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LAI CMG
about 16 hours ago
LAI CMG members, we are conducting a short survey to help us identify the current cataloguing training needs of our members. Please check your email and let us know the areas that you might like initial, or further training in.
#cataloguing
#training
@laibluesky.bsky.social
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Ruth O’Hara
Maynooth University Library
3 months ago
For those publishing under our Open Access deals, here is the latest quota update⚠️Open the Linktree in our bio to see our guide on OA Publishing and reach out to us if you have any queries 🔓
#MULibrary
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Ruth O’Hara
Maynooth University Library
3 months ago
⚠️OPEN ACCESS QUOTA UPDATE ⚠️ ScienceDirect tokens are projected to run out in mid-September. For more information contact:
[email protected]
#openaccess
#TAQUOTA
#MULibrary
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jeeyon shim 심지연
4 months ago
This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
add a skeleton here at some point
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Ruth O’Hara
Maynooth University Library
4 months ago
For those publishing under our Open Access deals, here is the latest quota update⚠️ Scan the QR code to see our guide on OA Publishing and reach out to us if you have any queries 🔓
#MULibrary
#OAPublishing
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Colleen Theisen
4 months ago
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...
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Dublin-based nonprofit lays off 80 central Ohio workers, cites AI and federal cuts
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A Dublin-based organization that manages the Dewey Decimal System and partners with libraries worldwide has laid off dozens of central Ohio employees, citing the rise of…
https://www-nbc4i-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/dublin/dublin-based-nonprofit-lays-off-80-central-ohio-workers-cites-ai-and-federal-cuts/amp
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Ruth O’Hara
LAI CMG
6 months ago
📣Save the date! Registration is now open for the LAI CMG Cataloguing Code of Ethics online workshop, delivered by Jane Daniels on 12th June. Registration is essential and free but limited. Further information and eventbrite link available here:
bit.ly/3ZRU80v
#code_of_ethics
#cataloguing
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Using the Cataloguing Code of Ethics 2021
Introduction to the Code of Ethics and how it can be used to review cataloguing policies and practices
http://bit.ly/3ZRU80v
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CONUL Conference
6 months ago
It's the big day -
#CONUL25
is here! If you can't make it, don't worry as we are livestreaming throughout the conference on our website. Follow the link to Livestream from our website:
conference.conul.ie/livestream/
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Livestream – CONUL Conference
CONUL Homepage | Contact Us | Privacy Statement
https://conference.conul.ie/livestream/
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Mylee Joseph
7 months ago
In an age where belonging can’t be assumed, our
#libraries
can quietly but powerfully remind every learner that they matter, that they’re welcome, and that knowledge is for them. The library is uniquely positioned to bravely, radically hold that space.
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How to put joy at the centre of the university library
The role of the university library is poised re-evaluation – not just as an academic hub but as a space where connection, belonging and access can come alive in everyday ways. Pro tip: cake and dogs h...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-put-joy-centre-university-library
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A beautiful morning in Celbridge for this years
#darknessintolight
7 months ago
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Alex Caccamo
7 months ago
Interested in historical pamphlets? Have a 👀 at this blog post on some of the fascinating collection at the Russell Library
#Maynooth
mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/e...
@maynoothuniversity.ie
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Joe O'Hara
7 months ago
Excited to attend The Brilliance of the Young Mind TEDx event by Clonturk CC students at DCU St Patrick’s Campus on Tue, May 13.Topics include the mind, iPads in learning, STEM imbalance & more. Event details & tickets: .https://sites.google.com/view/tedxclonturk-cc-youth/home?authuser=0
#edchatie
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Home
Theme: The Brilliance of the Young Mind
https://sites.google.com/view/tedxclonturk-cc-youth/home?authuser=0
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Ruth O’Hara
DCU Library
7 months ago
CONUL Regulatory Affairs (featuring our Associate Director, Special Collections & Archives, David Meehan) has just published a timely and comprehensive paper on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on HE, research and libraries.
bit.ly/4cY0dhm
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
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https://conul.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Regulatory-Affairs-AI-and-HE-research-2025.pdf
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Matt Anderson
8 months ago
Classification as Colonization: The Hidden Politics of Library Catalogs
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/25/g...
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Guest Post - Classification as Colonization: The Hidden Politics of Library Catalogs - The Scholarly Kitchen
The renaming of "Mount Denali" and "Gulf of Mexico" to the politically loaded “Mount McKinley" and "Gulf of America" reveal the naked truth of what cataloging has always been: a battlefield where mean...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/25/guest-post-classification-as-colonization-the-hidden-politics-of-library-catalogs/
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Ruth O’Hara
RTÉ News
8 months ago
A long-running and divisive stand-off at a heritage site in Co Kildare could be closer to resolution after the OPW announced its staff would return to work at Castletown House in Celbridge
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Resolution to Castletown House dispute in site
A long-running and divisive stand-off at a heritage site in Co Kildare could be closer to resolution after the Office of Public Works announced its staff would return to work at Castletown House in Ce...
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0402/1505515-castletown-house/
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A&SL
8 months ago
Claire Mason
@mulibrary.bsky.social
investigates how academic libraries are supporting student wellbeing in Ireland at
#ASL2025
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Ruth O’Hara
LAI CMG
9 months ago
One day to go to our AGM with keynote by Jane Daniels. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the NLI at 5.30. Walk-ins welcome.
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James Neal
9 months ago
"Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models"
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models
Global information services provider Clarivate, which owns data and analytics resource ProQuest, announced it will “phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print, and digital bo...
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/97170-library-database-providers-clash-over-subscription-models.html
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Ruth O’Hara
LAI CMG
10 months ago
For our first skeet the LAI CMG are delighted to announce details of our AGM in the NLI preceded by a keynote by Jane Daniels on the topic of the work of the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee. Tickets are free and available on eventbrite:
bit.ly/4aXLRMN
#ethics
#cataloguing
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Haven’t checked the other place in days! Have got my news, history and politics fix here with the added bonus of lots of Irish heads whose posts actually appear on my feed. Deadly 😊
about 1 year ago
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Shaun O’Boyle
about 1 year ago
"Some librarians also reported being afraid to walk to their cars after work, especially if it was dark." How it's going in Irish libraries that have LGBTQIA+ books or events.
www.thejournal.ie/impact-of-an...
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Harassed and called paedophiles: Librarians describe being targeted by anti-LGBT+ groups
Some librarians fear being physically attacked, according to new research.
https://www.thejournal.ie/impact-of-anti-lgbt-protests-on-librarians-in-ireland-6539068-Nov2024/
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Day one on BlueSky. Nice people, good atmosphere and Satan is one of my first followers 😂
about 2 years ago
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