Last night's Education Awards say University of Galway leading the way, clinching not one, but two distinctions of excellence. In a resounding testament to their commitment, the university seized the coveted 'Excellence in Sustainability' accolade and the 'Career Impact Strategy'…

A 'stack' of the CONUL Board and SIG members at the LiberLag conference in Brussels this week! #lag2024

The Donate, Don't Dump campaign by Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galwaysu asks students to donate their old equipment for next year's students. Student-led projects like this contribute to Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway being ranked 5th in the WORLD for our impact on SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production. #SDGsIRL

Deadline tomorrow (11/4) for two specific purpose contract roles: Project Digital Archivist and Project Archivist University of Galway Library. Check out the Library Vacancies section of the jobs page universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/# and join us for the summer in Galway.  #jobfairy ARA Ireland UCD ARM

The Library is holding student focus groups in early April and want to hear from you!

Tell them what you think about the Library and how they can improve their services.

🍕Free pizza and all participants will be in with a chance to win a €100 voucher 🥳

We're happy to share news of a talk series marking 800 years of the Dominican Order in Ireland. In 2018 the Dominican Convent in Taylor’s Hill donated over 2,000 volumes, built up over five centuries, to University of Galway Library Archives. Learn more about the series at dominicanscladdagh.ie

Join our vibrant University Library team! Job opportunities: Assistant Librarian (Quality Project), Project Archivist, Project Digital Archivist. Learn more and apply at: universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/

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Join us for our Taster Days to learn more about these exciting areas and career paths for you.

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Our study break policy will be in effect again from next week. Forms will be available at the Library entrance. Good luck studying for your exams!
And as always, remember to bring your ID card in order to access the Library.

MakerSpace volunteer, Mustafa Sultan will be presented today with the Silver Award for the President's Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for his work with University of Galway IdeasLab. Huge congrats, Mustafa, and thank you for all your hard work in the MakerSpace!

Galway ranked 7th best student city in the World galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-…

Delighted and honoured to have been appointed University Librarian Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway. Following in some very big shoes John Cox but with the wonderful University of Galway Library team around me. Looking forward to the exciting times ahead!

Really looking fwd to hosting this as ARA Ireland Comms & Campaigns officer. It’s a fascinating topic & we’re finalising some fab Qs which I know will lead to very interesting conversation 😜

Don’t miss it, this Thursday, 8-9pm here on X.

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Such a balanced report of the legacy of 2 eminent Irish engineers.We're proud to have an archive of MMO'Shaughnessy in our coll's,complementing a larger O'S archive at UCBerkeley. A popular exhibit 'MMO’S:Engineering the Promised Land' is on display in our campus Engineering bldg

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Fascinating to hear the story of the project to date and wonderful to see the national treasure that is the Long Room being preserved for future generations.

Help develop a new Passport for Open Research in Ireland! Details of how to contribute and registration for online or in-person sprints are available at forms.office.com/pages/response…

Enthralled. Some of the letters are so poignant in their matter-of-fact detail they sing, and you can almost hear the voices. They’d be a brilliant radio programme, read by actors. What a valuable archive. Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway
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‘Longing for home’: letters of Irish emigrants to US reveal 400 years of trials and triumphs theguardian.com/world/2024/mar… Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway University of Galway Library Archives University of Galway Library Cillian Joy Breandán Mac Suibhne Monica Crump Digital Library at University of Galway

University of Galway has launched Imirce, a digital repository of thousands of Irish emigrant letters and memoirs dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century.

Featuring correspondence and other documents sent from North America, the collection offers an…