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The Library of National University of Ireland, Galway, is named after James Hardiman, born in 1782, noted antiquarian and author of the standard history of Galway and other works and first Librarian of the College (1849-1855).
The Main Library building was completed in 1973. It is purpose built, but has undergone subsequent extensions, and now offers approximately 8,800m2 of space on three floors over basement.
The Medical Library is located in the Clinical Sciences Institute at University College Hospital and there is a separate Nursing Library in the Business Park at Dangan.
Recent Submissions
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New directions for academic libraries in research staffing: A case study at National University of Ireland Galway
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-04-10)New research needs, global developments and local shifts in emphasis are demanding a broader range of interactions by librarians with researchers and are challenging previous staffing structures. Research has a higher ... -
Taking back the stage: interventions in the performing arts library of the 21st century
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Communicating new library roles to enable digital scholarship: a review article
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-04-06)Academic libraries enable a wide range of digital scholarship activities, increasingly as a partner rather than as a service provider. Communicating that shift in role is challenging, not least as digital scholarship is a ... -
The Abbey Theatre digitization project in NUI Galway
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-12-17)National University of Ireland, Galway and the Abbey Theatre finalized a partnership to digitize the archive of the Abbey Theatre in 2012. The partnership leverages NUI Galway’s position as a leader in theatre and digital ... -
Opening Access to Archaeology
(Archäologische Informationen, 2015-02-06)The article begins by explaining why, from its establishment in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) encouraged all researchers to engage with Open Access. Its enthusiasm for OA derives from the early recognition by ... -
ARAN opens Access to Research at NUI Galway
(NUI Galway, 2011)Discusses ARAN, NUI Galway's Open Access repository for scholarly literature. -
Academic libraries in challenging times
(2010-10)This article identifies three key challenges facing academic libraries in a period of recession: resourcing, technological change and proof of relevance. It proposes a series of strategies to maximise the value, actual and ... -
Sharing the pain, striving for gain
(UK Serials Group, 2010-03)Ireland is experiencing a particularly severe and sudden economic downturn. Spending on higher education is under the microscope, with implications for university libraries. The impact of this new environment at National ... -
E-Books Challenges and Opportunities
(D-Lib Magazine, 2004-10)E-books are commonly perceived as offering great potential for learner support but also as struggling to compete with print due to poor on-screen presentation, restrictive licencing and limited range of titles offered. ... -
Making sense of e-book usage data
(The Acquisitions Librarian, 2007)This article provides an overview of the types of statistical data available for e-book usage and includes examples from specifc vendors, along with coverage of standards such as COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked ... -
Reinvented, Re-imagined and Somehow Dislocated: The Evolution of Two John McGahern Short Stories
(2008-09-03)The John McGahern archive at The James Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland Galway includes drafts of all McGahern's works. The archive includes over twenty drafts of McGahern's story 'Christmas', while the ... -
The McGahern Archive at the James Hardiman Library
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)