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Dolores Mee (LAI Rainbow Library Network) & Elaine Chapman (TU Dublin) discuss the theme at #LAICILIP2026.

Submit your papers by Feb 16! 🔗 Submission guidelines: https://ow.ly/5Bxh50Y9bMq

Louis Coiffait-Gunn (CILIP) shares why the library community needs to unite at #LAICILIP2026.

Whether it’s a full paper or a lightning talk, we want to hear from you. Call for Papers is open until Feb 16!

🔗 Submission guidelines: www.conference.libraryassociation.ie/
📅 Deadline: February 16th

📢 The call for papers for #LAICILIP2026 is now open!

Submissions welcome from ALL types of libraries, knowledge and information centres (including students).

For more information visit https://ow.ly/VeCf50Y0FG2

A&SL logo over the following text: #ASL2026, Academic & Special Libraries Conference. Reimagining librarianship: purpose, practice and possibility. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 2. Save the date! Tuesday 24th March 2026.

Save The Date! We are excited to announce that the Academic & Special Libraries Section Conference will take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie in Dublin. The #ASL2026 conference theme is Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice and Possibility - call for papers coming soon...

The Call for Papers for the DBS Applied Research and Theory Journal Volume 3 is officially closed! We are very excited for the many submissions we received. All submissions from now will be considered for Volume 4 which will publish in early 2027. Thank you to all who submitted and to our readers.

Call for Peer Reviewers!

Are you interested in peer reviewing? We invite those interested to email us at journal@dbs.ie for more information.

You can also find more information about the journal on our website: journal.dbs.ie/index.php/dbs

Our call for papers is out now. The submission deadline for volume 3 is August 31st. Submit at: journal.dbs.ie/index.php/db...

Interested in publishing with the DBS Applied Research and Theory Journal? Watch below to learn about Amy Hayes' experience with publishing with us.

Read Amy Hayes' article here: journal.dbs.ie/index.php/db...

HECA Research Conference 2025 - Call for Abstracts - The Higher Education Colleges Association We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the fourth annual HECA Research Conference, taking place on 11 November 2025 at Dublin Business School. Conference ThemeThriving in the Digital Age: A...

We are excited to share that the journal editorial team (David Rinehart, Niamh McHenry, Amy Hayes and Trevor Haugh) submitted an abstract "Academic librarians’ perspectives on the implementation of generative AI tools in academic databases" to the HECA Conference 2025.

heca.ie/heca-researc...

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Always on the lookout for the latest info and #library news? In our July link-out you'll learn about language bias in scholarly publishing, essential skills for library staff, AI & technology in #libraries, the pioneering Irish project recovering lost historical records and more at www.libfocus.com

I've created a Starter pack for Irish Libraries & Libraries. It's by no means comprehensive so please let me who I should add to it.
And let's try to build a lovely little Irish Library community like we used to have on the other place.
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We're looking forward to Business Source the Ultimatest

Database announcement Business Source Ultimate

Studying Business?

As a DBS student, you have access to Business Source Ultimate, a new full-text database that contains anything and everything you need to know about a wide variety of business topics.

Find out how you can access it through our Database List: libguides.dbs.ie/az/databases

AIPEC initiative takes top honours at Education Awards 2025 Eighth annual education awards sees record attendance as healthcare education collaboration triumphs across two categories

The library team was selected as the winner for the Library category at the Educational Awards 2025! Thank you to all who have supported us and recognised the hard work and passion we put into everything we do.

DBS Applied Research and Theory Journal call for papers is out now!
Submission deadline is August 31st for volume 3. Submit at: journal.dbs.ie/index.php/db...

We've finally joined everyone at BlueSky 🥳
Looking forward to sharing all the exciting initiatives we have going on at DBS Library and engage with the community here.