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Exciting day as our Cork University Press through the Years exhibition starts to take shape with our signature orange on the walls, text files entering production, and a set of stunning commemorative prints from artist Craig Carry are delivered @corkup.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social 🧡 🎨 📚

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We were delighted to give Coral Black @librariancoral.bsky.social Black, UCC Library’s current University Librarian the send off she deserves as she prepares to depart for her new role at the University of Leeds 💐🥳 Thank you for everything and the best of luck in your new role.

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Scaling new heights 🧗‍♂️ Some of our colleagues swapped the library for climbing walls on Thursday evening, proving that whether it’s research or rock faces, we’re always up for a challenge.

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On 1 March 2017, after many decades of campaigning by Traveller advocacy groups, Irish Travellers were formally recognised as an ethnic group by the Irish state. (1/2)

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Ready for your next role? Brand new leadership role in @ucclibrary.bsky.social to lead our Digital Scholarship Studio & other technology-rich spaces and services embedding them into the teaching, learning and research landscape in UCC. Closing 25th March at noon! Come join our super team! #lisjobsie

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My highlight of the day 🔎: a private viewing of the Great Book of Ireland @ucclibrary.bsky.social for #EUALearnTeach Forum participants. This is Samuel Beckett's page. Probably his last handwritten piece, as he passed away two weeks after writing it.

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Delegates from @eua.eu L&T Forum viewing one of @ucc.ie treasures - The Great Book of Ireland. Huge thanks to @ucclibrary.bsky.social #EUALearnTeach

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Monsignor Raymond Murray, who passed away on Monday, 24 February, was a historian and Irish language scholar who campaigned for human rights during The Troubles. The Maisie McCarthy Collection in @ucclibrary.bsky.social consists of related materials, including a range of his publications.

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We were honoured to host a powerful evening in the Creative Zone last night as Ukrainians living in Cork shared their moving and heartfelt stories on the third anniversary of the war. We’re grateful to have been involved in such a thoughtful and moving gathering. 💙💛 #UCCLibrary #Ukraine #libraries

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Creative Zone in @ucclibrary.bsky.social packed this evening for a very moving event - Ukrainians living in Cork sharing their stories on the third anniversary of the start of the war.

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Loving the Alien: The Starcrossed Nature of Art & Business Join us for the launch of Pop Music Management: Lessons from the Managers of Number One Albums April 1, 2–5 PM Creative Zone, Boole Library Our panel will be asking can the Arts and Business Ever Get Along? libcal.ucc.ie/event/4354277

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📢 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

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And then at 11 Daniel Blackshields, Dept of Economics at @ucc.ie will be joining me to talk his role and to chat about how @ucclibrary.bsky.social facilitates his role. And he will also be playing some great music

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Looking forward to chatting to @ucc.ie Librarian Coral Black on Monday morning as she takes over Shush from 10-11 to talk about all things libraries and to chat about her music selection.

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Movie night with the Breakfast Club in Creative Zone this evening. 7pm. Hot Chocolate provided. Hope to see you there.

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Issue 28 is launched! “Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals” edited by Sheila Petty and Estrella Sendra @ucclibrary.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uregina.bsky.social @filmstudiesff.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...

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New podcast episode now available Our colleague @walkerabroad.bsky.social and John Hough (Dept. of Music, UCC) speak with @abigailwincott.bsky.social about The Sonic Histories of Cork City Project. 🎧 linktr.ee/UCCLibrary Full show notes: abigailwincott.wordpress.com/2023/09/14/e...

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Two new publications have been added to the Irish Newspaper Archive: The Roscommon Champion and the Roscommon Journal libguides.ucc.ie/library

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Extension: Call for papers deadline has now been extended to Sunday 23rd February. Now is your time to share your thoughts and enthusiasm with your colleagues. We look forward to receiving your submission!. #extension #callforpapers

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A big UCC welcome to @padraigmaca.bsky.social our new Research Data Steward. Pádraig, was previously a Metadata and Research Data Management Librarian at @library.mtu.ie Previous to this, Pádraig was an IRC scholar at @ucc.ie where he completed a PhD in the Department of Digital Humanities (1/4)

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Permanent full time Lectureship in Archaeology (Museum Studies) in my lovely department at UCC! Join us! www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...

