A week left to apply for this exciting permanent role! #LISJobsIE

Delighted to welcome Dr Emma Farrell and Shane Bergin to Special Collections today to deposit Belonging. We have also webarchived the project website.

📢 A new blog post by Éamonn Ó hAdhmaill, featuring some of the earliest recording from our audio collection!

Read it here: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2024/04/22/the…

The new #CulturalHeritage blog post gives an intro to the beginnings of National Folklore Collection UCD Audio Archive.
Learn about great collectors, their methods & determination to collect Irish folklore & listen to earliest samples of recorded Irish traditional music.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2024/04/22/the…

Happy #WorldEarthDay ! The nourishing bounty of our planet is depicted in this Egyptian 18th century BC limestone stela. It depicts the treasurer Renpyf giving offerings of bread, beer cattle and fowl to Wepwawet. Come see it in #UCDClassicalMuseum (K216 Newman Bldg)!

Monday 22nd April 2024, 8:01am

Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics - What is UCD Library doing? See libguides.ucd.ie/green/initiati…

youtu.be/xP-iIilHQsU?si… via YouTube

💙💛 Gold level Smarter Travel Mark awarded to University College Dublin

🚲 UCD has been awarded a gold-level Smarter Travel Mark from the National Transport Authority (NTA) for its efforts to support active and sustainable travel to and from its campuses.

The Smarter Travel

The Tea Rooms, Clarence Hotel Wellington Quay Dublin. Part of our Crampton archive in UCD digital library. #Ireland 💚

digital.ucd.ie/view/ucdlib:47…

‘Curiouser and curiouser’

This charming edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Gordon Robinson, was awarded to Eveline Kinsley by her teacher for 1st place in arithmetic, Nov 1916. 🦩

#OnThisDay in 1876, the death of William Wilde, prolific polymath, husband of Speranza and father to Oscar. His handwritten copy of History of Irish Medicine and Popular Cures is held here in UCD Special Collections, and includes cures for everything from headaches to witchcraft.

Got plans for #WorldHeritageDay ? Now you do! #UCDClassicalMuseum is open and ready for your visit. Pop along to K216 to experience the ancient civilisations that so inspired #JamesJoyce , #SeamusHeaney and so many more of Ireland's greatest artists and writers

Students, as you are preparing for your essay-type exams or starting to work on final essays, do consult our handouts to help with structure, phrasing, or critical thinking. Our Essay Structure handout sits under 'Structure and organisation' section here:
ucd.ie/writingcentre/…

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force #OTD 1949. Ireland withdrew from the Commonwealth, ending the statutory role of the British monarchy in Ireland. Below is the opening page of John A. Costello's 1968 account of his declaration of a republic in 1948.

❗️TODAY 12:00pm👇

This morning, at the James Joyce Library, learn how to publish your research with impact. Online registration has closed but 'walk-ins' are welcome. Commencing at 11 am, in Library Link 3. For more info. on OAP see: libguides.ucd.ie/openaccess/ #openaccess #Research

If you're around the University College Dublin Newman Building this morning, please feel free to join us at the UCD Social Sciences Irish Kidney Association fundraising coffee morning in D101 until 1pm! A great cause and gorgeous cakes as we head towards organ donation week 2024.

Come and work with UCD Library. We're looking for a Data Librarian. This is a permanent, full-time role. The closing date for applications is the 1st of May. For more information see: irishjobs.ie/job/data-libra…

Minister Catherine Martin TD TD and our Director Orlaith McBride at the launch of 'Society & State - Ireland Through Its Records' at the Coach House Gallery Dublin Castle. The exhibition which runs from 17 Apr - 8 Sep is presented by National Archives, Ireland and supported by Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media.

Join us this week!