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LAI/CILIP Joint Annual Conference – call for papers
**Apologies for cross posting**Dear ColleaguesThe call for papers for the 2019 LAI/CILIP Joint Annual Conference is open. This is a great opportunity for library staff from all sectors to share their experiences of working on initiatives and projects. …
CONUL Innovation Day 2019: Transforming the Library at the University of Limerick – 11am-3pm, Tuesday 15th January 2019
Dear ColleaguesThe CONUL Training & Development Committee are delighted to announce Innovation Day 2019: Transforming the Library at the University of Limerick, 11am-3pm, Tuesday 15th January 2019, University of Limerick. This is an opportunity to visi…
Vacancy – Teaching Fellow (temporary)
*Please circulate to relevant networks*Teaching Fellow, UCD School of Information and Communication Studies (Temporary)The UCD School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin seeks to appoint a Temporary Teaching Fellow.The…
LIR Seminar Videos now Online
Dear All,The video recordings from our 2018 LIR Seminar are online. You can see them here: https://lirgroup.heanet.ie/index.php/2018/07/26/lir-seminar-deciphering-data-informing-decision-making-transforming-user-experience-december-5/I have one favour …
Vacancy: Teaching & Learning Librarian
—Job Vacancy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI): Teaching & Learning Support LibrarianDepartment: RCSI LibraryLocation: RCSI Library, RCSI, 26 York Street, Dublin 2Reporting to: Associate Librarian (Education, Research & Clini…
First World War Project – University of Limerick, Glucksman Library
Dear Colleagues,After four and a half years the Special Collections & Archives Dept. at the Glucksman Library completed the First World War project – It’s a Long Way to Tipperary. If you are curious to know what happened to the Armstrong family and…
INT@CT Project – Monitoring APCs
Dear All,Maynooth Librarian Cathal McCauley mentioned the ESAC Initiative’s ‘Principles, guidelines & best practices for transformative agreements’*, during his talk at the recent LIR Seminar. This is part of a larger project called the INT@CT project*…
CPD in the School of Information & Communication Studies
Dear all,*Apologies for cross-posting*The School of ICS is pleased to announce that our advanced module IS40480 Information Professional as Teacher, taught by Claire McGuinness, will once again be offered to practitioners as an LAI-accredited CPD cours…
University of Limerick – Glucksman Library – Special Collections and Archives 2018 Advent Calendar
Dear allOver the weekend, Special Collections and Archives at UL launched a 2018 advent calendar, hosted this year on our new blog. You can find the advent calendar at http://specialcollections.ul.ie/advent2018/ – check back every day in December to re…
Call for Papers Due May 14th 2018 Western Balkan Information Literacy Conference, June 21st-22nd 2018, Bihać , Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Apologies for Cross Posting. Please see Call for Papers for WBILC 2018, Bihać, Bosnia & Herzegovina, June 21st-22nd 2018. Call for papers due May 14th 2018.WESTERN BALKAN INFORMATION LITERACY CONFERENCE.JUNE 21st-22nd 2018, Juni na Uni 2018 , Hotel…
UXLibs 4
***With Apologies for Cross Posting***On behalf of Andy Priestner – a very useful and interactive conference, relevant for anyone interested in how we deliver services and support our users.Bookings are now open for the fourth international User Experi…
Client Notification: IEDR .ie Claim Liberalisation
Dear LIR mailing list members ,I’m writing to you in relation to the IEDR’s plan to liberalise the .iedomain from March 21st this year.As you are aware, at present, in order to register a .ie domain you mustshow both a connection to Ireland and a claim…
CONUL Conference 2018 – LIS Student and LIS Recent Graduate Bursaries
*Apologies for cross posting*Dear Colleagues,CONUL is delighted to announce details of the CONUL Conference 2018Bursaries. This year two bursaries are available, one for each category ofapplicant:1. LIS students currently studying a LAI accredited cour…
WORKSHOP – Trust Certification for Digital Repositories: the CoreTrustSeal
Dear Colleagues,*WORKSHOP – Trust Certification for Digital Repositories: the CoreTrustSeal*The CONUL Research Group is sponsoring a workshop on the certification ofdigital repositories, focusing on the *CoreTrustSeal* framework. Theworkshop will be pr…
New LAI-accredited module at UCD School of Information & Communication Studies
For any information professionals who are considering CPD options for the coming year, we are pleased to announce that our advanced module IS40480 Information Professional as Teacher, taught by Claire McGuinness, has recently been approved by the LAI a…
2018 CONUL Conference: Reminder Abstract Submission Deadline Sunday 14 January 2018
*Apologies for cross posting*2018 CONUL Conference: Reminder Abstract Submission Deadline Sunday 14 January 2018Abstract submissions are welcome for consideration for the 2018 annual conference of CONUL, the Consortium of National and University Librar…
Re: NIH/Pubmed: LinkOut Local or the Outside Tool
Hi David, pubmed is heavily used here, so I am very interested in this. I was just getting our link resolver updasted in endnote basic, so I will have a look at your suggestion. thanksÁine MeehanSystems LibrarianYeats Library, Institute of Technology S…
NIH/Pubmed: LinkOut Local or the Outside Tool
Hello Everyone,Happy New Year. I have come across the LinkOut Local and the Outside Tool on PubMed. These tools allow you to put an openURL link to your institution’s link resolver from the record in PubMed. Handy.Does anyone here use this service?Than…
Client Advisory: "Meltdown" vulnerability mitigation
Dear LIR mailing list subscribers,You may be aware of the "Meltdown" and "Spectre" vulnerabilities thatwere disclosed in the media during the past 24 hours. These arevulnerabilities in CPUs (notably, but not only, Intel CPUs made si…
Job Vacancy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI): Content & Metadata Management Librarian (Assistant Librarian Grade)
Job Vacancy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI): Content & Metadata Management Librarian (Assistant Librarian Grade)Location: RCSI Library, No.26 York Street, Dublin 2Reporting to: Associate Librarian, Library Services DeliveryContra…