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Cathal McCauley

@cathalmccauley.bsky.social
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University Librarian Maynooth University & St Patrick’s College Maynooth | Library Association of Ireland President 21-23 l CoChair WLIC 22 l Chair of OMARC | #ebookSOS #ynwa #scout

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stephanie @stephaniechen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Presentation slide from @jennylibrarian.bsky.social asking are you a data steward? (I'd argue the answer for everyone is yes...yes you are a data steward so check out @sonrai.bsky.social) #ASL2026
List of questions to help you answer the question: am I a data steward?
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A great afternoon @aslibraries.bsky.social with an interactive session about values and papers about prioritisation of decisions, change in the profession and reimagining/reframing our roles and skills #asl2026
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A&SL @aslibraries.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Dr Bláithín Hurley @waterfordlibraries.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social discusses the position of Irish Anglican diocesan libraries in Ireland at #ASL2026. Robert Whan @nlireland.bsky.social reflects on what it means to reframe librarianship for the next generation.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Strong start @aslibraries.bsky.social @rialibrary.bsky.social Insightful discussion: values,OA & more.Many speakers addressing the enormous loss of Aisling Coyne. #ASL2026 @laibluesky.bsky.social @martinoconnor.bsky.social @janebuggle.bsky.social @usernameerror.bsky.social @libraryjobs.bsky.social
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A&SL @aslibraries.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A&SL chairperson Martin O'Connor and @laibluesky.bsky.social President Lorna Dodd open today's #ASL2026 in the beautiful @ria.ie. In Martin's first welcome as chairperson he expresses our thanks to our former chairperson Fiona Logan for her leadership over the last few years.
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A&SL @aslibraries.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We're excited to announce that Niamh Tumelty, Director of @lselibrary.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at #ASL2026 on 24th March in @ria.ie - in conversation with the eminent @cathalmccauley.bsky.social no less! Find out more and reserve your conference tickets at aslibraries.ie/speakers-2026/
Academic & Special Libraries Conference. 24th March 2026 RIA, Dublin. Keynote speaker: Niamh Tumelty, Director of LSE Library in conversation with Cathal McCauley, Maynooth University Librarian. Reimagining Librarianship: purpose, practice and possibility. #ASL2026
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Best of luck Alex and thanks for everything’
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Eilís O'Neill @eilisoneill.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We're thrilled that @lizjolly.bsky.social and @niamhtumelty.bsky.social will be joining us as keynote speakers at #ASL2026. Niamh Tumelty will be in conversation with @cathalmccauley.bsky.social so there's yet another reason to join us in March!
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Interesting and festive piece from Helen Doyle @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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How did the saint who inspired Santa Claus end up in Co Kilkenny?
The remains of St Nicholas are said to be in the grounds of a ruined chuch in Co Kilkenny thanks to some medieval adventurers
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Global daily usage of generative AI tools and AI agents is lower in Ireland(10% & 3%) than globally(14% & 6%) according to new research by PWC. Those using the tools in Ireland report higher productivity, higher quality, and greater creativity at work. businessplus.ie/news/ai-surv...
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AI usage low in Irish workplaces but majority seeing benefits - PwC
Around two-thirds of artificial intelligence (AI) users in Ireland are seeing higher productivity and higher quality at work, while more than half see greater
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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
"The scandal exposes the windfall profits of scientific publishers, who in recent years have amassed billions of dollars in earnings from public funds earmarked for science." Quite.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today we were delighted to welcome colleagues Lorraine & Rowan from MU External Relations as part of @mulibrary.bsky.social “Outside In” staff lecture series. Attendees received an update about the website project & upcoming developments in internal comms. Thanks @hughm.bsky.social for organising.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Congrats @lauraconnaughtonmu.bsky.social & @mulibrary.bsky.social Self Assessment Team: the first professional unit at Maynooth University & the first library in Ireland & the UK to receive the award. The real work of implementation is only beginning but let’s acknowledge & celebrate this success.
