Irish Times E-Paper: Changes in DIT users' access

The Irish Times has changed its supplier for the Irish Times e-paper, now called the “digital edition”.

As a result, access to the digital edition is now only available to individual subscribers and is not available via IP recognition (i.e. it is no longer available on a campus wide basis).

The library can therefore no longer provide DIT users with access to the digital edition. We have, however, negotiated a discounted individual subscription rate for DIT users of €50 per annum. This represents a 75% discount on the usual cost of €199 per annum.

Anyone wishing to avail of this offer should contact Briege McAtee (bmcatee@irishtimes.com) directly.

This does not affect DIT Library’s subscription to the Irish Times Archive, nor does it affect our access to the Irish Times website.

Christmas Opening @ Aungier St

Stress levels rising for three in ten Irish consumers

Mintel Ireland's 2013 Lifestyles report highlights a significant rise in Ireland’s stress levels as the economic downturn sees financial pressure taking its toll on Irish health. Indeed, revealing an alarming increase in the levels of stress suffered by consumers today, as many as 35% of RoI consumers report a rise in stress levels. Meanwhile, those in the NI are also affected, with 28% of consumers there reporting an increase in stress levels. The report also sees stress driving consumers to food, with around one in seven (15% of NI and 14% of RoI) Irish consumers admitting stress is making them eat more than they should.

You can access Mintel, and the Irish Lifestyles - Ireland - 2013 report, from the library's Business Resources page.

Missed Aungier St Library Induction? Try our Audio Tour!

Did you know that Aungier St library has an upper floor?

Do you know where to find the hard copy journals in the library? Or where the library's training room is?

Find out all this and more by listening to our Audio Tour or downloading the Self-Guided Tour of the library. 

Aungier St - October Bank Holiday

Changes to Harvard Business Review access via Business Source Complete

We have electronic access to Harvard Business Review all the way back to the first issue in 1922 (about 13,000 articles and counting) via Business Source Complete, an EBSCO database. This access has always allowed users to print and/or save all of the articles, as well as to read them on screen.

Since August, the Harvard Business Review is now restricting access via EBSCO’s Business Source databases for 500 of its articles to read-only access. This means Business Source Complete users can still access and read those 500 articles on-screen, but they will no longer be able to either print or save them.

The remaining 12,500 (approx.) Harvard Business Review articles can still be saved and printed from Business Source Complete.

The key things to note are:

1. The vast majority of Harvard Business Review articles can still be saved and printed out from Business Source Complete. 
2.  The 500 articles that can no longer be saved or printed out can still be accessed and read on-screen.
3. Aungier St library also has a print subscription to the Harvard Business Review, so students and staff can still photocopy an article that cannot be printed out (subject to the terms of DIT’s Irish Copyright Licence Agreement).

Term Opening @ Aungier St Library

Books on Westlaw IE: Aug 2013

Working on a research that touches on aspects of Irish Law, why not have a look at the following Books that are now available on Westlaw ie:

- Delaney & McGrath / Civil Procedure in the Superior Court
- Donnelly / The Law of Credit and Security
- Jennings, Scannell and Sheehan / The Law of Personal Injuries
- Hogan & Morgan / Administrative Law in Ireland
- Buckley / Insurance Law
- O'Malley / The Criminal Process
- Breslin / Banking Law
- Bulger,Bruton & Kimberley / Employment Equality

The benefits of using these books on Westlaw IE are many, for Example:

- You can search contents by keywords and phrases
- No limit of access, many users can access a book simultaneously
- You can link to Cases, Legislation and Journals within Westlaw IE.

Being a DIT student or staff - why not maximize the benefits of using Westlaw IE, click HERE

August Bank Holiday @ Aungier St

Summer Services at Aungier St Library: Bringing the Library to You!

Aungier Street Library will open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday over the summer months.

We have put together a package of Summer Services aimed at bringing the library straight to you. These services will continue until term-time opening hours resume on 16^th September.
These include:

• Book Postal Scheme: Register with our Book Postal Scheme, use the library catalogue to identify what books you need and we will send them to your home address. For further information contact our Ask a Librarian service.
• Book Return Bin: This is located just outside the library door. The Aungier Street building is open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm over the summer. If it suits, simply drop in your books to the "Blue Bin" and we' ll look after things from there. 
• Ask a Librarian Service: Need help with sourcing information for your dissertation? Want to know how to use a particular database or e-journal? Contact our Ask a Librarian service. Queries can often be answered straight away but you are guaranteed an answer by the next working day. Our aim is to assist you in any way we can. 
• Hard-copy Journal Articles: If the article you need is not available online but is in our hardcopy collection – we will make every effort to get it for you.
• The Online Library: DIT Library Service subscribes to a wide range of electronic journals and academic databases which can be accessed off-campus. Our Off-Campus Access guide explains the authentication methods used to access these resources. Some resources require you to use your Library PIN  to authenticate. If you need assistance in getting set up or in using any of our electronic resources please contact us via the Ask a Librarian service or by ringing us at 01-4023068.
• ALCID Cards and Letters of Introduction: If you are a Masters or PhD student we can provide you with an ALCID card. This will enable you to use any or all of the university libraries in Dublin and nationwide for study and reference purposes. You can download the ALCID application form and bring or post the completed form to us to receive your ALCID card. We can also provide other postgraduate and undergraduate students with letters of introduction to colleges nationwide. To request a letter of introduction contact the library at 01-4023068 or email via Ask a Librarian. 
• SCONUL Access Scheme: DIT Staff and Research postgrads (i.e., MPhil and PhD students) can also avail of the SCONUL Access Scheme. This allows you to visit, study in, research and BORROW from 180 participating member libraries throughout Ireland and the UK. All Irish University libraries, with the exception of Trinity College Dublin, are members of the scheme. Download the SCONUL Access Scheme Application Form and bring/post it to the library. Further details of the scheme are available on the SCONUL Access website, or ring the Library at 4023068.

