Thursday 25 February 2016

DIT Spring Careers Fair

Following on from the successful pre-Christmas careers fair in Aungier St., DIT Career Development Centre are happy to announce the Spring Careers Fair:

Location: DIT Kevin St.
Date: Wednesday 2nd March
Time: 11-2pm

Students - No need to register but some companies intend to undertake informal interviews so please bring along your CV.

Companies signed up to date include:
  
Companies
Discipline
AOL       
Computer Science
Bank of Ireland    
Data Analytics, Maths, Statistics 
Deloitte     
All Disciplines
Enterprise Rent-a-Car    
All Disciplines
ESB      
Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, IT, Marketing, HR, Accountancy and Energy Trading
EY    
All Disciplines 
FDM Group      
All Disciplines
Life Style Sports   
Retail Management, Buying and Merchandising
Ocuco Ltd.   
IT
PwC   
Business
Realex Payments 
BSc Computer Science, MSc Computing (Advanced Software Development)
SAP SSC Ireland 
Computer Science, Languages and Business
Workday
Computer Science

For regular updates check the Careers Diary http://www.dit.ie/careers/careersdiary/


Monday 15 February 2016

Free Networking Event

Alec Drew, communications professional, (www.straight-talker.com) will be in the Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 to facilitate three exciting networking events for anyone interested in setting
up or growing a business AND/OR changing or developing a career AND/OR
learning or enhancing a skill.

Monday, February 22nd from 6.30pm - 8.00pm You want to set up your own business or change career, then let's start here at the beginning

Tuesday, February 23rd from 6.30pm - 8.00pm Now you have chosen to go into business or change career, here are the do's and don'ts to help you survive
 

Wednesday, February 24th from 6.30pm - 8.00pm Networking is essential for 
everyone, learn how to build valuable relationships 

Booking is recommended to avoid disappointment on the nights

Telephone 01 873 3996 or email businesslibrary@dublincity.ie 

Business Information Centre                       Ionad Eolais Gnó
Central Public Library                                 An Lárleabharlann
Ilac Shopping Centre                                  Lárionad Ilac
Henry Street                                             Sráid Anraoi
Dublin 1                                                    Baile Átha
Cliath 1
Tel: 01 8733996 /8734333                         Fax: 01 8721451
Email: businesslibrary@dublincity.ie
Website:www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie 

Wednesday 10 February 2016

No more fines for overdue books

Monday 8 February 2016

Free trial to business media and politics videos


DIT Library Services currently has a free trial to Alexander Street Press's Academic Videos Online until the end of February.

This give us access to videos in a range of disciplines:

Business & Economics

http://search.alexanderstreet.com/business-economics

  
http://search.alexanderstreet.com/media-studies











Politics & Current Affairs

http://search.alexanderstreet.com/politics-current-affairs











Since this is a trial, access is only available from within DIT's network.

Take a look and let us know what you think!

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Having issues with off campus access?

Students have reported issues accessing their MyLibrary account off-campus or our various databases that use Student Number and Libray PIN to authenticate.

Our system librarians are busy looking into the issue. The issue may be related to browser issues in particular with Google Chrome. The following options have worked for students experiencing difficulties:

Clear your browser cache and restart browser. Instructions below on how to do this:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95582?hl=en

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows7/how-to-delete-your-browsing-history-in-internet-explorer-9

If you are experiencing difficulties with one browser, try an alternative. If you continue to experience difficulties please contact the library on 01-402 3068 or via Ask-a-Librarian

Monday 1 February 2016

e-Books in DIT Library

For your convenience, every year - DIT Aungier Street library sets aside money to buy e-Books that support the courses offered in Aungier Street. The e-Book collection can be accessed both within the library and remotely, even in the comfort of your home! The best way to identify what e-Books we have is to do an Advanced Keyword search, SEE HERE.

When using e-Books, PLEASE remember copyright law also applies to the e-Books.

A wide range of textbooks are available as e-Books and you can access these as outlined above, here is a sample of what's available for courses offered in Aungier Street. When you are in the library browsing the stacks, you can easily identify titles we have as e-Books by way of shelf place holders - see example below.

DIT Teaching Fellowships

ARROW@DITCongratulations to our outgoing DIT fellows. You can access the reports from 2015 and previous years via our open access institutional repository Arrow. Each report includes the aims, implementation and outcomes of each research project along with recommendations for future work.

2015 topics range from tracking student engagement to acting for opera singers. 

The Library is Proud to be a First Year Champion

We are delighted with our First Year Champion mug awarded for Library Learning: Digital Library Information Pack developed by librarian Sarah-Anne Kennedy as part of the TU4D First Year Curriculum prototype projects. 

Thank you to the TU4D Steering Group and the LTTC for funding. 

For more information on the TU4D projects and prototypes click here


What goes on in a magazine like Vogue?

Fashion, media and marketing students might be interested in this 2 part behind the scenes look the different departments, jobs and career opportunities available in Vogue magazine. Part 2 looks, in particular, at the rise in importance of online skills, social media and digital marketing.