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citing sources: a modern guide!

We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’.

Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.

➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

An image of the O'Reilly library entrance. Text above reads: We are Clsoed August Bank Holiday Monday 4th August

FYI: All 3 libraries will be closed on Monday, August 4th for the bank holiday.

We're back open again Tuesday morning, full opening hours for August available now on our website bit.ly/3BfLigU

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Summer opening hours - Cregan/Oreilly library. July 28th - August 1st. Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm. Closed Saturday & Sunday.

Summer opening hours - Woodlock Hall library. July 28th - August 1st. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 1.30pm. Closed Saturday & Sunday.

Good luck to everyone starting their resit exams this week!
If you need somewhere comfortable and quiet to study, our opening hours for this week are detailed below! 🌟📚

@dublincityuni.bsky.social

"All you library people ever talk about is books, books, books!"
You should try being as well read and see what happens...!

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Are you a library assistant at a @conultraindev.bsky.social library?

You have one week remaining to submit your entry to the 2025 Library Assistant Blog awards!

Entry criteria can be found here: conul.ie/library-assi...
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Studying for resit examinations?

Woodlock Hall Library is open 9.30-1.30pm Monday - Friday if you're looking for somewhere beautiful, quiet and focused!

Or check out a blogpost about WH's fascinating history by our Rosemary & Alana: www.libfocus.com/2024/07/all-...

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In-person drop-in sessions are available July 21st to August 1st Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm.

In-person drop-in sessions are available at the Maths Learning Centre at the O'Reilly Library!

We're here to help this resit-season, get in touch here or dcu.ie/contact-us-0 with any questions or queries!

O’Reilly Library Monday: 11-3pm Wednesday: 11-3pm Friday: 11-3pm Cregan Library Tuesday: 11-3pm Thursday: 11-3pm

The DTS helpdesk runs reduced hours over the summer - see below for exact times

A quick reminder of some of the services we provide here at DCU Library.

Chat with a member of library staff, ask questions & get a response in real time: dcu.ie/library

Group study rooms in our libraries do not need booking over the summer - and you can stay for as long as you want!

Summer opening hours Cregan / O'Reilly library July 21st -27th Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday CLOSED

Summer opening hours Woodlock Hall library July 21st -27th Monday - Friday 9.30am to 1.30pm Saturday & Sunday CLOSED

What a rainy start to the week here in Dublin's beautiful northside!

If you're studying for resit examinations at5 DCU, why not take shelter in one of our three beautiful libraries?

Opening hours below!

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Five people, three women & two men holding CONUL strategy documents and smiling for the camera. The women are all wearing red, and the men both wearing navy blazers.

Earlier this week, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science James Lawless TD celebrated the launch of the CONUL Strategy!
Shaping Tomorrow 2025-2029 provides a roadmap for the next chapter in the evolution of Irish research libraries
Read more: tinyurl.com/5hbmms5p
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Children with crayons and elephant colouring pages and a laughing woman with a colourful pupper under her arm

2 women sit on low yellow stools with a big colourful book between them They are reading it animatedly to a group of rapt children sitting in a semi circle

a child with a colourful elephant face mask held up over their face

We had so much fun yesterday with Magic Days crèche and DCU School of Psychology! 🐘📚
The kids listened to Elmer the Elephant, explored feelings, and decorated their own colourful Elmers.
Thanks to Lorraine, Marianna & Cutie Pie the puppet for a lovely morning!
@dcupsychology.bsky.social

Text reads: Summer opening hours, cregan library/o'reilly library. july 14th to July 20th. Monday - Friday 8.30-5pm. Closed saturday & sunday

Text reads: Summer opening hours, woodlock hall library. july 14th to July 20th. Monday - Friday 8.30-1.30pm. Closed saturday & sunday

Studying for resits?
Never-ending academic work?
Retreat to our beautiful libraries - opening hours below!
@dublincityuni.bsky.social

Oh we're all go around here this summer... 😶‍🌫️😆

Text reads: due to essential maintenance Library Search will be temporarily unavailable 6am saturday 12 July - 6am Sunday 13th July. We apologise for any inconvenience caused

We're carrying out essential maintenance so Library Search will be unavailable from 6am 12th of July until around 6am 13th of July.
You won't be able to search for items or access online reading lists but you will still be able to use e-resource subscriptions!

