Mayo Campus - Extended Opening Hours

Mayo Campus Library open until 8pm, 
Mon - Thurs from this week until Thurs Dec 19th. 
Open Sat mornings 10am-1pm, 
Sat 30th Nov, Sat 7th & 14th Dec.

Free Trial to Very Short Introductions

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To begin using Very Short Introductions, visit http://www.veryshortintroductions.com/.

Very Short Introductions...Brilliant. Sharp. Inspiring.

Free trial access available on campus until 31st December 2013.

9 things you really miss about your childhood library trips

Before tablets, audiobooks and browsing.

 



 http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/library-nostalgia-children-childhood-1161447-Nov2013/

Need Somewhere Quiet to Study?

The Self Issue is Back!

The self-issue machine at the Dublin Rd. library is back up and running...
You can issue & return your own books again!!!!

EndNote Upcoming Training Sessions

EndNote Online is a bibliographic service which will help you to store and organise your references.
 
Schedule for the remainder of the year... All welcome!

Tuesday 19th November    12:00 - 1:00pm 
Monday 25th November    2:30 - 3:30pm 
Wednesday 4th December 11:00 - 12:00pm 
Thursday 12th December   4:00 - 5:00pm 

Please join us to find out how to collect references quickly and easily from online sources (databases, library catalogues & web pages) and insert them into a Word document instantly using 'Cite While You Write'.

Sessions will be held in the Library IT room (Ground Floor). 
  

Information on Eduroam (Wireless Network)

Eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community.

Eduroam allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply opening their laptop.

For more information go to: http://www.gmit.ie/general/eduroam-gmit

Student Guide to Social Media

Information Literacy Weblog: Student Guide to Social Media

The Student Guide to Social Media has been produced jointly by the Universities of Leeds, York and Manchester.

Library Ireland Week Video

Library Ireland Week 2013 from South Dublin Innovates on Vimeo.

New Video - Using the Online Library

Access to British Standards Online has been restored!

Irish Newspaper Archives - New Search!

The Irish Newspaper Archives has launched their New APA5 Search!

With increased searching and browsing speeds and an incredibly smooth and fluid User Interface, APA5 aims to make life that little bit easier.

Add to this increased functionality such as Share With Facebook & Twitter, Save As Pdf, Text View for Scanned Articles APA5 will create a new and exciting user experience. 

Connect to the archive using the same url: http://0-www.irishnewsarchive.com.library.gmit.ie/

The archive is compatible with the following Browsers, please ensure where possible to have the latest versions of the browser downloaded.

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer 9
• Safari

The new interface is much more modern looking!

 

Most borrowed book from Irish libraries

 

The Help most borrowed book from Irish libraries

Library Ireland Week Talks