New database trial - Library & Information Science Source (LISS)

A belatedly happy new year to all our readers.  New years brings new database trials, and here's one for our library students.  Library & Information Science Source (LISS) combines our existing Library &Information Science & Technology Full Text with H.W. Wilson's Library Literature & Information Science Full Text.  The merged resource contains full-text from over 430 journals, with coverage going back to 1905 for some journals.

LISS is available on-campus only until 15th March from this link

Christmas Break

  The library will close at 5pm on Friday 20th December and re-open on Thursday 2nd Jan.

All college buildings will close the evening of Monday the 23rd Dec.
Do note that the Aungier Street building will be open  9:00am–5:00pm on Fri 27th - Mon 30th & Tues 31st Dec.  for students who wish study space.  The library stays closed on these days however


The library catalogue never closes and can be accessed here

All buildings will open as normal on Jan 2nd.

Happy holidays to all our readers!

Finally, au revoir et bonne chance to Staff Blog/DBS LIbrary who's leaving us for pastures new.  The library will not be the same without her.  

   

2 Trials available to all DBS Library users - SOL, the Sustainable Organization Library & Library PressDisplay

SOL Trial
Today and for the coming 60 days you have access to a wealth of information (there are about 8,000 papers drawn from around 600 books and journals) on:

• sustainability,
• social responsibility,
• waste reduction,
• responsible leadership,
• environmental stewardship and more!

by simply using our trial to GSE's SOL - Sustainable Organization Library database.
Access is via GSE's website www.gseresearch.com, and then click on the ‘SOL’ button; or directly at:
http://gse.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/collection/gse_susorg2013
Note however that access is available on-campus only.

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PREESSDISPLAY Trial
PressDisplay.com from NewspaperDirect is an online newspaper kiosk, where you can browse and read hundreds of full content newspapers and magazines from around the globe.
It gives you a global perspective on the world's events, by delivering the widest selection of full content newspapers to readers anywhere, anytime.

•  On-campus access is at: http://library.pressdisplay.com with the following login details:

• Username: dbs@library.pressdisplay.com
• Password: welcome

• Off-campus access is at: https://secure.newspaperdirect.com/admin with the following login details:
• Username: dbs@library.pressdisplay.com
• Password: pd2013

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Any question, just email us at library@dbs.ie

Library Ireland Week - Last day... or just the beginning?

So here we are, this is the last day of Library Ireland Week 2013, but there's one thing that never finishes: the fact that the resources available from libraries and the services they offer will constantly improve to serve the community they are part of!

So if there is one thing you should take away from the week, it is that

libraries are yours!

So make the most of them! - be it DBS Library, your local library, your office resource centre, etc.

Wishing you a happy Library experience and use!
 Yours DBS Library (and The Cookie Monster)

Library Ireland Week - Day 3!

Think outside the book!

Today we'd like to highlight some of the amazing collections available from National Libraries, Musea, Institutes from Ireland and abroad:

• From Ireland:
• The National Library of Ireland's digital Photographs: http://www.nli.ie/digital-photographs.aspx
• Dublin City Public Library digital collection: http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image-galleries/digital-collections
• Trinity Library digital collection: http://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/home/ 
• From abroad:
• The National Library of France online collection, Gallica: http://gallica.bnf.fr/?lang=EN
• New York Library digital collections: http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
• MOMA multimedia: http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/
• Google Cultural Institute: http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home

And any suggestion, just add a comment!

Library Ireland Week - Day 2!

So this is it, Library Ireland Week 2013 has started and will run until Friday this week, and we're asking you to 'think outside the book' by taking our library quiz (just click here or grab a print copy in the library), come to visit us in our pop-up Library in AS reception on Wed., Thurs. and Fri.,12noon to 2pm, or simply pop in to the library and check what we have on offer for you!

Also, some of the events happening all over Ireland are listed here.

More to come over the coming days, so stay tuned!

DBS Library celebrates Library Ireland Week 2013!

Next week, from Monday Nov. 11th until Friday Nov. 15th, we will be celebrating Library Ireland Week 2013 with a library quiz & prizes, film screenings, databases demos, etc.

This year's LIW's theme is 'Think outside the book', so we plan on showing you all we have on offer on top of all these books on the shelves!

So keep an eye on this blog for more details on what is happening daily and watch out for our pop-up library in AS reception, everyday from 12noon until 2pm!

Halloween bank holiday - Library closure

Please note that on Monday October 28th October (Monday bank holiday) Aungier St. and Dame St. libraries will be closed.

DBS buildings will be open as follow:

• Castle House: Open Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th and Monday 28th 8:00 to 18:00
• Aungier Street: Open Saturday 26th 8:00 to 18:00 - Closed Sunday 27th and Monday 28th
• Dame Street: Open Saturday 26th 9:00 to 17:00 - Closed Sunday 27th and Monday 28th
• Balfe Street: Closed
• Bow Lane: Closed

Happy Halloween!!

Emails from 'thelibrary@gmail.com' ... NOT a spam!

We've noticed that our (gentle) emails - to help you remember about the due date of your library items, or to let you know about overdue items on your account - are directed mainly to spam folders.
To prevent this, just check your spams, see if an email comes from thelibrary@gmail.com and if it does, then right click on the email in question to authorise it, so that in the future... you can receive our notes to you, straight away!
Any question, just come to the desk or email us at library@dbs.ie

Trial our new database: EBSCO Leadership and Management Centre and tell us what you think!

Use our EBSCO Leadership and Management Centre database available at*:
goo.gl/xg8HPS

This database is available for trial only to all DBS students and staff, on and off campus until the end of 2013!

* For off-campus access, please use your login details
Students: student no. / date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Staff: staff no. / staff no. + 000

If you’d like the Library to subscribe to it permanently, give us your feedback here:
goo.gl/HC8yIA