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Based in five locations at University College Dublin, we provide access to a large range of print and electronic resources, and services to support your studies.
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Attend our joint seminar tomorrow @ucdresearch.bsky.social

Engagement for Research Impact
12th Nov
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library

This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.

Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
White and grey graphic with abstract design for UCD Library and UCD Research November 12 joint seminar on engagement for research impact.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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For the month of November our Library Spotlight shines on books that have banned over the years, from James Joyce's 'Ulysses' to Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis'.

See the book display in the JJL, the related UCD Special Collections items display, and our online guide: libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight/ba...
Dark graphic with flames and book covers for UCD Library's 'Banned Books' display.
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Today is #WDPD25 asking "Why Preserve?" UCD Digital Preservation Librarian Niamh Murphy is (virtually) at this yr's @ipres2025.bsky.social in Wellington, NZ. The weaving of Māori tradition into the conference is a reminder that #digitalpreservation is all about people.

#WorldDigitalPreservationDay
iPRES Conference banner with World Digital Preservation Day 2025 circle logos in blue-green and yellow.
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Join Dr Dorota Kolbuk on 14 Nov as she shows how #CitizenScience can support marine & coastal research efforts.
Topics incl. how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.

Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
A coastal scene showing beachcombers looking down on tidal pools with boats and a town in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Gale Publishing will hold a Roadshow in the James Joyce Library foyer TOMORROW, 5 Nov from 10am.

Use this unique opportunity to talk to Gale representatives about your studies & research and discover some of the most comprehensive databases & resources in academia, provided by UCD Library.
Gale Roadshow graphic in blue and red with Gale Publishing logo and magazine and journals
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Attend our joint seminar with @ucdresearch.bsky.social:

Engagement for Research Impact
12th November
2.30pm
Link 3, James Joyce Library

This session will help you understand the complex area of research impact, incl. how to measure your impact within academia & more.

Register👉 bit.ly/engage1211
White and grey graphic with abstract design for UCD Library and UCD Research November 12 joint seminar on engagement for research impact.
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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As it looks forward to celebrating its millennium in 2028, read a new blog post by Patricia Bedlow on researching Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in resources held in UCD Special Collections.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/10/30/t...

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Sepia-toned lithographs and artwork depicting Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Interim Head of Special Collections, Lorraine McLoughlin presented a selection of items from our collections relating to Irish-Belgian connections, incl. 'La Maison Plantin á Anvers' (1886) & 'Dubliniensis De rebvs in Hibernia gestis...' by Richard Stanyhurst (1547-1618). Thank you for visiting! 2/2
University Librarian Dr Sandra Collins, David Van Lierde, Second Secretary & Consul of the Belgian Embassy in Ireland, Belgian delegate, and Interim Head of UCD Special Collections Lorraine McLoughlin with books in UCD Special Collections Reading Room.
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Last week we were delighted to welcome David Van Lierde, Second Secretary & Consul of the Belgian Embassy in Ireland, for a tour of the James Joyce Library, where University Librarian Dr Sandra Collins shared plans for our new Cultural Heritage Centre. 1/2
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University Librarian Dr Sandra Collins, David Van Lierde, Second Secretary & Consul of the Belgian Embassy in Ireland, and Interim Head of UCD Special Collections Lorraine McLoughlin.
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Gale Publishing will hold a Roadshow in the James Joyce Library foyer next Wed, 5 November from 10am.

Use this unique opportunity to talk to Gale representatives about your studies & research and discover some of the most comprehensive databases & resources in academia, provided by UCD Library.
Gale Roadshow graphic in blue and red with Gale Publishing logo and magazine and journals
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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We have teamed up with @ucdresearch.bsky.social and the PPI Ignite Network@UCD to host a new exhibition on Level 3, James Joyce Library.
This showcase details 6 real examples of how UCD researchers are actively engaging with the public & patients in different types of health & social care research.
left to right: Thilo Kroll, Anna Wedderburn, Kate Frazer, Liam Cleere, Aoife Harbison, Emma Dorris, Jaroslav Gottfried, Gráinne Flynn, Sandra Collins
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Join postdoc Dorota Kolbuk on 14 Nov as she shows how #CitizenScience can support marine & coastal research efforts.
Topics: how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.
Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
A coastal scene showing beachcombers looking down on tidal pools with boats and a town in the background.
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Come view a new #PPIFest25 exhibit just installed on Level 3 of the UCD James Joyce Library!
The work of UCD researchers @ppi-ignite-net.bsky.social in the community is on display, incl. innovative projects 'Cut from the Same Cloth', 'The Living Library' & engaging people living with endometriosis.
A series of exhibition panels on display on a wall in UCD's James Joyce Library.
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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UCD Library opening hours until November 9th! Opening hours will be changing once more as we get closer to exams 🍂 See the full schedule here and on our website: buff.ly/aDFFtr6

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October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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All UCD libraries are open this weekend as normal, but all libraries will be closed on the upcoming October Bank Holiday Monday, 27 October.

