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Love this blogpost by my ever wonderful colleague Rachel! Bookbinders/booksellers tickets are always a lovely little surprise when you open an old book ☺️ #books #rarebooks #library #specialcollections

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Register for the Gale Primary Sources Dissertation Workshop. Gale will illustrate the histories & stories contained within their archives, & cover techniques for finding & interpreting primary sources. 📆Wed, 5th Mar 11am 📍James Joyce Library Link 3 Register: bit.ly/4k7o1Cm @ucdspswsj.bsky.social

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In the latest #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post we take a closer look at the variety of beautifully designed bookbinders' tickets & booksellers' labels -from NYC to Wexford!- which can be found within the collections. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/02/25/t... @ucdarchives.bsky.social

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Attend an online Q&A session with our Scholarly Comm librarian @jencoll.bsky.social & Collections/Metadata librarian Laura Zaliene on the options available to you for publishing your research #OpenAccess.🔓 Wed, 5th Mar 2.30pm online via Zoom. Register at shorturl.at/lYMh0 @ucdscience.bsky.social

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Many thanks to author Páraic Kerrigan for joining us and sharing stories and readings from his book 'Reeling in the Queers' as part of LGBTI+ History Month. Thanks also to Niamh Nestor for her intro - we were delighted with the event! #LGBTPlusHM @ucdischool.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Thank you @ucdlibrary.bsky.social for having us, a lot of discussion in the room about the challenges and benefits of co-creation work and the benefit this can bring to communities. Thank you Jane Nolan for organising! @researchireland.bsky.social #NationalChallengeFund #nextgenerationeu

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We're looking forward today to welcoming UCD Assistant Professor & author Páraic Kerrigan @ucdischool.bsky.social to the James Joyce Library where he'll read from his book 'Reeling in the Queers: Tales of Ireland's LGBTQ Past'. Happy Pride everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @ucdsu.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Donate to this great cause at www.justgiving.com/page/ucdrugb... We will be hosting the UCD Rugby Football Club in the James Joyce Library on Thursday, 6 March, where you will be able to donate in person. Watch our plasma screens too for the link! #DaffodilDay2025 @ucdsu.bsky.social

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Head of Literature/Drama at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Damian Smyth reads his poem 'Downpatrick' from his collection 'Irish Street', published in 2023. This recording and others can be found in the Irish Poetry Reading Archive https://buff.ly/3QrhzIQ @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Rachel and I had a lot of fun presenting our work on the @researchireland.bsky.social funded @conundrumsfi.bsky.social project this morning as part of the UCD Citizen Science Community of Practice. Thanks to Jane Nolan for organising, @ucdlibrary.bsky.social for hosting, and all those who attended.

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We were delighted to welcome UCD's Rachel McArdle & @deanphelan.bsky.social to the James Joyce Library this morning for their talk on the SFI #CitizenScience CONUNDRUM project - Co-creating sustainable and shared community mobility - & progress made in the test community in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

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It's #LGBTplusHM25! 🏳️‍🌈 Did you know we provide access to Proquest's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion eBook collection?📚🏳️‍⚧️ Explore over 1,000 books 24/7 at https://buff.ly/42YcuiS (UCD Connect login required). See our display in the James Joyce Library and our online guide too! https://buff.ly/4bj0sSN

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Thank you! The Irish Poetry Reading Archive is an amazingly rich and diverse resource showcasing the work of poets from Ireland and the Irish diaspora. It can be accessed via the UCD Special Collections website www.ucd.ie/specialcolle... and on YouTube.

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Attend an online Q&A session with our Scholarly Comm librarian @jencoll.bsky.social & Collections/Metadata librarian Laura Zaliene on the options available to you for publishing your research open access.🔓 Wed, 5th Mar 2.30pm online via Zoom. Register at shorturl.at/lYMh0 @ucdresearch.bsky.social

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We are very excited to be speaking at this event at UCD this Monday 24th of February about our co-creation method and our process in Enniscorthy #NationalChallengeFund #nextgenerationeu @researchireland.bsky.social @deanphelan.bsky.social @rachelmcardle.bsky.social

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Attend an online Q&A session with our Scholarly Comm librarian @jencoll.bsky.social & Collections/Metadata librarian Laura Zaliene on the options available to you for publishing your research open access.🔓 Wed, 5th Mar 2.30pm online via Zoom. Register at shorturl.at/lYMh0 @ucdresearch.bsky.social

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It's #LGBTplusHM25! 🏳️‍🌈 Did you know we provide access to Proquest's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion eBook collection?📚🏳️‍⚧️ Explore over 1,000 books 24/7 at https://buff.ly/42YcuiS (UCD Connect login required). See our display in the James Joyce Library and our online guide too! https://buff.ly/4bj0sSN

