University of Galway Library

The Library is marking Mental Health Week / Seachtain na Meabhairshláinte with a display of mental health & wellbeing books in the Library Foyer, all books are available for borrowing. More information at: hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/10/mental-health-week-book-display.html
#MentalHealthWeek

Workshop: Starting your Research Data Management Plan
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Library Training Room PC Suite
Suitability: Early career researchers.

Book via: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5

#datamanagement
#researchplan
#data
#research

The Academic Writing Centre new Opening Hours! Floor 2 the Library!

Uaireanta Oscailte Nua an Ionaid Scríbhneoireachta Acadúla! Urlár 2 sa Leabharlann!

#academicwriting
#scríbhneoireacht
#newterm
#téarmanua

CAS is excited to invite you to a series of training webinars for the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform. These free webinars ensure students, librarians, researchers, and faculty can best utilise the upgraded platform across multiple scientific disciplines.

Advanced:
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#chemistry

CAS is excited to invite you to a series of training webinars for the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform. These free webinars ensure students, librarians, researchers, and faculty can best utilise the upgraded platform across multiple scientific disciplines.

Beginner / Intermediate
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Please exercise safety above anything else! The University alerts page will update should the warning escalate beyond Orange:
www.universityofgalway.ie/alert/

As of now the Library is open as usual during the Orange alert period.

#stormamy
#orangeweatheralert
#stormseason

From Monday, you will need you ID card to access the turnstiles. Willow says!

#backatit
#termtimefun
#studentID

Introduction to Open Practices throughout the Research Lifecycle.

This workshop is suitable for researchers in all disciplines.

14th Oct, 14.00 - 16.00.
Location: RDC room 118, @universityofgalway.bsky.social Research & Innovation Centre.
Booking via : tinyurl.com/5n79dby5

#researchlifecycle

There are some amazing events happening this week in our Researcher workshop series:
Please ensure you have signed up on the link below:
tinyurl.com/5n79dby5

01 October ReproducibiliTea
02 October Organising and Documenting Research Data
03 October Ceardlann OCR don gCló Gaelach

#research

Online Training event tomorrow 24 Sept @1pm Introduction to Mintel Reports for Market Research. Book on this link: universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4402199

Find out how to use the printers in the library - starting Mon 29th Sept for the next 3 weeks. No need to register ... Just drop in! 11:00-11:30am Mon & Wed #printing #photocopying #library

Pop in and try before we buy!!! Sit Fest is happening in the Library Foyer this week!

#libraryandlearningcommons

Long Kesh - what was life in a 1970s internment camp like? | Newstalk The University of Galway has unveiled a new digital archive revealing what life was like in an in...

Our recent launch of digitised prison journals from Long Kesh in the 1970s - the Paddy McMenamin archive - was featured on the Sean Moncrieff Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social . Listen back here with archivist Dr. Barry Houlihan in conversation with Sean:
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Ceardlann Transkribus trí mheán na Gaeilge

Dáta: Dé hAoine, Deireadh Fómhair 3ú, 2025
AM: 11:00 - 13:00
Ionad: Seomra 104, Áras na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe
Áisitheoir: Dr. Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, Oksana Dereza.

Clarú anseo: lnkd.in/e_heRa6d
Fáilte roimh chách!

#ai
#gaeilge
#clógaelach

Please pop in to the Library Foyer and test out our gorgeous 😍 furniture which is in place for Sit Fest!
An opportunity to trial new chairs, desks, and chill out armchairs for the new Library and Learning Commons.
Please let us know your thoughts via the QR codes!!
Happy Sit Fest!! ✨️🎪

Edited by Barry Houlihan, Patrick Lonergan, and Máiréad Ní Chróinín, each play is accompanied by a short introduction and production images (many of them never published before) from Druid's archive at @uniofgalway.bsky.social / @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social.

Published by @methuendrama.bsky.social.

A copy of the book stacked on some other copies of the book. Behind are some show posters.

It's publication day of our new book!

Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays

Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.

Workshop: ReproducibiliTea Galway journal club

If you’re interested in open research / open science / open scholarship, all research levels welcome! Please join: tinyurl.com/5n79dby5

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

@ 13:00 - 14:00

#openresearch

The Open and Digital Research team's next workshop is:

Organising and Documenting Research Data (in-person, Library Training Room).
Thursday, October 2, 2025
14:00 - 15:00

Please sign up and view upcoming workshops here:
tinyurl.com/5n79dby5

#openresearch
#digitalresearch
#research
#data

Attention - Medical Students!
Temporary Closure of the Medical Library due to maintenance 2nd & 3rd of October! The main Library and Reading room will remain open.

#medicallibrary
#academiclibrary

Tugann an Ollscoil cuireadh dóibh siúd atá cláraithe mar mhic léinn iarchéime in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe don chéad bhliain acadúil eile (25-26) iarratas a dhéanamh ar phoist theagascóra páirtaimseartha don Ionad Scríbhneoireachta Acadúla sa Leabharlann.

library.universityofgalway.ie/studenthelper/

University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...

@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social

Register now for Library Online Training Event: Introduction to Passport for Market Research > Wed 17 Sept @13:00 universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4399758

Tá an post don teagascóir Páirtaimseartha Gaeilge fós oscailte! Féach ar an nasc thíos chun d'iarratas a sheoladh againn!!

library.universityofgalway.ie/studenthelper/

#teagascóir
#Gaeilge
#IonadScríbhneoireachtaAcadúla

Tá Bailiúchán Paddy McMenamin, cartlann dhigiteach d’irisí príosúin ó champa coinneála Long Kesh sna 1970idí, seolta ag @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social

Tuilleadh anseo: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...

#stairnaheireann
#TuaisceartÉireann

The @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social has unveiled the Paddy McMenamin Collection, a digital archive of prison journals from Long Kesh internment camp in the 1970s
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...

@historyatgalway.bsky.social

#irishhistory
#northernireland

#Ebscohost New User Interface: EBSCOhost UI redesign, which streamlines access to key databases across Business, Economics, Education, Health Sciences, Humanities, and more. Read more on the library HardiBlog: hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/08/coming-soon-new-ebscohost-interface.html

The Open and Digital Research team have a number of workshops planned ahead of Semester 1, starting with:

AI Literacy for Researchers
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Please make sure to sign up and review all workshops⬇️

tinyurl.com/5n79dby5

#openanddigital
#openresearch
#postgraduate
#workshops

The Archives & Special Collections Reading Room is closed during periods next week for private events.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

Please contact via email: specialcollections@universityofgalway.ie and they will respond upon opening.

@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social

#archives

Please note the Library building and all Library Services will be CLOSED from 08:30-14:30 on Tuesday 2 September for an all Library Staff Training event.

👉 library.universityofgalway.ie/about/hours/