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Discover connections between Frederick Douglass & Cork when using a book as object approach & focusing on paratextual & textual elements: “Examining a Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” libguides.ucc.ie/displayingha... #DouglassDay @theriversideucc.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social

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In the latest UCC Library podcast Sarah Kernan chats with Elaine Harrington, about Historical Recipes in the Digital Age—a fascinating project blending history, archives, and digital learning. Listen now & explore the past in a whole new way linktr.ee/UCCLibrary or wherever you get your podcasts

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Looking forward to this episode of @shushradio.bsky.social our colleague @martinoconnor.bsky.social will be chatting to @maidhcosuil.bsky.social about many things including the projects on library space he’s worked with us on. (And of course there will be some great music 🎶

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What is important when you choose a journal to publish in, we asked this morning in a @ucclibrary.bsky.social workshop. Turns out graduate students really value the guidance of their supervisors.

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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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📚💘 Ready to fall in love with your next read? Take a chance with Blind Date with a Book at UCC's Boole Library! No judging by the cover—just pick, unwrap, and discover a surprise story.

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💘📚 Take a chance on a book 📚💘 Check out one of the mystery reads from our Blind Date with a Book display—starting Monday on Ground Floor, Boole Library. Who knows? You might just find your perfect match ❤️✨ #BlindDateWithABook #LibraryLove #ucclibrary

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Tune in to Shush! Sounds from UCC Library this Monday, 11-12. I'll be chatting with Mary O’Rourke about her work, deep UCC roots (from student days to library life in the '90s!), and how @ucclibrary.bsky.social supports her. Plus, a deep dive into her fantastic tunes www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/

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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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What's up @ucc.ie research students?! PGR StudentSurvey.ie is now available to fill in. Take the survey here: studentbarometer.etioglobal.org/StudentSurvey/ and let us know your thoughts on supervision, funding, culture, future plans and more! @uccresearch.bsky.social

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UCC Library is honoured to host the exhibition Unissued Diplomas, which uncovers the stories of 40 Ukrainian students who were killed during the ongoing war in Ukraine. On view in Boole Library's ground floor exhibition space. www.unissueddiplomas.org

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This is worth a listen 👇 Well done @stephaniechen.bsky.social Great chat about UCC Library Digital Scholarship and Learning and Teaching...

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Happy St Brigid's Day

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Day four of @ucclibrary.bsky.social working with @andypriestner.bsky.social, this time focusing on our upcoming work to redesign our library website. Great to hear how the team engaged with our users around website prototypes. Lots of learning

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Two fun days of #UX Training in @ucclibrary.bsky.social with @andypriestner.bsky.social. We learned lots and got our hands data dirty!

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A big UCC welcome to Paul Breen, our new Mercy Hospital Assistant Librarian With experience from University of Galway, Mary Immaculate College & the Drama League of Ireland, he’ll manage Mercy’s library, support learning & teaching & join UCC Library’s Learning & Teaching Team. Welcome, Paul

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If anyone is interested in reviewing some new books for Terrorism and Political Violence, I have some online copies I can share. The following are available for review: Ethics and Terrorism; Former Extremists; Handbook of Understanding Terrorism; Issues of Terrorism in the post Corona virus era;

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We left X 150 days ago, and we joined Bluesky 75 days ago. In that very short time we have surpassed the 7k followers it took us 14 years to assemble on X; more than that though we've really enjoyed being part of the dialogue here. Bluesky is not an X replacement; it's better than that. <1/6>

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Come check out our latest book display , a selection of books as chosen by our friends in the UCC English Lit Society. Some wonderful books here. You can find it on the ground floor near the self issue machines. #bookdisplay #ucclibrary #books #literature #readmore

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First day of four for @ucclibrary.bsky.social staff working with @andypriestner.bsky.social on building our capability to carry out user experience research on our library services. Such a rich capture of data directly from our users. Break-up letters, behavioral mapping, affinity mapping. Oh my.

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Lovely to see our library collections being used in such exciting ways. Thanks @pnilsson.bsky.social for sharing 👇

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If our colleague @hardyschwamm.bsky.social ever needs evidence that he is a data maestro then he need only point to below 👇 second in Jan 2025 @uccstafffpl.bsky.social 🎉 And congrats @decjordan.bsky.social on winning & sympathies to @martinoconnor.bsky.social who started weekend 5th & slumped 😆

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Mel Mercier is featured in today's 'Culture that made me” @irishexaminer.bsky.social (Particularly lovely to see him talk about how Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin influence on him. Mel is one of the contributors to our book Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A life in music www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

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