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Happy sunny weekend folks x

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(Todd Flanders voice) Is your source on this reliable? 🕵🏻‍♀️🗞️🤔

We highly recommend checking the sources & finding information from sources you can trust (in this case: our website - dcu.ie/library/opening-hours) 📚

#dculibrary #sources #openinghours
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Summer opening hours Cregan/ Oreilly library. Mon-Friday 8.30am to 5pm. closed on saturday & sunday

Summer opening hours for Woodlock Hall. Monday to friday 9.30-1.30pm. Closed Saturday and sunday

dcu.ie/library/opening-hours

A little summer-library oasis of calm in this hot and busy city 🏝️🌞🧘‍♂️

Opening hours👇🌟

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We officially left Twitter this week after 16 years on the platform. For those of you who followed us there during the good times (or for anyone who likes a good meme), we've compiled a video of our favourite Twitter moments. We're looking forward to finding friends old and new on Bluesky.

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A man standing beside a lectern, in front of a projector screen that reads 'Digital content and AI.'

Two women standing beside a lectern in front of a screen that reads Cataloguing Early Printed Books at DCU

in it with the title Erasmus week, welcome Ireland, CONUL #Erasmus25

We enjoyed showing the #erasmusdub25 group around @dculibrary.bsky.social today. We met for a morning of illuminating talks from DCU Library, Kaunas University of Technology Library and Hotelschool The Hague staff, followed by a tour of Cregan Library with @orlanicaodha.bsky.social.

Nine people standing in a line, one person is in front of them crouching

Rows of people seated in a lecture theatre

Piles of books on tables

Books laid out in a glass exhibition case

We welcomed writers, illustrators, teachers and librarians to the Discover Irish Children's Books Symposium on Saturday. Congratulations to @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social who organised talks, interactive sessions and publishing stands for over 150 attendees. Pics: Ruth Ennis & Bex Sheridan

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A man with a hat and striped jacket speaking into a microphone

A woman with a large hat looks into a book held by a man in a suit and bowler hat

A man reading from a book speaking into a microphone

Keep an eye out for the Joycean Jaunters on the
@dublincityuni.bsky.social St Patrick's Campus! The merry group is celebrating Ulysses and all things James Joyce with readings, poetry, songs and stories as part of #bloomsday2025 Pics @kobpix.bsky.social bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/drumco...

A photo of a smiling Joe Rodgers with text that reads: Due to the sad loss of our friend and colleague Joe Rodgers, our three libraries will be closed on Friday 13th June.

Due to the sad loss of our friend and colleague Joe Rodgers, our three libraries will be closed on Friday 13th June.

Picture of someone studying close up with 'Good luck in your leaving cert exams'

Best of luck to everyone starting their leaving cert exams today! 🍀
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Gentle reminder: we will be closed for the June bank holiday 🌞

Image of a laptop and a cup of tea overlaid with text. text reads EBSCOhost Cinahl Ultimate new user interface coming 23/06/25. Save your custom folders, journal alerts & search alerts now!

DO YOU USE CINAHL ULTIMATE?

From June 23rd EBSCOhost will be launching their new UI!

Click the link to see what you need to do ahead of this change to save your records and alerts.

More info here: tinyurl.com/4afa34su

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An issue of @dculibrary.bsky.social's Liblink publication from 1998 makes a surprise appearance during today's #Conul25 keynote speech from @Princeton's University Librarian. Anne Jarvis worked in DCU Library before she left Ireland in 2000.

Two women standing in front of a presentation screen with the following text: Conul conference shaping tomorrow

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A woman in a library print dress standing in front of book wallpaper

A woman speaking from a lectern to a seated audience

Congratulations to @orlanicaodha.bsky.social and Gwendolyn O'Connor who delivered an inspiring talk about the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Human Library event at the @conulconference.bsky.social. The DCU Library team is looking forward to a second day of thought-provoking talks at #CONUL2025.