Teaching and Learning Resources

In our Main Lending Collection we have many titles relating to different aspects of Teaching and Learning.

They're not all in the same spot so to help you find them we've put a list on the Subject Resources section of our website under Teaching and Learning, giving a quick reference of what we currently stock in that area, along with the relevant shelf numbers. They're all on our Catalogue too so you can check there whether they're out on loan.

Any staff who wish to add titles in this area can request them in the usual way through our website.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man...

..won't you play a tune?

We are now offering Music Packs for loan to all SPD staff and students.  Each pack contains 17 instruments so whether you're a maracas man or leave them agog with your agogô (sorry) you'll find something in there for you!  

We hope students in Music and Education in particular will find the packs useful for use both their own use and while on teaching practice.

They are available on request at the issue desk but we have one on display in the Library foyer so you can check it out.  

Our thanks to the Quality Promotion Committee and the Music Department for their support of this initiative.

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Tá an Coláiste ag ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge go luath i mbliana (ón Luan, 6 Feabhra, go dtí an Aoine, 10 Feabhra)! Mar chuid den cheiliúradh sin tá ábhar Gaeilge ár mBailiúchán Speisialta á thaispeáint againn:

• Bailiúchán Dolmen Press 
•  Bailiúchán Three Candles Press 
•  Bailiúchán Patricia Lynch 
•  Bailiúchán DVDanna 

Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais ar ár mbailiúcháin speisialta téigh chuig: http://leabharlann.spd.dcu.ie/IrishSite/Collections/CollectionsG.html agus le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais ar imeachtaí oifigiúla Sheachtain na Gaeilge féach ar www.snag.ie.

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To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge the Library has curated an exhibition of the Irish language material currently held in our various Special Collections:

•  The Dolmen Press collection 
•  Three Candles Press collection 
•  The Patricia Lynch collection 
•  DVD collection 

For more information on our special collections see our here: http://leabharlann.spd.dcu.ie/EnglishSite/Collections/Collections.html and for more information on the official events of SnaG see www.snag.ie

Laptops for Loan!

This term we are running a pilot scheme offering laptops for loan in the Library.

We hope this will help ensure users can access our databases, e-journals, e-books and other web-based resources such as Refworks during your Library visit.  The laptops also have MS Office installed to enable borrowers to work on assignments or research papers.

They are available as 3-hour loans on request at our Information Desk.

Please note that their use is subject to the College's Code of Conduct for the Use of IT Resources and students will be asked to sign a terms & conditions form when borrowing.  

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.

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!

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.