Summer Opening @ Aungier St Library

DIT Library Credited with Inspiration Behind Dubliner Liqueur

Readers of the The Phoenix will have seen that John Harte, Sales and Marketing Director of First Ireland Spirits, and a graduate of DIT's MSc in Sales Management programme, "credits the library with his inspiration to create the Dubliner Liqueur" (p.42).
John told The Phoenix that the brand was conceived while he was studying at DIT. 

The Dubliner Liqueur is already on sale in Australia and New Zealand and Europe,and will go on sale in North America this autumn - but began life in DIT's Aungier St Library!
To find out more, see pg. 42 of the April 19 - May 2, 2013 issue of  The Phoenix.

US Legal Information and Research

Alison Shea, Adjunct Professor of Law/Librarian Fordham University

A&L Goodbody, IFCS, Dublin 1

Tuesday 11th June 2013

10.00 - 11.30

You, and any interested colleagues, are invited to attend this free seminar that will take place on Tuesday 11 June at 10am in A&L Goodbody.

US Legal Information

Conducting research across the laws of an unfamiliar jurisdiction can be daunting. Alison Shea will provide a general overview of US legal research and US primary sources, including statutes, cases and regulations. You'll have the chance to submit specific questions or issues that you may have encountered in the past regarding US legal research and these will be worked in to the general presentation.


Alison Shea

Alison has worked as a reference librarian at Fordham Law School since graduating with a joint JD/MLS in 2007. Her particular interest is in foreign, international, and comparative law with a focus on European competition law. In addition to normal academic reference duties, Alison teaches a number of sections of both basic and advanced legal research on a variety of topics, including administrative law, US legal research for LLMs, and a course specifically on foreign and international legal research.

To reserve a place please email Celine Kelly: clkelly@algoodbody.com

Celine Kelly

A&L Goodbody
Knowledge Services Manager
DDI:+353 1 649 2068
Email: clkelly@algoodbody.com

Address:IFSC, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Tel:+353 1 649 2000
Fax:+353 1 649 2649
Web: www.algoodbody.com  

Dublin City Public Libraries -Lunchtime Career Talk 22nd April

Dublin City Public Libraries' Career Direction and Development programme continues this month with a lunchtime career talk on the 22/04/13 at 1.30pm- ' Sell Yourself in an Interview- Learn the Essential Skills' with  Declan Farrell, Senior Consultant, Carr Communications.

The talk will be held in the Business Information Centre, Central Library, ILAC Shopping Centre, Henry St, Dublin 1.

Admission is free, but booking is recommended. Contact 01-8733996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie to book your place.


 

Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread

TED is a great resource for free videos of talks on lots of business, media and technology subjects. Examples include marketing guru Seth Godin's talk on how to get your ideas to spread, where he spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones, and  Jason Fried's why work doesn't happen at work in which he discusses his radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it.

New books Aungier Street Library

Want the library to buy a book that isn't currently available or you want us to buy more copies of titles we already have!! Do the decent thing, E-mail: aungier.orders[AT]dit.ie - alternatively click here and make sure you choose Aungier Street.

Easter Weekend @ Aungier St

St. Patrick's Weekend @ Aungier St.

STUDENTSURVEY.IE

What Will be the Top Five Global Economies in 2020?

According to Euromonitor, by 2020, China and Russia will have displaced USA and Germany respectively in the top five global economies. For more details, see Euromonitor's blog.

Other recent postings to Euromonitor's blog include a video on the rising importance of sub-Saharan Africa,  a posting on what opportunities does Africa's rising middle class provide? and a graph of the BRIC's move towards higher paid employment in 2012.

B&Q in Examinership

DIY chain B&Q Ireland was placed into interim examinership on 31^st January.  Was this due to declining sales, pressure caused by its rental agreements, or both? You can do your own analysis by using FAME to review the company’s financial statements for the last 10 years, and Passport/Global Market Information to look at forecasts for the Irish DIY, Home Improvement and Garden Centre market for the next 5 years.

FAME and Passport/Global Market Information Database are both available from the library’s databases page and Business Subject Gateway. Drop us an email on Ask a Librarian if you need help with using the databases, or to book an appointment with a librarian.