Ronan Madden

Job advertisement featuring two open positions: 'Learning Support Librarian' with a closing date of 05 August 2025, and 'Head of Special Collections & Archives' with a closing date of 19 August 2025. The text 'We are hiring a' appears at the top in green. The background shows a modern building with large windows and surrounding trees

UCC Library is currently hiring for Two roles:

Learning Support Librarian
Deadline: 5 August, 12pm

Head of Special Collections & Archives
Deadline: 19 August, 12pm

More info and applications:
www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

Our dissertation drop-in clinics are taking place again this week and we will be joined by staff from @ucclibrary.bsky.social learning & teaching to chat to students about all things referencing! ✒️😆✨

We will be joined again this week by staff from @ucclibrary.bsky.social learning & teaching team to help you with all things referencing! ✨

Job alert!!! Join a really super team working with @rmadden.bsky.social @stephaniechen.bsky.social Ben and Paul on delivering exceptional services to our students.

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EBSCOhost is getting a new look on June 30! Be sure to move saved searches from custom folders to MyFolder before the update.
Get help, if needed, here: connect.ebsco.com/s/share-play...

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A Venn diagram with eight overlapping circles, each labeled with a different skill or attribute. The central circle is labeled 'Learner.' The surrounding circles are labeled 'Discovery,' 'Evaluation,' 'Responsibility,' 'Identity,' 'Organisation,' 'Creation,' and 'Communication.' Around the outer edge of the diagram are additional labels: 'Openness,' 'Curiosity,' 'Integrity,' and 'Reflection

We’ve launched our new Digital & Information Literacy Framework at UCC Library
It supports our users in building skills to live, learn & work in a digital world.
More learning & teaching support coming soon

👉 libguides.ucc.ie/library-lear...

#infolit #digitalliteracy #ucclibrary

Looking forward to continuing discussions with colleagues (in UCC & beyond) about our new Framework and how we can integrate digital & Information literacies aligned to graduate attributes #infolit #digitalliteracy #lifelonglearning

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Our Summer Concert Series with @tombstome.bsky.social is underway.

Catch a glimpse of what’s in store 👇

📽️ youtu.be/_YrCY3bO-rA?...

Tickets at: linktr.ee/eventsucclib...
#UCCLibrary #LiveMusic #CorkGigs

Thanks @ucclibrary.bsky.social it was a great opportunity to speak with colleagues about our new Digital & Information Literacy Framework #InfoLit libguides.ucc.ie/library-lear...

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Shout out to our colleague @rmadden.bsky.social who spoke at the @conulconference.bsky.social this week. His paper was titled "From Vision to Action: UCC Library’s Digital & Information Literacy Framework 2025."
#CONUL2025 #UCCLibrary
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Thanks @ucclibrary.bsky.social it was a great opportunity to speak with colleagues about our new Digital & Information Literacy Framework #InfoLit libguides.ucc.ie/library-lear...

University College Cork - Head of Content Services University College Cork - Head of Content Services vacancy represented by Anderson Quigley executive search firm in London, UK.

Major Job Klaxon! A really important role in our @ucclibrary.bsky.social library opened for applications today. Come join our team as Head of Content Services to lead our teams on collections. More details and apply at: andersonquigley.com/ucc-library/ #lisjobsie

Go Team @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Mairead and Michelle from our client services team delivering a lightning talk on the revision of our TY placement programme. #laicilipire25

Excellent posters at A&SL Conference from. UCC library @ucclibrary.bsky.social and MIE Library @aslibraries.bsky.social

A picture of a person in the centre. The A&SL logo is on the top left, text on the bottom left reads: Anne O'Callaghan UCC Library. Building Connection, One Book at a Time, through UCC Library's Inclusive and Collaborative Thematic Book Displays. Text top to bottom right: A&SL Conference March 27 2025 Moli, Dublin #ASL2025. Website: www.aslibraries.ie, Twitter: @aslibraries, Instagram @aslibraries, Bluesky @aslibraries.bsky.social, Linkedin www.linked.com/groups/5177176/

This Thursday at #ASL2025 visit Anne O'Callaghan's poster presentation to learn how @ucclibrary.bsky.social has built meaningful connections with UCC students through their Inclusive and Collaborative Thematic Book Displays. More at aslibraries.ie/keynotes-spe...