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Chantal Kobel @chantalkobel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The first year students taking Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social enjoyed a visit to the gorgeous Russell Library this morning @maynoothuniversity.ie 📚📜
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Excited to be attending the Athena Swan Ireland Awards at SETU Carlow campus. So important to acknowledge and celebrate achievements. @maynoothuniversity.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Last week at our Arqus alliance Libraries of the Future seminar @Graz I presented our host Pamela Stückler with @maynoothuniversity.ie pennant as a symbol of our partnership. We also discovered that a member of Graz library staff had studied at Maynooth & had fond memories @mulibrary.bsky.social
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
2nd Arqus Libraries of the Future hybrid seminar is a wrap. Grateful to all at University of Graz for their excellent organisation, programme & friendly welcome! lnkd.in/eaPXerb9 Our next hybrid event will be hosted by @dulib.bsky.social in Jan ‘26 & will focus on the topic of European heritage.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Today @hughm.bsky.social spoke at Arqus Libraries of the Future CoP hybrid seminar at the University of Graz about Artificial Intelligence in @mulibrary.bsky.social & Irish academic libraries. Key points incl the eco-impact, diversity of approaches, governance, academic implications & workflows
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Delighted to see this guest blog post from Helen Fallon as part of our events to mark 30 years since the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa. It catalogues the amazing work of Helen and library colleagues to promote and share Ken’s archive and includes Helen’s poetry. mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com
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MU Library Treasures
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Job opportunity at @mulibrary.bsky.social If you would like a change and have a passion for digital services this could be of interest. Closing date is 20th Nov 2026. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-univ
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A pleasure to attend the launch of the School of Nursing @maynoothuniversity.ie . Speakers incl Prof Fintan Sheerin, President Eeva Leinonen , Minister James Lawless Rachel Kenna , Carolyn Donohoe & Kate Killeen White . Superb keynote from Michael Dowling. Well done & good luck to all Involved.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This is wonderful news - the first library in Ireland and the UK to be awarded the Athena Swan award. Well done to all of my library colleagues esp Laura Connaughton the chair. Special thanks to our superb @maynoothuniversity.ie EDI team who helped us.The work to live up to the award starts now!
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Well done Faculty of Arts & Humanities ADR Dr. Loïc Bourdeau for organising the Research Connections event @maynoothuniversity.ie .Great turnout & highlighted the strength of faculty research. Special thanks Ciaran Q for his contribution about ORCID. It was an inspiring & engaging session.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Well done Lori on the news at one on @news.rte.ie news at 1 this afternoon a great ambassador for libraries and libraries ireland open day tomorrow 27th September 2025 @lorimoriarty.bsky.social
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A great programme for Culture Night @mulibrary.bsky.social 👇
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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
You now have access to the Cochrane Library, a trusted database of high-quality, independent medical and healthcare research. You can access it now via the Linktree in our bio🩺 #MULibrary #MULibraryeResources #CochraneLibrary
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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Check out our newly advertised full-time, permanent position for a Book & Paper Conservator, based in the Russell Library here at Maynooth University📚🕰️ Applications close Wednesday 24th September ✨Apply now by searching for Library roles on 🔍maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Thanks to everyone who helped to make today’s Arqus Alliance Libraries of the Future Community of Practice seminar @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie such a success. Delighted that over 50 participants from 8 countries participated.
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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Up next this morning is our Arqus & Open Scholarship & Open Science feat. Lisa Schilhan from Graz University, @librarystuart.bsky.social from @durham-university.bsky.social , Iñaki Aréa de la Villa from the Universities of Sevilla and Granada and Dr. Erivelton Nepomuceno from @maynoothuniversity.ie
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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We welcome our Keynote speaker @lisagriffith.bsky.social from @dri.ie who will discuss The Future of Open Scholarship and Open Science in Europe at this mornings Arqus Seminar.
