A further short note about Passport

Not through Athens this time, or rather not just through Athens.  I shall quote our Passport contact

Passport is built on Windows platform and we do not support any form of Apple products. Users may be able to access Passport but intermittently, but a lot of the functionality will not work and we can’t guarantee a good service because we don’t support it.
We support Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Firefox, but it works best on Internet Explorer.
If you use Google chrome on a Mac, you should be able to access Passport, but we can’t guarantee all the functionality. As we don’t support any Apple products, we cannot do any testing to replicate [any issues that may arise during of Apple products to access Passport]

So there you are. If you use Passport, best to do it on a PC.

Passport access through Athens

There is an intermittent problem (the worst kind of problem) with access to Passport GMID through Athens.

The issue not unique to DBS and is beyond the control of Euromonitor  in that the problem does not originate with them; it is related to an upgrade in software from Eduserv/Athens.  They are working to find a solution. 

The following options are thought to be useful in overcoming access problems.

• If you close the browser and open the page again – you may have success in getting into Passport.
• Refreshing the browser may help.

Building opening times June Bank Holiday weekend

'Tis the season for bank holidays.  Another one is upcoming, so here's a public service announcement of library and building opening times:

Libraries

Aungier Street
Saturday 31st May:		09.30-17.00
Sunday 1st June:		11.00-17.00  (to faciliate study for ACCA exams)
Monday 2nd June:		Closed
Dame Street
Saturday 31st May		09.30-14.00
Sunday 1st June		Closed
Monday 2nd June		Closed
Buildings
Aungier Street
Saturday 31st May:		08.00-18.00
Sunday 1st June:		08.00-18.00
Monday 2nd June:		08.00-18.00
Dame Street
Saturday 31st May		09.30-14.30
Sunday 1st June		Closed
Monday 2nd June		Closed
Castle House
Saturday 31st May:		08.00-18.00
Sunday 1st June:		08.00-18.00
Monday 2nd June:		Closed
Balfe Street & Bow Lane
Saturday 31st May		Closed
Sunday 1st June		Closed
Monday 2nd June		Closed

SPSS classes for Business Postgrads

One of my colleagues has done up a nice poster in pdf format, but somehow Blogger doesn't want to embed that here, so... here's a jpg instead (Thanks, Amye!)

Clickable sign-up link

Summer Opening Hours

From Saturday 17th May we are switching to summer opening hours.  As most, but not all of you are finishing your exams and swanning off for the summer, we'll be cutting back opening hours across our two libraries.  However as a few of you will be here over the summer, we will, as in previous years, maintain some evening opening.  Ok, less talk, more times:

Aungier Street Library Summer Opening Hours

Monday	09:30	17:15
Tuesday	09:30	22:00
Wednesday	09:30	17:15
Thursday	09:30	22:00
Friday	09:30	17:00
Saturday	09:30	17:00

Dame Street Library Summer Opening Hours

Monday	09:30	22:00
Tuesday	09:30	17:15
Wednesday	09:30	22:00
Thursday	09:30	17:15
Friday	09:30	17:00
Saturday	09:30	14:00

Enjoy your summer!

May Bank Holiday Weekend - Building Opening Times

Another bank holiday looms large on the horizon, so it's time to inform you of building opening times:

Aungier Street

Saturday 3rd , Sunday 4th  & Monday 5th  - 8:00am to 7:00pm

  

Dame Street

Saturday 3rd 9:00am – 5:00pm,   Sunday 5^th  & Monday 6^th   - 11:00am to 5:00pm

  

Castle House

Saturday 3rd   & Sunday 4th  8:00am to 6:00pm (Closed B/H Monday)

Balfe Street & Bow Lane

Closed

Both libraries will be open as normal on Saturday, and both are open 11am to 5pm on Sunday.  Do note however that the Dame St Library is open 11am to 5pm Bank Holiday Monday but the Aungier St Library is closed on that day.

Here's hoping you have an enjoyable and/or productive weekend!

Help the Library and be in with a chance of winning a €100 One4All voucher

We know that DBS students have no problems voicing their opinions about Library services. So here's your chance to offer us your (constructive) feedback on services and be in with a chance to win a €100 One4All voucher in the process.

Survey now closed. Thanks to all who gave their feedback. 

Exam time!

We are now entering the Dreaded Exam Period (cue rising organ music).  The Dreaded Exam Period means three things:

1) Fines double for the duration of the exam period.  Instead of €0.60, fines on overdue material will be €1.20. This is not a cynical revenue generating exercise by the library, this is a genuine attempt to keep books in circulation and deter students from hogging texts that are in demand.  We have been contacted by a number of students who have reservations on overdue books that show no signs of coming back, yet. Everyone will understand how frustrating this is, so think of the doubled fine as an incentive to be a good library user. 

2) As detailed elsewhere, alternatively, as detailed below this post, we open Sundays and Bank Holidays for a limited period of time

3) In response to the increased number of queries: Most previous years' exam papers can be on Moodle at this link.  You will need to login to access it.  Actually, just checking on Moodle there and I see that the link is prominently displayed in the site news section.  Exam papers are split by category - undergraduate arts, undergraduate business, postgraduate arts, postgraduate business, law and ICM/DBS diplomas/Springboard courses.  I stress,the papers are you looking for are probably there, but not necessarily.

Good luck with your exams!    

Sunday Opening

As exam-time draws inexorably closer, we will be opening on a number of Sundays and Bank Holidays over the coming weeks.  The full schedule is:

Aungier St

Sunday 30th March
Sunday 6th April
Sunday 13th April
Good Friday 18th April
Sunday 27th April
Sunday 4th May
Sunday 11th May
(ACCA exams) Sunday 1st June
(ACCA exams) Sunday 8th June

Dame St.

Sunday 30th March
Sunday 6th April
Sunday 13th April
Good Friday 18th April
Easter Sunday 20th April
Easter Monday 21st April
Sunday 27th April
Sunday 4th May
May Bank Holiday, Monday 5th May
Sunday 11th May

Note that there are days where only Aungier St. is open (1st and 8th June) and days where only Dame St. is open (Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, May Bank Holiday Monday)

When a library is open, it is open from 11am to 5pm on the day. 

St. Patrick's Day Weekend Opening Hours.

The Library will be closed, as always on St. Patrick's Day. I wish I could say we were all taking part in the parade, but that wouldn't be true.

We will be open on the Saturday, as normal, but note the following building opening hours:

Saturday 15^th March  - Aungier Street & Castle House will be open – 8:00am to 6:00pm - Dame Street 9:00am to 5:00pm

Sunday 16^th March – Aungier Street & Castle House will be open – 8:00am to 6:00pm

Monday 17^th March – All buildings will be closed 

Happy St. Patrick's Day.