Monday, January 23, 2012

Oxford Handbooks Online Trial

We have trial access to Oxford Handbooks Online: Political Science until February 18.  This module of the Oxford Handbooks series comprises of 24 titles each covering a different aspect of the area.

Titles available in this module include:

  • The Welfare State
  • Local and Regional Democracy in Europe
  • Climate Change and Society
  • Public Policy
Political Science is one of four modules in the Handbooks series, the others being Business Management, Philosophy and Religion.  

If you find this resource helpful or would like a look at any of the other modules please let us know at info.library@spd.dcu.ie.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Info & Academic Skills Week

For the start of the new term the Library is running Information and Academic Skills Week (January 23-27) with events and training sessions for students.  Have a look below at what's on offer:

1) Academic Writing Skills Workshop
12 noon, Wednesday, 25th January in E201:
Writing consultant Lawrence Cleary from the Regional Writing Centre in University of Limerick will give a workshop on academic writing to all interested students. This event is presented in association with the Teaching and Learning Committee.  All are welcome so make sure not to miss it!

 2) One-to-one sessions
All week, at whatever level or area suits your needs:
  • Where to start 
    • develop a search strategy
    • find what you need in the Library
    • search the Catalogue
    • save searches 
    • locate books/journals
  •  Using the internet for academic purposes 
    • find online journals
    • search the Library’s academic databases
    • use other subject gateways and search engines
    • use Google Scholar
    • set up alerts/RSS feeds 
    • get updates on new research in your area
  • Give credit where credit is due 
    • cite sources correctly and build your reference list
    • use Turnitin to check you have referenced properly
    • basic Refworks for beginners 
    • advanced Refworks (write'n'cite for in-text citation, formatting your paper and bibliography, and using Refshare for group projects and sharing references with others). 
Just call to the Library or email us with details of what you want to cover in your session and we will set up an appointment for you with one of our SÍOL team.

3) Complete Our Survey
Finally, we'd ask you to help us improve our service by completing a quick online survey. This will help ensure that future events and training are tailored to YOUR needs!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Vacation Week

Please note the Library is open for office hours only next week (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).  We return to full term-time hours on Monday, January 23.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Dec/Jan Opening Hours

The Library closes at 1pm on Wednesday, December 21 for the Christmas break.

We reopen on Tuesday, January 3 at 9am for full term-time hours.  To accommodate students preparing for exams we have extended opening hours in January:


Friday, Jan 6: 9am-10pm
Saturday, Jan 7: 10am-5pm

For full opening hours check our website.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our users!


Monday, December 12, 2011

Short Loans Get a Bit Longer

From 9am this Thursday, December 15, all items from our 24-hour loan collection will be issuing over the Christmas break until Wednesday, January 4.


UPDATE: Following a request from the Students Union our 24 hour loans will now begin issuing from Wednesday, December 14 at 4pm.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Library Closed on Thursday

The Library will be closed on Thursday, December 8, for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. We will reopen at 9am on Friday, December 9.

 To see our opening times and dates for December through to February 2012 check our website.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Catríona Crowe Event

The Library is delighted to present a talk on the National Census by Catríona Crowe next Tuesday, 6th December 2011 at 2.30pm in room D211.

Catriona is Senior Archivist at the National Archives of Ireland and oversaw the Irish Census Online Project, which has placed the 1901 and 1911 censuses online free of charge.

She is a former President of the Women’s History Association of Ireland, Chairperson of the Irish Theatre Institute and Chairperson of the SAOL Project, a rehabilitation and education project for women with addiction problems in Dublin’s north inner city. She also contributes regularly to broadcast and print media on cultural and historical matters.

All students and staff are welcome.  It you intend coming along we would be grateful if you could let us know by emailing info.library@spd.dcu.ie.