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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We are excited to host the Arqus European University Alliance Libraries of the Future Community of Practice Hybrid Seminar today. Featuring speakers from Ireland, Spain, Austria and the UK this seminar will consider the challenges for libraries associated with open scholarship.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Celebrating 10 years of the Lexicon public library. I had the pleasure of bringing LBES to see it in 2016 as part of a mid-year. It was also the venue for the fantastic cultural evening during @ifla.org WLIC 2022. A beautiful library and a resounding success! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Ten years of DLR LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire: ‘People thought it was a vanity project and too much money’
Award-winning but initially controversial building has become Ireland’s busiest public library
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
AI company Anthropic agrees $1.5bn to settlement with authors . Worth about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 books. “it’s the largest copyright recovery ever,” said, a lawyer for the authors. “It is the first of its kind in the AI era.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit
Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbots
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The passport office is regularly the recipient of fully deserved praise for its efficiency. Institutionally the parking office @maynoothuniversity.ie provides an extraordinarily efficient service: I applied for the permit yesterday afternoon & received the disc this morning!
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Congratulations to Dr Hugh Murphy @mulibrary.bsky.social who graduated this afternoon @maynoothuniversity.ie !
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IReL @irelibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This morning we bid farewell to our home of almost 10 years, @mulibrary.bsky.social, as we move to our new office! We would like to thank the MU Library team for hosting us, and for all of their support through the years. @maynoothuniversity.ie
Maynooth University Librarian Cathal McCauley and IReL Director Susan Reilly cutting a cakeMaynooth University Librarian Cathal McCauley and IReL Director Susan Reilly holding a cakeThe IReL staff team standing in a lineA honey cake that says "IREL - APC you later" on it
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Congratulations to Stuart Hamilton for his presentation of the accounts at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) General Assembly in Astana. #TeamIreland
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The Irish caucus at @ifla.org WLIC 2025!
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
A pleasure to present with @mcojo.bsky.social at @ifla.org World Library and Information Congress 2025 in Astana about the work taking place @mulibrary.bsky.social and @dculibrary.bsky.social around open scholarship and open science. #wlic2025
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John McDonough @mcojo.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Great to present at #WLIC2025 with my colleague @cathalmccauley.bsky.social about the work underway in @dculibrary.bsky.social and @mulibrary.bsky.social to advance Open Science.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Calling all Irish delegates attending IFLA WLIC 2025. We are organising an informal Irish caucus during the Congress. If you would like to attend please contact me by 15th August for more details. @ifla.org @laibluesky.bsky.social
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Never a dull moment @mulibrary.bsky.social
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Recently @mulibrary.bsky.social the Chair of CONUL made a presentation to @morleyfme.bsky.social thanking Fiona for completing a 3-year term as CONUL Conference Chair. After 3 hugely successful conferences in Cork, Belfast & Tullamore I think it is fair to say mission accomplished. Congrats Fiona!
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Successor to PRTLI promised as Minister James Lawless @deptoffhed.bsky.social secures €4.55 billion for research and innovation. www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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Minister Lawless secures €4.55 billion under National Development Plan to drive research, education and innovation
The €4.55 billion investment package will support a new national research programme, a successor to the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI), as well as vital upgrades to further...
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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
It was my pleasure as Chair of CONUL to mark the launch of the new CONUL strategy with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, this week. #conul @collinssandra.bsky.social @cathalmccauley.bsky.social conul.ie/minister-law...
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Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Drop by our 'Summer Reads' display and grab a book to enjoy in the sunshine – including the wonderful Flight by Maynooth University's own Oona Frawley ☀️ #MULibrary #SummerReads
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Fantastic post from Ciara Joyce (Maynooth University library) @mulibrary.bsky.social about her work on two collections relating to the theatre in Ireland. The archive of the New Theatre Group and An Damer . mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com
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MU Library Treasures
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
3-d printed guns amongst material seized by Gardaí ( Irish police) www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
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Two arrested after 3D-printed guns and ammunition seized
A man and a woman were arrested after 3D printed firearms and ammunition were seized during a series of raids in Clare and Tipperary.
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Meta’s use of books to train AI considered fair use by US judge www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta wins AI copyright lawsuit as US judge rules against authors
Writers accused Facebook owner of breach over its use of books without permission to train its AI system
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Cathal McCauley @cathalmccauley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Meta’s use of books to train AI considered fair use by US judge www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta wins AI copyright lawsuit as US judge rules against authors
Writers accused Facebook owner of breach over its use of books without permission to train its AI system
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