for everyone, and that we all have a right to access, use, and be included in research – especially health research.  Éle is passionate about public and patient involvement (PPI) in health research, and using creative ways to make research more accessible, enjoyable and engagi...

Introduction to CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics To ensure staff and students are best utilising their access to the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics, CAS are hosting a series of webinars highlighting the additional content and features from previous versions.   The first of such webinars is an introduction to the new platform suitable for all students and staff across scientific fields focusing on reference and substance searching, creating projects, setting up alerts and using the CAS Lexicon to explore new and potentially interdisciplinary ideas. This webinar would be of specific interest to staff and students within scientific areas especially those in chemical, biological, pharmacological, medical/health and environmental science, as well as materials and engineering.   The session will take place on Friday 28th March at 12 pm GMT/1 pm CET. Those who wish to attend should register  here  to receive the invitation – if unable to a...

“The men and women of our diaspora represent not simply a series of departures and losses. They remain, even while absent, a precious reflection of our own growth and change, a precious reminder of the many strands of identity which compose our story.” Mary Robinson Since its launch in March 2024, the Imirce project in the University of Galway Library has been growing from strength to strength, and picking up supporters left and right. Building on the strong foundation made by the historian Kerby A. Miller, the project is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and sharing the lived experiences of Irish emigrants who travelled west to North America across multiple centuries. As this history and legacy is shared it is natural that the project relies on the generosity, collaboration and trust of multiple stakeholders to ensure its successful continuation and we already have lots to share and give thanks for in the early months of 2025. Support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York On ...

  The Library has taken the difficult decision to cancel the current subscription to  AM Explore r.  AM Explorer is the platform interface to Adam Matthews' primary source content of digital archival collections spanning the social sciences and humanities.  This cancellation, based on usage figures. is part of a number that the Library has had to make in order to deal with the current budgetary situation.  In order to minimise any adverse effect, we are notifying users well in advance of the subscription end.   Access to AM Explorer will remain until the  end of August 2025  when the current subscription expires. Collection Development

Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection  Blog Series - Volume 3 Literature A literary collection owned by the late entrepreneur, local historian and supporter of the arts, Ronnie O’Gorman, was recently donated to the University of Galway. This collection, spanning three generations of the O’Gorman family, includes countless items of literary and historic value.   To read more about this donation, please see: O’Gorman Collection donated to the University of Galway .   This blog post will highlight a variety of rare volumes and interesting items found within the O’Gorman Special Collection. Lady Gregory's bookplate Previous edition of the Treasures of the O'Gorman Special Collection William Butler Yeats James Joyce Hugh Lane's Life and Achievement, with Some Account of the Dublin Galleries   First edition   There are three first edition volumes of this text by Lady Gregory available in the collection. One copy is inscribed and signed by Lady Gregory to Hugh L...