Our penultimate short talk for #CONULTL25 is by Ben Williamson of @ucclibrary.bsky.social , presenting on their library-led Graduate Information Literacy module as an embedded module in postgrad studies.

Critical thinking training can reduce belief in conspiracy theories, study by UCC psychologists finds ‘Well-established programmes to counter conspiracy theories have little or no effect’

Fostering critical thinking can be an effective method to reduce tendency to believe in conspiracy theories according to an experimental study by psychologists in Ireland, enabling people to distinguish between plausible and implausible conspiracy theories www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Black and white image of front of the punks listen the fanzine. With the text Join us for a Punks Listen Event. Monday 31 March. 6-8 pm. Creative Zone, Boole Library.

Black and white image of the back of the punks listen the fanzine. With the text Join us for a Punks Listen Event. Monday 31 March. 6-8 pm. Creative Zone, Boole Library.

📢 Punks Listen Fanzine Event
📅 March 31, 6–8 PM
📍 Creative Zone, Boole Library
A panel of special guests will share the records that shaped them
🎟️ Zine for sale + raffle with great prizes
💙 All money raised goes to Irish Red Cross Ukraine Refugee Appeal
libcal.ucc.ie/event/4354232

Lots of events happening in the library this week.
Get more details and register for any event you want to attend via libcal.ucc.ie/calendars?ci...

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We've wrapped up our Graduate Information Literacy module PG6009 for 2024/25 at UCC Library.
82 research students attended the full course this year – very much a collaborative effort among Library colleagues & contributions from colleagues such as @lorettag.bsky.social
👍 to everyone involved

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Our open publication "Using GenAI in Teaching Learning and Assessment in Irish Universities" is now available! You'll find 31 use cases from across disciplines in this resource. It was great to collaborate with 7 unis on this to capture what's happening in Irish HE.
ucclibrary.pressbooks.pub/genai/

Top is the headline Shush! Sounds from UCC Library on a purple background. Underneath is Shush 281 - Ronan Madden Takeover on a purple background. Then is a setlist: Spiritual Blessing (Live) – Pharoah Sanders Morning Glory – Tim Buckley Mam Pe’ela Su’ure - Florence Adooni Kenke Corner – Guts Hard Times – Baby Huey Marechia – Nu Genea, Celia Kameni Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser – Quarteto Em Cy Escravos de Jo – Dom Um Romao I’ve got to make it – Larry Marshall Obi Baa Wiase – A.B Crentsil’s Ahenfo Band Cuc-a-neaindi – Inni-K and to the left is a picture of Ronan Madden

My colleague @rmadden.bsky.social Learning and Teaching Team Lead at @ucclibrary.bsky.social joined me Monday morning to chat about the vital role libraries play in Learning and Teaching in academia.
We also dove into his music picks and spun some fantastic tunes
🎧 bit.ly/Shush281

An image of UCC Library looking out at the Quad. With the text: Join our Team: we are hiring for two Leadership Roles. Head of Content Services, Head of Digital Systems. Closing Date 14 January

REMINDER:
📣 Exciting news
UCC Library is recruiting for two leadership roles: Head of Content Services and Head of Digital Systems.
If you're passionate about shaping the future of library services, we’d love to hear from you
Apply by 12 PM, 14th January.
Details at ore.ucc.ie
#LISjobsIE

Brand new senior leadership role @ucclibrary.bsky.social Head of Content Services open for applications right now. #LISjobsIE Available at ore.ucc.ie. Closing noon 14th January