Stop what you're doing right now and read this brilliant article by Martin O'Connor from our libfocus team! He shows how important academic writing is for library staff - we hope it inspires you to send us an article for the @libfocus.bsky.social blog. Read our latest posts at www.libfocus.com

In our latest guest post Ashley Burke looks at the creative ways @mulibrary.bsky.social has worked around the limitations of the Dewey Decimal system, helping students both locate information and understand the systems behind it. Read all about it at www.libfocus.com

It's Library Ireland Week! Let us know how libraries light the way for you and the best entry will win an iPad! We want to hear from you! And remember to use the hashtag so we can find your submission! Visit https://libraryirelandweek.ie/ for further details! #LIW25

Our latest guest post is from Irene O’Dowd, Ann Byrne @the-librariann.bsky.social and Emberly Davey from the Digital Learning Department in Hibernia College. Learn about the team's Digital Literacy OER which has been re-launched with additional content. www.libfocus.com

Looking for the latest library and information news? Never fear, the libfocus link-out is here! Read about the incredible Internet Archive milestone, the latest AI and Open Access updates, librarians as keepers of truth and libraries of the future. This and much more at www.libfocus.com

Our Latest guest post by Siobhan Bowman, Paul Breen, Stephanie Chen, Breeda Herlihy, Ronan Madden & Ben Williamson of UCC Library is now available. They write about learning together to strengthen evidence synthesis skills and support research across campus. www.libfocus.com/2025/11/libr...

Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!

With @kfitz.info as keynote!

Congratulations to Emily Daly from DCU Library! Emily's blog post, 'From Dublin to Seoul and Back Again: A Transformative Vision for University Libraries,’ was highly commended in the 2025 CONUL Training and Development Library Assistant Blog Awards. Read it now over at www.libfocus.com

Congratulations to @hollymeadekennedy.bsky.social of @mulibrary.bsky.social whose blog post 'Finding Peace Among the Periodicals: Reflections on working in an Academic Library’ was highly commended in the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards www.libfocus.com/2025/10/find...

Get your roundup of library and information news from this month's link-out! Discover the online rival for Amazon, the Live Aid archives, the good and bad of AI, forgotten children's classics, librarians fighting censorship and much more over at www.libfocus.com

Congratulations to Lorcan Cahill @dculibrary.bsky.social whose blog post 'Mentorship: Creating a fertile ground for character growth and academic advancement at DCU Library’ was highly commended in the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards www.libfocus.com/2025/10/ment...

Read our latest post from @jennylibrarian.bsky.social about the @lirheanet.bsky.social annual seminar. Learn about the insights shared by keynote speaker Dr. Daniela Bultoc around communities of practice in higher education at www.libfocus.com/2025/10/lir-...

Congratulations to Sharon Corrigan from @dculibrary.bsky.social whose blog post 'A Turn Up From the Books. Unanticipated discoveries from Early Printed Book Cataloguing’ was highly commended in the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards. Read it now at www.libfocus.com

Congratulations to Arran Bradstock from Maynooth University Library! Arran's blog post 'A Story for the Ages: A Tale of Engagement and Impact' was highly commended in the CONUL Training and Development Library Assistant Blog awards. Read it now over at www.libfocus.com

Congratulations to Hayley Brabazon from @dculibrary.bsky.social whose blog post 'What a TikTok ‘Thirst Trap’ Taught Me About Library Outreach in the Age of Disinformation' was highly commended in the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards. Read it now over at www.libfocus.com

Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy

Well done to Rebecca Cairns from @ria.ie whose article 'Drawing from nature: The botanical drawings of Eileen Barnes' has won 3rd prize in the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards. Read it now over at www.libfocus.com

Well done to Alana Mahon O'Neill from @dculibrary.bsky.social whose article 'How I learned to stop worrying and love Leganto' has won 2nd prize in the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards. Read it now over at www.libfocus.com

Congratulations to Claire Dunne @ucdlibrary.bsky.social winner of the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog Award! Read her blog post 'Shells, Shorthand, and Skipping Classes: Documenting Prize Bookplates in the John Manning Collection of Children's Books' now at www.libfocus.com

Job alert!✨ We are looking for a multimedia designer - a role creating visual content for digital & physical displays, utilising skills in graphic design, video production & editing to enhance UCD Library comms & engagement initiatives. Apply by 12 noon 7 Oct at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... #jobsIE

Unlike the current Irish weather our link-out is always reliable, bringing you the latest library & info news each month! Get up to date on the wicked scholarly publishing system, the endurance of libraries & the war on knowledge, AI & Open Access, the Google Graveyard and more at www.libfocus.com

New on Libfocus: @helenfallon.bsky.social writes about her current project supporting prison libraries in Malawi. A powerful reminder of how libraries transform lives. www.libfocus.com/2025/09/pris...

