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For those publishing under our Open Access deals, here is the latest quota update⚠️Open the Linktree in our bio to see our guide on OA Publishing and reach out to us if you have any queries 🔓 #MULibrary

⚠️OPEN ACCESS QUOTA UPDATE ⚠️ ScienceDirect tokens are projected to run out in mid-September. For more information contact: library.openaccess@mu.ie
#openaccess #TAQUOTA #MULibrary

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For those publishing under our Open Access deals, here is the latest quota update⚠️ Scan the QR code to see our guide on OA Publishing and reach out to us if you have any queries 🔓 #MULibrary #OAPublishing

Dublin-based nonprofit lays off 80 central Ohio workers, cites AI and federal cuts DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A Dublin-based organization that manages the Dewey Decimal System and partners with libraries worldwide has laid off dozens of central Ohio employees, citing the rise of…

OCLC explains the lay offs, "Artificial Intelligence and other technology changes require different skills and provide opportunity for efficiencies..." 📚
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📣Save the date! Registration is now open for the LAI CMG Cataloguing Code of Ethics online workshop, delivered by Jane Daniels on 12th June. Registration is essential and free but limited. Further information and eventbrite link available here: bit.ly/3ZRU80v
#code_of_ethics #cataloguing

It's the big day - #CONUL25 is here! If you can't make it, don't worry as we are livestreaming throughout the conference on our website. Follow the link to Livestream from our website: conference.conul.ie/livestream/

How to put joy at the centre of the university library The role of the university library is poised re-evaluation – not just as an academic hub but as a space where connection, belonging and access can come alive in everyday ways. Pro tip: cake and dogs h...

In an age where belonging can’t be assumed, our #libraries can quietly but powerfully remind every learner that they matter, that they’re welcome, and that knowledge is for them. The library is uniquely positioned to bravely, radically hold that space.

A beautiful morning in Celbridge for this years #darknessintolight

Pamphlet on Napoleon Bonapart’s carriage

Pamphlet on the Irish Famine

Display of historical pamphlets

Interested in historical pamphlets? Have a 👀 at this blog post on some of the fascinating collection at the Russell Library #Maynooth mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/e...

@maynoothuniversity.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social

Home Theme: The Brilliance of the Young Mind

Excited to attend The Brilliance of the Young Mind TEDx event by Clonturk CC students at DCU St Patrick’s Campus on Tue, May 13.Topics include the mind, iPads in learning, STEM imbalance & more. Event details & tickets: .https://sites.google.com/view/tedxclonturk-cc-youth/home?authuser=0 #edchatie

CONUL Regulatory Affairs (featuring our Associate Director, Special Collections & Archives, David Meehan) has just published a timely and comprehensive paper on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on HE, research and libraries. bit.ly/4cY0dhm
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social

Guest Post - Classification as Colonization: The Hidden Politics of Library Catalogs - The Scholarly Kitchen The renaming of "Mount Denali" and "Gulf of Mexico" to the politically loaded “Mount McKinley" and "Gulf of America" reveal the naked truth of what cataloging has always been: a battlefield where mean...

Classification as Colonization: The Hidden Politics of Library Catalogs scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/25/g...

Resolution to Castletown House dispute in site A long-running and divisive stand-off at a heritage site in Co Kildare could be closer to resolution after the Office of Public Works announced its staff would return to work at Castletown House in Ce...

A long-running and divisive stand-off at a heritage site in Co Kildare could be closer to resolution after the OPW announced its staff would return to work at Castletown House in Celbridge

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Claire Mason @mulibrary.bsky.social investigates how academic libraries are supporting student wellbeing in Ireland at #ASL2025

One day to go to our AGM with keynote by Jane Daniels. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the NLI at 5.30.
Walk-ins welcome.

Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models Global information services provider Clarivate, which owns data and analytics resource ProQuest, announced it will “phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print, and digital bo...

"Library Database Providers Clash Over Subscription Models" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Image with the title and details of the LAI CMG AGM on a code of ethics for catalogers

For our first skeet the LAI CMG are delighted to announce details of our AGM in the NLI preceded by a keynote by Jane Daniels on the topic of the work of the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee. Tickets are free and available on eventbrite: bit.ly/4aXLRMN
#ethics #cataloguing

From Nelly Olsen to Jennifer Rush. We had a privileged childhood 😂

Haven’t checked the other place in days! Have got my news, history and politics fix here with the added bonus of lots of Irish heads whose posts actually appear on my feed. Deadly 😊

Harassed and called paedophiles: Librarians describe being targeted by anti-LGBT+ groups Some librarians fear being physically attacked, according to new research.

"Some librarians also reported being afraid to walk to their cars after work, especially if it was dark."
How it's going in Irish libraries that have LGBTQIA+ books or events.
www.thejournal.ie/impact-of-an...

Day one on BlueSky. Nice people, good atmosphere and Satan is one of my first followers 😂