Enjoy your long weekend!

See our opening hours schedule at www.ucd.ie/library/use/...

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Dark photo of the James Joyce Library building at dusk, with swarms of bats flying around in the sky.
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Wonderful to host the launch of "Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from Creative Futures Academy at University College Dublin", with essays reflecting on how creative pedagogies foster critical thinking in teaching & learning.
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Attendees at an event in the James Joyce Library, UCD. Book cover shown, titled Creative Pedagogies in Practice.
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Gale Publishing will hold a Roadshow in the James Joyce Library foyer on Wednesday, 5 November from 10am.

Use this unique opportunity to talk to Gale representatives about your studies & research and discover some of the most comprehensive databases & resources in academia, provided by UCD Library.
Gale Roadshow graphic in blue and red with Gale Publishing logo and magazine and journals
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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This week's UCD #CulturalHeritage blog post @kate-manning.bsky.social delves into the @ucdarchives.bsky.social papers of Eoin MacNeill & Liam S. Gógan and illustrates how a researcher can trace an issue across more than one collection.

Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/10/21/o...
The back of an old postcard held in UCD Archives superimposed over a handwritten letter worn with age.
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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It's #OpenAccessWeek! Attend this UCD Library workshop on Wed (22 Oct):

Open Data - with Research Data Management Librarian Jade Smith
🔓What is Open Data?
🔓Why have Open Data?
🔓FAIR Data

Audience: PhD students & early career researchers

Register on our Training Page
hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME...
Light blue graphic with UCD James Joyce Library facade and blue and yellow geometric shapes. International Open Access Week (free workshops) at UCD Library.
October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Excellent talk this AM by #DigitalPreservation Librarian Niamh Murphy & Archives & Records Mgmt student intern Megan Asple on the complexities of appraising born-digital files associated with the #IrishPoetry Reading Archive. #NTTW9

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Two female presenters at a podium delivering a talk. Screenshot of slide with text 'Revisiting the Recordings' Poet Paula Meehan sitting at a desk, looking at a camera with an open book in her hands.
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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International #OpenAccess Week is next week (20-26 October). Attend one of our 2 workshops related to #OA:

Mon 20th: Your Open Access Publishing options

Wed 22nd: #OpenData -what is it & why have it?

Both workshops are at 11am in Link 3, James Joyce Library.

Register: hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME...
International Open Access Week workshops at UCD Library - blue with profile of the UCD James Joyce Library building.
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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It's Black History Month! We have been celebrating with a display in the James Joyce Library of selected book titles from our collections & accompanying guide libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight.
Our Instagram has featured poetry readings by @landawo.bsky.social, Nithy Kasa & with more to come. #BHM25
Black History Month graphic in red green yellow and black, showing book covers and a web address libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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UCD Digital Preservation Librarian Niamh Murphy at #NTTW9 this am @nlireland.bsky.social on the challenges & opportunities undertaking a technical audit of UCD Library digital collections to ensure longevity. Also helping build shared responsibility across units!

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Foundations for the Future presentation slide by Niamh Murphy, UCD Library Librarian Niamh Murphy at No Time to Wait conference Crowd of attendees seated at No Time to Wait Conference. Screenshot of laptop image with blog post and web address
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Join Dr. Dorota Kolbuk as she shows how #CitizenScience can support marine & coastal research efforts.

Topics incl. how to get involved in coastal citizen science & the benefits these activities bring to environmental monitoring & community engagement.

Register at forms.gle/CpNWS3SEFtzi...
A coastal scene showing beachcombers looking down on tidal pools with boats and a town in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Help shape the future of @ucddigitallibrary.bsky.social by taking our 10-min survey.

We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏

forms.gle/LgomRFrXrzvL...
Brown maroon survey graphic with a series of drawings and illustrations taken from the UCD Digital Library.
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM