Happy New Year from RCSI Library

RCSI Library reopens on Friday 2nd January 2026 at 10:00am

Happy Christmas to all our colleagues and students

RCSI Library is now closed for the Christmas break and will reopen at 10:00am on the 2nd January 2026. 26 York Street is open for study space

The library is closing for the Christmas break at 16:45 on Friday 19th December and will reopen on the 2nd January at 10:00. Study pace is available in 26 York Street during the break.

RCSI Library is a shared resource - please consider others and follow the Food and Drink Policy

Don't forget your bookmark!

Our opening hours this week are

Don't forget to use your bookmark every time you leave your desk. The Library is a shared resource and and space needs to be fair for all!

Our current opening hours

RCSI Library Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) & Allyship Collection #LIW25

RCSI Health and Wellbeing Collection... #LIW25

See what Research Data Management Management supports RCSI Library offers #LIW25

Learn about RCSIs support for AI learning #LIW25

Join us TODAY at 11:am in the Library Learning commons for tea, coffee, fruit, treats We'll be making Christmas decorations from old and unloved books... mini trees, wreaths and even baubles! Drop by and have a go!🎄 ❄️

Join us TOMORROW at 11:am in the Library Learning commons for tea, coffee, fruit, treats We'll be making Christmas decorations from old and unloved books... mini trees, wreaths and even baubles! Drop by and have a go!🎄

Discover more about RCSI Open Research #LIW25

RCSI LIbrary shines a light the history of RCSI and the development of healthcare in Ireland from RCSI Heritage Collections. #LIW25

Join us for tea & coffee at the ExpoSTage on Friday and learn how to make Christmas decorations from unloved book!

PrimoVE lights the way to accessing our resources #LIW25

RCSI Library's team of health information specialists provide advise and services to enable discovery including expert search, information, digital & AI literacies, open access research supports and digital heritage collections. Discover more at ... www.rcsi.com/dublin/library

Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Curious about “digital preservation”? Are you interested in how RCSI digitally preserves its collections? Have a look at our latest RCSI Heritage Collections blog for answers and to see some cool items from the archives. rcsiheritage.blogspot.com/2025/10/digi...

Snapshot 4 Available now, check it out to get a quick guide on Referencing. Available on Moodle or through the link in our bio.

RCSI library are celebrating International Open Access Week 2025 www.openaccessweek.org This year’s theme is Who Owns Our Knowledge? asking pointed questions about the present moment and how, in a time of disruption, communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce. #OAWeek

In light of a global Amazon internet outage we are currently experiencing access issues to all EBSCO products and we anticipate other e-resources will be affected. Please report any e-resource access issues to [email protected].

To celebrate World Anaesthesia Day, we have a new Heritage Collections blog. The blog explores early breakthroughs in anaesthesia, with a particular focus on the RCSI Faculty of Anaesthetists and Dr. T.J. Gilmartin, the first dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists.

Please check out our new Library Bitesize Snapshot. Available now on Moodle - vle.rcsi.com/course/view....

The library at RCSI has got you covered with our Library Guide on AI – your starting point for everything AI and Gen AI-related in an academic context. The guide is perfect for students, staff, or anyone keen to upskill and stay ahead of the curve. 👉 Visit the guide by scanning the QR code.

The library at RCSI has got you covered with our Library Guide on AI – your trustworthy starting point for everything AI and Gen AI-related in an academic context. The guide is perfect for students, staff, or anyone keen to upskill and stay ahead of the curve.

#FSFA Starts back this week. Don't forget your bookmark!

Update: E-resource Upgrade ran successfully this morning, and access to resources via the usual pathways is restored. If you have any queries, please get in touch with the library team, [email protected]

RCSI E-resources - Service Interruption 9-10 am, Wednesday 13 August 2025 Scan the QR code for more information on accessing Edugate e-resources. Access to e-resources via other pathways will be unavailable during this time. If you have any queries, please contact the library team: [email protected]

UPDATE 06/08/2025 - Access restored to JAMA journals & archive The vendor has resolved the recent access issues to JAMA journals, including the JAMA Archive. If you experience any issues accessing these resources, please email [email protected].

Emerald Insights has moved to Silverchair platform, introducing sustainability updates, Split View for figures and data, a simplified Research Pass, and enhanced collection pages. Users must reset passwords at www.emerald.com/my-account/reset-password and contact [email protected] for any issues.

Library Assistant (Clinical Support Portfolio) RCSI Library, Beaumont Hospital, Permanent, Full-time Closing date for applications: 15 June 2025 my.corehr.com/pls/rcsirecr...

Summer opening hours start today! 🍦 😎

Library services are closed today, but you can still avail of our study spaces in 26 York Street and Beaumont.

All Library services will be closed on Monday 2nd June. York Street will be open as usual

Summer opening hours begin on the 9th June! Summer is almost here....

drop by the ExpoStage at 11:30 today for a treat!

Library Clinic Day TODAY at the Information Point! Don't forget to drop by the information point today to chat with one of Teaching and Learning Librarians!

June Bank holiday opening hours

Explore our AI guide - an essential tool for students

Available TODAY! Our new guide to using PrimoVE