Information Skills for the Future

Primarily of interest to newly qualified librarians and library students, this however may interest some other folk.

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!

Library Ireland Week (March 2-6) - DBS Library events

To celebrate Library Ireland Week (March 2nd-8th) DBS Library will be holding a series of events to introduce students and staff to library services and resources. Most of the scheduled talks focus on a particular subject area but are open to anyone who wants to come along and learn more.

Posters and flyers should appear around the college closer to the date but here are the details of events so far...

We hope to see you there!

• Monday March 2nd - Time: 2-3, Room: AS 3.6 - 'Library resources for English Literature & Literary Criticism' - Justin Smyth (AS Library staff)
  

• Tuesday March 3rd - Time:2-3, Room AS 3.5 -'Getting the most from library resources for Media, Communications & Film studies' - Laura Rooney Ferris (Library Systems, AS Library)

• Wednesday March 4th -

1. Time 1.15 Room: DS 3.1 - 'Resources for Postgraduate students' - Emilie Jost (Postgraduate Librarian)

2. Time: 4-5 Room: AS 3.4 -'Using the internet for academic research' -Laura Rooney Ferris

• Thursday March 5th -

1. Time: 2-3 Room: Law room, Portobello Library - 'Resources for Law students' - Jane Buggle (Librarian, Portobello)
2. Time: 4-5 Room: AS 1.2 - 'Locating business, company and marketing information' - Marie O' Neill (Librarian, DBS)
   

• FridayMarch 6th -

1. Time: 11-12 Room: AS 1.4 - 'Managing your library account'- Colin O' Keeffe (Reader services, AS Library)
2. Time:2-3 Room: AS 3.3 - 'What can your library do for you' open feedback and suggestion session with staff & students - Laura Rooney Ferris/Marie O' Neill