Image by former LSAD student, Sean Slattery @sublimeprintworks
Do you have any questions about the library? Maybe you need help with referencing or accessing resources?
You can now make a 1-to-1 appointment with a Librarian through the library website.
IEEE is a powerful resource for discovery and access to scientific and technical content published by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). We are offering TWO free training sessions in March to help you use this database more effectively.
March 15th: Effective Research with IEEE Xplore
> Click here for more info and to book a place
March 22nd: How to Get Published with IEEE
> Click here to book this session
- Thomas J. Watson (pioneer in the development of computing equipment for IBM)
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The new RFID self-service kiosks are now in operation across all TUS Library MW branches.
They can be used by students and staff to check out and return books. It is also possible to renew borrowed items and view your account on the screens - just remember to have your student or staff card with you in order to use the kiosks!
Take a look at Colette's instructional video (below) on how to use the self-service machines, or read on for the written instructions.
The self-service kiosk in Thurles Library
What is paraphrasing? Why do we do it? This new LibGuide will take you through the do's and don'ts of paraphrasing in your work.
You will also be able to access an online class on Paraphrasing given by Nora and Aisling from TUS Library.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Resources
This guide highlights some of the EDI resources available in TUS Library, both in print and online.
You will find book suggestions on themes such as gender, migration, disability, etc., as well as EDI journals, articles, reviews and external resources.
If you have any suggestions for the EDI LibGuide, email nadene.ryan@lit.ie.
You can check out our full list of Guides including Getting Started with your FYP, How to Research, and Finding and Using eBooks by clicking here.
We welcomed a new member to our team recently. Joe Dooley has joined TUS Library as a Library Assistant on the Thurles Campus:
"I’m from Kildare originally, near Maynooth. My library career started in 2008, at NCI in Dublin Docklands. In 2012 I moved to Mater Dei Institute in Drumcondra, working in acquisitions and collection management. MDI merged with DCU in 2016, which is where I spent the next five years, working as a cataloguer in Special Collections.
Working in a smaller library like TUS Thurles is very different to working in the O’Reilly library in DCU, but I’m really enjoying it. It’s very like the type of environment I worked in prior to DCU, so in many ways it feels like a return to something more familiar.
My main hobby is playing guitar, but more recently I’ve developed an interest in photography."
We wish Joe all the best in his new role.
International Women's Day (IWD) takes place on Tuesday, March 8th and this year's theme is #BreakThe Bias - challenging discrimination and stereotyping on the grounds of gender. This is an area in which everyone can play their part by being informed and calling out gender bias when you see it. Read more about it on the IWD website and check out our recommended reads on the library displays too!
Thanks to Sean Slattery (LSAD graduate) for the cherry blossom images in this issue.
To see more of his work, visit his instagram page @sublimeprintworks
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
This short novel tells the story of fuel merchant Bill Furlong in the weeks leading up to Christmas in 1980's Ireland. Bill's business is doing well, and his family is secure and prospering but he recognises that others are not as lucky as he is. While delivering coal and blocks he gets glimpses of the lives of others that are less fortunate than he is, including the women in the Magdalene laundry of the local convent. He is a generous and compassionate man and tries to help when he can.
Despite warnings from his wife and others in the community about the power of the Catholic Church, Bill's helpful nature and determination to always do what is right leads him to an action that will bring him into conflict with the church and possibly have a negative impact on his business and family.
This is a story about having the courage to do the right thing no matter what the personal cost.
The Godmothers by Monica McInerney
Set between Australia, Scotland, the UK and Ireland, and focusing on a family secret, this book explores the nature of families, those we are born into, and those we make for ourselves.
The story centres on the character of Eliza Miller who aged 17, tragically lost her mother, Jeannie, and who now that she is 30, has finally decided to track down her father, a man whose identity has always been a mystery to her.
With the help of her two devoted godmothers, Olivia and Maxie, Eliza travels halfway round the world in the pursuit of truth. She meets all kinds of characters and there are many ups and downs along the way. This is a real page-turner of a book. The journey Eliza takes is as emotional as it is physical. There are all sorts of surprises, there is even some romance!
Are the secrets revealed? Is the mystery resolved? Does everyone live happily ever after in the end? You’ll have to read it yourself to find out!
Reference: McInerney, M. (2020) The godmothers. Australia, Hawthorn: Penguin, Random House.
-Nora Hegarty
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Champions' forum recommended read:
Unsettled by Rosaleen McDonagh
In this artfully written and honest collection of essays, Rosaleen McDonagh gives her perspective on what it is to be Irish, to be a women, to have a disability, to be a member of the travelling community, and how the intersection of these things has impacted her life.
She offers a perspective I have not yet had the opportunity to read about. I became immersed in Rosaleen's life as she shared elements of Irish Traveller culture, the expectations on her from within the community, her experiences dealing with stigma and intolerance, and the obstacles she encounters daily due to having a disability.
As well as being an academic, Rosaleen is a playwright and columnist and her gift for writing is evident on the pages. She uses her craft to elevate descriptions of her experience to something unique and personal, bringing the reader closer. An extraordinary and important book.
EDI themes: ableism, racism, feminism
Reference: McDonagh, R. (2021) Unsettled. Ireland: Skein Press.
-Nadene Ryan
The Library, Technological University of the Shannon: Midwest
