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UCD Library Open Access Publishing Agreements Update📢 The annual APC (Article Processing Charge) quota for the UCD-IReL agreement with ScienceDirect (Elsevier) is now fully used up. Accepted articles will not be offered APC cover until the end of 2026. See libguides.ucd.ie/oapublishing for more.

Article Processing Charge update from UCD Library regarding the ScienceDirect (Elsevier) deal.

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UCD Research @ucdresearch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

James Joyce Library Level 2 is temporarily closed and we now have a book retrieval system in place. Please request items from shelfmarks 400-999 via this form: ucd-ie.libwizard.com/f/retrievalf... The steps are in the form. Please see our Projects page for full details. www.ucd.ie/library/cont... 🙏

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AI is changing how science is done - we’re only beginning to understand what that means. The ‘AI in Physics and Mathematics’ track at #AIS26 curated by @cern.bsky.social will explore how #AI is reshaping both fields. Join the conversation about the future of scientific discovery. www.ais26.eu

Prof Mark Thompson, Director General of CERN, will speak at the 2026 AI in Science Summit (AIS26) at UCD in Dublin, in the 'AI in Physics and Mathematics' strand.

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Peter Fallon reads "New Country", from his collection 'News of the World' (Gallery Press, 1998), in the UCD Special Collections Reading Room. Find more of his poetry, read for the UCD Irish Poetry Reading Archive, at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @poetryireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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👩‍🎓📕 "Margaret Kelleher, with a fluency and captivating style already on ample display in her Maamtrasna Murders (2018), has brought this singular couple back to life and shown how, in matters of intellectual courage, tenacity and depth of feeling, they demand to be our contemporaries."

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Mary and Padraic Colum - Lives and the Dream: Bringing a singular literary duo back to life

Margaret Kelleher seeks to introduce new readers to the work of this successful intellectual couple

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Congrats to UCD Digital Preservation Librarian Niamh Murphy on her successful seminar 'Lost in Character Encoding' at #iPRES2026 in Copenhagen. In her session, Niamh aimed to foster greater awareness of language representation issues in #DigitalPreservation.👏 @dri.ie @niamhelizamurphy.bsky.social

Niamh Murphy, librarian, standing in front of a blue projector screen and a room of people sitting at tables.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Level 2 of the James Joyce Library will be temporarily closed from Monday, 28 Sept. A book retrieval service will be in operation for books with shelfmarks 400-999. Collections on Level 4 remain accessible. Find full details & updates see www.ucd.ie/library/cont.... @ucddublin.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

University Librarian Dr. Sandra Collins will be speaking at the upcoming #AI in Science Summit 2026, held in O'Reilly Hall here at University College Dublin on 15-16 October. Register: www.ais26.eu #AIS26 is part of #EuropeanAIInnovationMonth @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This introductory course will be of interest to UCD admin staff & students or researchers who would like to learn basic skills required to create show data on a map using #ArcGIS Online. Little or no #GIS experience necessary! Tues, 29 Sept 2.30pm Health Sciences Library hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UCD Digital Preservation Librarian @niamhelizamurphy.bsky.social will present an interactive seminar - 'Lost in Character Encoding' - tomorrow, at this year's #iPRES2026 in Copenhagen. For more info see ipres2026.dk #DigitalPreservation @ucdresearch.bsky.social @dri.ie @ucddublin.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From 28 Sept - 19 Oct, Level 2 of the James Joyce Library will be temporarily closed, and collections held on Level 2 (400-999) will be available through a retrieval service only. For more information please visit the Library Capital Development Project webpage: www.ucd.ie/library/cont...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Do you want to get your first book published, compile an edited collection or convert your PhD into a book? Hear from key editors Ben Doyle (Bloomsbury Publishing), Noelle Moran (UCD Press) & Sinead Neville (Cork University Press) at our virtual seminar on Wed, 28th Oct. Register bit.ly/ucdbookpub

Getting your first book published webinar on 28th October at 11am. Three headshots featuring the guest speakers.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Do you want to display your data on a map?🗺️ The first (free) UCD Library workshop takes place next Tues, 22 Sept at 3.30pm in the UCD Health Sciences Library. See hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME... to register. @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social

Corner of the UCD James Joyce Library building with a UCD blue arc design.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are pleased to announce a new 3-year publishing agreement with CABI, the nonprofit agricultural & environmental publisher. The deal covers the author fees for their five fully-open access journals.🚜🔓 Read more at libguides.ucd.ie/oapublishing... @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucd-chas.bsky.social

Male student pulling a book off a shelf with a stained glass window in the background.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was nice to be on Merrion Square today for the first @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social meeting of the new academic year.

Collage of photos of Merrion Square from the Irish Manuscripts Commission office in 45 Merrion Square, door of 45, cover of Analecta Hibernica 54, and title page of "The story of the three men and the dog of Irúth from the UCDA, Franciscan MS A 4 version of Acallam na Senórach ‘The colloquy of the ancients’" by Nina Cnockaert-Guillou.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From 'Snow Negatives' (2007) Enda Coyle-Greene reads ‘Opium’ in the UCD Special Collections reading room. She is a Dublin poet, & Curator & Artistic Director of the Fingal Poetry Festival. More of her poetry is on YouTube as part of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive. Go to www.ucd.ie/specialcolle...