Our August link-out is here and it's jam-packed with the latest #library and information-linked news! Get the latest updates about AI, publishers in crisis and librarians working with journalists. Look back on Live Aid and discover how #libraries inspired Martin Luther King www.libfocus.com

Visit the Sadako and Paper Cranes exhibition in Cregan Library, which marks 80 years since the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. Produced by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, exhibited in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Ireland & SALIS tinyurl.com/4bh7xsv6 @dublincityuni.bsky.social

E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding 📚 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Documentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black #Librarians in America (via @wttw.bsky.social) news.wttw.com/2025/07/23/d... #libraries #publiclibraries

OCLC explains the lay offs, "Artificial Intelligence and other technology changes require different skills and provide opportunity for efficiencies..." 📚 www-nbc4i-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbc4...

UCC Library is currently hiring for Two roles: Learning Support Librarian Deadline: 5 August, 12pm Head of Special Collections & Archives Deadline: 19 August, 12pm More info and applications: www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

UCC Library is recruiting a Head of Special Collections & Archives. Lead the development, digitisation, and promotion of our rare books, manuscripts & archives. Apply by 12pm, 19 Aug: www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

Calling all library assistants in CONUL Libraries - have you submitted to the @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards yet? Only 3 days to go to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes including the top prize of €200 AND be published in @libfocus.bsky.social conul.ie/library-assi...

Today's guest post is by Anne Charlotte Danhiez from the Robert de Sorbon Library in France. Learn about her thought-provoking and inspiring visits to CONUL Libraries as part of the @conultraindev.bsky.social Erasmus Library Staff Mobility Week in Dublin #ErasmusDub25 www.libfocus.com

Always on the lookout for the latest info and #library news? In our July link-out you'll learn about language bias in scholarly publishing, essential skills for library staff, AI & technology in #libraries, the pioneering Irish project recovering lost historical records and more at www.libfocus.com

📢 UCC Library is hiring a Learning Support Librarian Lead on study skills, digital tools & academic support and supporting student success. 📍 Permanent, full-time 🗓️ Apply by 05 Aug 2025 12pm 👉 www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc... #LibraryJobs #UCC #AcademicLibrarian #Hiring

Who remembers the first search engine? (HT: @irishnostalgia account across on Instagram)

We officially left Twitter this week after 16 years on the platform. For those of you who followed us there during the good times (or for anyone who likes a good meme), we've compiled a video of our favourite Twitter moments. We're looking forward to finding friends old and new on Bluesky.

In her @conulconference.bsky.social review, @hollymeadekennedy.bsky.social from @mulibrary.bsky.social shares how empowering it was for her to hear from so many female library leaders at #CONUL25. Read more about a conference experience that was 'rare and radical' at www.libfocus.com

Our latest guest post reflects on key themes from the @conulconference.bsky.social 2025 — Shaping Tomorrow’s Libraries — including AI, sustainability, & inclusive leadership. Thanks to David O’Connell @ullibrary.bsky.social for the thoughtful write-up. www.libfocus.com/2025/06/blog...

Michelle McMeekin's @conulconference.bsky.social review gives an excellent snapshot of #CONUL25 in Tullamore. It is the first of three conference reports from this year's bursary winners. Read all about the conference talks, trends and tastes at libfocus.com

Our latest guest post is from Isabell Seeger, soon-to-be MLIS graduate from @ucdischool.bsky.social. She outlines her motivation for a career change from tech into librarianship and the surprising parallels and transferable skills from one to the other over at www.libfocus.com

Our latest link-out covers #library controversies and #libraries championing climate action, endangered crafts and book-inspired songs, must-read LGBTQ+ authors to celebrate #pridemonth, the latest in AI and open science and more at www.libfocus.com

Two great opportunities to join the amazing team here at UL Library. 1. Executive Administrator - Library and Information Services 2. Librarian - Student Engagement & Success. Full details available www.ul.ie/vacancies #LISjobsIE

Our latest guest post is from Paraic Elliott @dculibrary.bsky.social who shares his thoughts about censorship and what the current issues around censorship are for libraries www.libfocus.com

We hope all our library colleagues heading to Tullamore today have a great time at the @CONULconf. We'll be keeping up to date with proceedings on #CONUL25!

Our May link-out is finally here! Read about libraries as political battlegrounds and as champions of good, get the latest on open access and ChatGPT and find out what the pope thinks about AI. This and more at www.libfocus.com

Our latest guest post is by Kevin Tuohy who writes about his archival and cataloguing project for the Cape Clear Heritage Centre in West Cork. The materials in the collection offer a rich insight into 20th century cultural, linguistic, and political life in Ireland. This and more at www.libfocus.com

We are looking for a new Head of Content Services here at @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Deadline 27 May: andersonquigley.com/ucc-library/ #libraryjobs

Library Assistant roles in @ucdlibrary.bsky.social Perm & Fixed Term plus panel. Closing date is soon so get the application in if you're interested! 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 14/05/2025 More info: universityvacancies.com/university-c... #LISjobsIE

Hi Bluesky 🪺 Here's a blogpost I recently had published in @libfocus.bsky.social on why if teaching is your thing, you might enjoy a career in libraries too! It has all of the fun, nerdy stuff without the exam corrections! #MULibrary #IrishLibraries www.libfocus.com/2025/02/chan...

Can you believe it's only 1 month to go until #CONUL25? To get you ready for the big event, here are some photos from previous conferences. And don't forget, standard registration fees end this week! conference.conul.ie/registration...