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Join us for the Great MoLI Book Swap! Taking place on 1 and 2 March, the Book Swap is your opportunity to rehome your well-loved books and pick up some new reads. Spend a day exploring our exhibitions and exchanging books with fellow bookworms! moli.ie/events/the-g... 📚

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Head of Literature/Drama at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Damian Smyth reads his poem 'Downpatrick' from his collection 'Irish Street', published in 2023. This recording and others can be found in the Irish Poetry Reading Archive https://buff.ly/3QrhzIQ @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Mary MacSwiney by @lloislanel.bsky.social offers a comprehensive understanding of a misrepresented and marginalised voice in early 20th-century Irish politics. 🗓️ Coming March 2025 Available for preorder www.ucdpress.ie #RevolutionaryWomen #IrishCivilWar #IrishFreeState 📸 @nlireland.bsky.social

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Come hear about the CONUNDRUM Project (Co-creating Sustainable & Shared Community Mobility), with Rachel McArdle & @deanphelan.bsky.social of the UCD School of Geography. 📆Feb 24, 10am James Joyce Library Link 3 (Level 1) 📝Register: bit.ly/conunucd @janes28.bsky.social @ucdengarch.bsky.social

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It's #LGBTplusHM25! 🌈 Did you know we provide access to Gale's Archives of Sexuality & Gender? This includes the resource LGBTQ History & Culture Since 1940 Parts I, II & III📚🏳️‍🌈(UCD Connect login required). See our display in the James Joyce Library & our online guide too! libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight

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Register for the Gale Primary Sources Dissertation Workshop. Gale will illustrate the histories & stories contained within their archives, & cover techniques for finding & interpreting primary sources. 📆Wed, 5th Mar 11am 📍James Joyce Library Link 3 Register: bit.ly/4k7o1Cm @ucdspswsj.bsky.social

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Come hear about the CONUNDRUM Project (Co-creating Sustainable & Shared Community Mobility), with Rachel McArdle & @deanphelan.bsky.social of the UCD School of Geography. 📆Feb 24, 10am James Joyce Library Link 3 (Level 1) 📝Register: bit.ly/conunucd @janes28.bsky.social @ucdengarch.bsky.social

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#JobAlert! 📢 Come work with us as a Library Facilities Assistant, playing a key role in maintaining the safety & security of library users and staff, in library operations including the monitoring of the buildings. 🗓️➡️Apply by 12pm this Fri, 21 Feb universityvacancies.com/university-c... #LISjobsIE

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It's Pride Week at UCD!🏳️‍🌈 Stop by our book display in James Joyce Library, check out our online guide for databases & ebook collections on LGBTQ+ history & more. @ucdischool.bsky.social Asst Prof Páraic Kerrigan will read from his book on 26 Feb in the JJL - register at bit.ly/LGBTUCD #lgbtplushm

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2nd session added!⬅️ #Covidence training Wed 26 Feb at 2pm in the Health Sciences Library* This session led by a Covidence expert and will cover key features of this #systematicreviews tool. *Some prep is required before attending. See link below. Register at bit.ly/4i1aSJt @ucdscience.bsky.social

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It's #LGBTplusHM25! 🌈 Did you know we provide access to Proquest's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion eBook collection?📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Explore over 1,000 books 24/7 at bit.ly/ucdebooks (UCD Connect login required). See our display in the James Joyce Library and our online guide too! libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight

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UCD Authors, make your articles #OpenAccess by depositing a copy of the Author Accepted Manuscript in Research Repository UCD. libguides.ucd.ie/RRU Check @jisc.bsky.social Open Policy Finder to see the open access options publishers permit. openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk @ucdresearch.bsky.social

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Eamon de Valera’s statement to the Associated Press #OTD 1939 on Ireland’s policy of neutrality in the event of war.

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Join us as we celebrate LGBTI+ History Month🏳️‍🌈 with author & UCD Asst Prof @ucdischool.bsky.social Páraic Kerrigan reading from his book 'Reeling in the Queers'. Details: 1pm Wed, 26 Feb UCD James Joyce Library, Link 3 refreshments provided! Register via Eventbrite: bit.ly/LGBTUCD @ucdsu.bsky.social

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Attend #Covidence training on Wed, 26 Feb at 11am in the Health Sciences Library. This session is led by a Covidence expert and will cover key features of this #systematicreviews tool. *Some prep is required before attending. See the link below. Register at bit.ly/3WYVZPx @ucdscience.bsky.social

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💙✍️ Dublin, Written in Our Hearts: UCD Professor Anne Enright and alumni among writers in a new anthology commissioned by Dublin City Council.

