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TCD Vacancy – Digital Collections Programmer

Dear LIR mailing list,Applications are invited for the post of Programmer/Analyst – Digital Collections at The Library of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. The person appointed will join the Digital Collections Team and will provide sup…

Call for Abstracts

With apologies for cross posting.Call for abstracts – Special issue of New Review of Academic Librarianship 2023Diversifying, decentering and decolonizing academic librariesThe New Review of Academic Librarianship is an international journal that publi…

Advice on the Disposal of Obsolete AV Formats

Dear Colleagues,We are in the process of deselecting some of our video cassettes at Maynooth University Library. Over the years we have replaced some VHS tapes with DVDs and other digital formats. We are seeking advice on how best to manage the disposa…

Webinar – Developing Research Data Support Services

Dear LIR mailing list,UCC Library and UCD Library invite you to join us for a webinar on Developing Research Data Support Services on Thursday, September 8, 2022, 10:00am – 12:00pm.A key aim of this webinar is to encourage and foster communication and …

Maynooth University Academic Writing Workshop

Colleagues,We are delighted to welcome people back in person to Maynooth University Library, for our annual academic writing workshop, on Wednesday, 8th June.The target audience is library staff who wish to write for academic publication – blog posts, …