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

UCD Library's 'Research Essentials' free workshops for students, staff & researchers are back this trimester. See the full schedule of upcoming sessions on the Library website at hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME... @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social

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📕📰 “No one warns you about old age. No one tells you that your body falls apart.” UCD Prof Margaret Kelleher describes 'No One Tells You: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien', a memoir by Carlo Gébler, as a moving account of him witnessing his mother grow frail. @mgtkell.bsky.social

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Compelling and unsettling: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien by her son Carlo Gébler

The memoir powerfully evokes O’Brien’s rage against ‘hideous’ dying

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The UCD Library Autumn schedule is now in effect - and we will be open this weekend! See the schedule to 18th October here, and the current UCD Library schedule is always on our website at www.ucd.ie/library

UCD Library opening hours schedule graphic

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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We have many self-service options for UCD students! Borrow books using our kiosks, borrow a laptop for free in the Health Sciences & James Joyce libraries, return books 24/7 at our smart returns box outside the JJL, charge your devices for free in our charging lockers & more. See libguides.ucd.ie/ss

Self-service options at UCD Library. Male and female students using self-services.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We welcome back all returning UCD students!👋 Be sure to see our website for updates & more about UCD Library services & facilities. See www.ucd.ie/library for the latest.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We welcome back all returning UCD students!👋 Be sure to see our website for updates & more about UCD Library services & facilities. See www.ucd.ie/library for the latest.

UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Poet Leontia Flynn is from No. Ireland & earned a doctorate from Queen's University. Here she reads her poem 'Naming It', for the Irish Poetry Reading Archive. This poem is from her collection 'These Days' (@jonathancape.bsky.social, 2004). Find more of her readings at www.ucd.ie/specialcolle...

UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We are closed this weekend, but our Autumn schedule will be in effect from next Mon, 7 Sep - & weekend hours will be back! See the schedule to 18 Oct here, & the current UCD Library schedule is always on our website: www.ucd.ie/library

UCD Library opening hours timetable with a photo background featuring two students walking down stairs in the UCD Veterinary Medicine Library.

UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Our Doc of the Month is now online. Marion O’Malley writes to Richard Mulcahy in 1923 referring to her three sons, all of whom are imprisoned and on hunger strike warning Mulcahy that should any of her sons die, she will “take steps to have you indicted in their murder”. www.ucd.ie/archives/col...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📢The deadline for queries about this OPEN CALL📸 is Fri, 4 Sep & the deadline for applications is ✨Wed, 16 Sep✨. UCD Library seeks photographers and lens-based artists for a commission capturing the National Folklore Collection's move to its new home. Full details at www.ucd.ie/irishfolklor...

Ediphone audio recording tool with box of wax cylinders. Photo by Dragana Jurišić.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#CultureNight | Behind the Curtain: The NLI's Digitisation Studio 📷 📅 Fri, 18 Sept | 5.00pm - 8.45pm: ow.ly/MBgR50ZGCLk Our Digital Studio plays a key role in the efforts to protect and make available our various different collections: visit us this Culture Night on a short 15-min tour.

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Culture Night | Behind the Curtain: The NLI's Digitisation Studio

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

💙💛 𝑀𝒾𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒮𝓂𝒾𝓁𝑒𝓈: Another special day on campus as students from UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business celebrated among family, friends and faculty. Best of luck to the Class of 2026 on all you’ve achieved and for whatever comes next! 👏😊

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The @bealoideasucd.bsky.social is moving into a new Cultural Heritage Centre in UCD's James Joyce Library. Watch a series of clips, including this one, on the importance of the collection & the creating of the new Centre. Also on YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/EElrU... @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Dr. Elly Clarke @digitalb0dy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Exciting visit to the folklore archive @ucdarchives.bsky.social today. The whole archive is going to be moved to a specially built section of @ucdlibrary.bsky.social in the next few months.

UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming new UCD students to our libraries this week!👋✨ We recommend starting with our new students guide libguides.ucd.ie/newstudents for a quick overview of all we have to offer. #HelloUCD #WelcometoUCD @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdglobal.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

UCD authors👉 Open Access Publishing Agreements Update📢 The annual APC (Article Processing Charge) quota for Wiley Gold (fully Open Access) journals is now fully used up. Accepted articles will not be offered APC cover until the end of 2026. View updates at libguides.ucd.ie/oapublishing

Female student walking down the stairs in the UCD Blackrock Library.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Poet Katie Donovan reads “The Seal” from her 2024 poetry collection “May Swim” @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social in the UCD Special Collections reading room. Preserved in the Irish Poetry Reading Archive, find more of her poetry via www.ucd.ie/specialcolle... @poetryireland.bsky.social

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UCD Library opening hours through next week...the calm before the storm! See the full schedule (including the new academic term to 18 October) at www.ucd.ie/library/use/....

1/2 OPEN CALL: UCD Library seeks photographers and lens-based artists for a commission capturing the National Folklore Collection's move to its new home. Full details at www.ucd.ie/irishfolklor... Up next: site visits 31 Aug & 1 Sept Application deadline: 16 Sept @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social

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What's happening in the James Joyce Library? We have updated our Capital Development Plan project page on the UCD Library website. All current details of Phase 2 stages of building works are at www.ucd.ie/library/cont... @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social

A female student sits at a table typing on her laptop computer, with other desks and chairs and students studying in the background.

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