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At the first UCD #CitizenScience event of 2025 come hear about the CONUNDRUM Project (Co-creating Sustainable & Shared Community Mobility), with Rachel McArdle & Dean Phelan of the UCD School of Geography. 📆Feb 24, 10am James Joyce Library Link 3 (Level 1) 📝Register: bit.ly/conunucd

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It's Pride Week at UCD!🏳️‍🌈 Stop by our book display in James Joyce Library, check out our online guide for databases & ebook collections on LGBTQ+ history & more. @ucdischool.bsky.social Asst Prof Páraic Kerrigan will read from his book on 26 Feb in the JJL - register at bit.ly/LGBTUCD #lgbtplushm

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Sighle Humphreys married Donal O'Donoghue in 1925. Andrew Sheeran wishes Donal had 'waited until this unfortunate country was free' before marrying, as many married patriots 'eventually ignored the ills of the Motherland in the tranquillity of the domestic hearth.' #ValentinesDay

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Sign up for another free UCD Library workshop on 20th February showcasing the #Datawrapper tool. This hands-on demo with Geospatial Support Librarian Jane Nolan will show attendees how to display data on a map by creating a chloropeth map. Register at bit.ly/4hYwSEU @experimentarchaeol.bsky.social

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UCD Library was honoured to welcome Minister James Lawless to the JJL yesterday to see the refurbishment of Level 3 & to hear about future plans for our Cultural Heritage Centre.

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Happy Valentine's Day! Love is love is love...💘🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈👨‍❤️‍👨👩‍❤️‍👩 Come visit our LGBTI+ History Month display shelves now in the James Joyce Library. We are featuring books from our collection, & see our online guide libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight for ebooks, open access resources & databases. @ucddublin.bsky.social

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In the next #CitizenScience event come hear about the CONUNDRUM Project (Co-creating Sustainable & Shared Community Mobility), with Rachel McArdle & Dean Phelan of UCD School of Geography. 📆Feb 24, 10am James Joyce Library Link 3 (Level 1) 📝Register: bit.ly/conunucd @ucdsustainability.bsky.social

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It's #LGBTplusHM25! 🌈 Did you know we provide access to Proquest's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion #eBook collection?📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Explore over 1,000 books 24/7 at bit.ly/ucdebooks (UCD Connect login required). See our display in the James Joyce Library and our online guide too! libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight

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Find out how to publish #OpenAccess with UCD Library! In this free workshop Jenny Collery & Laura Zaliene will explore the different options with you - Green, Gold & Diamond - for making your research output available to others. 📆Mon, 17 Feb 11am 📍James Joyce Library Link 3 Register bit.ly/3WXfaJA

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UCD researchers & authors: the most common #OpenAccess question we get in UCD Library is whether the fees to publish an article #OA are covered in our Open Access Publishing Agreements We recommend the following steps to find out. See also➡️libguides.ucd.ie/oapublishing/faqs @ucdresearch.bsky.social

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📖 🎤Listen to Asst Prof Páraic Kerrigan read from his book 'Reeling in the Queers: Tales of Ireland's LGBTQ Past' hosted by @ucdlibrary.bsky.social as part of LGBTI+ History Month 📕The lesser-known stories ofthe fight for LGBTQ rights since 1974 🗓1pm 26 Feb, JJL Register: bit.ly/LGBTUCD #lgbtplushm

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Find out how to publish #OpenAccess with UCD Library! In this free workshop Jenny Collery & Laura Zaliene will explore the different options with you - Green, Gold & Diamond - for making your research output available to others. 📆Mon, 17 Feb 11am 📍James Joyce Library Link 3 Register bit.ly/3WXfaJA

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In the next #CitizenScience event come hear about the CONUNDRUM Project (Co-creating Sustainable & Shared Community Mobility), with Rachel McArdle & Dean Phelan of UCD School of Geography. 📆Feb 24, 10am James Joyce Library Link 3 (Level 1) 📝Register: bit.ly/conunucd @ucdsustainability.bsky.social

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Join us as we celebrate LGBTI+ History Month🏳️‍🌈 with author & UCD Asst Prof @ucdischool.bsky.social Páraic Kerrigan reading from his book 'Reeling in the Queers'. Details: 1pm Wed, 26 Feb UCD James Joyce Library, Link 3 refreshments provided! Register via Eventbrite: bit.ly/LGBTUCD @ucdsu.bsky.social

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#JobAlert! 📢 Come work with us as a Library Facilities Assistant, playing a key role in maintaining the safety & security of library users and staff, in library operations including the monitoring of the buildings. 🗓️➡️Apply by 12pm Friday, 21 Feb universityvacancies.com/university-c... #LISjobsIE

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In this wk's #CulturalHeritage blog we look at the life of actor & UCD graduate Dan O'Herlihy through letters exchanged with his wife, Elsie. Read about Hollywood movie sets, loneliness, filming in Mexico & growing beards (!) in this beautiful collection of handwritten letters. bit.ly/chblog060225

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