Learning at NUI Galway
James Hardiman Library The library offers a wide range of quality and innovative services, and staff are committed to supporting excellence in teaching, learning and research. Adjacent to the library is the Hardiman Research Building ( pictured below ). This building facilitates knowledge generation and fosters collaboration in a flexible space dedicated to research. There are nearly 2,000 study spaces in the library, most equipped with sockets, and WiFi is available throughout. Information Resources The library provides access to over 540,000 print books, 420,000 e-books and over 120,000 e-journals. There is an extensive collection of unique archives in areas such as history, literature, politics and theatre. Our Special Collections include wonderful collections of rare and local books, maps and newspapers. Help and Support Library staff will be delighted to give you any assistance you need to find your way around our collections, whether print or online. The Research and Learning team consists of Academic Skills Librarians , Academic Skills Assistants , Research Services Librarian , Open Scholarship Librarian , Special Collections staff and Archivists . They offer training and skills programs to students, staff and researchers. The Academic Skills Librarians offer a suite of generic training sessions at both an introductory and advanced level. The Academic Skills Team, located at the Academic Skills Hub in the Library foyer, offer an enquiry service both online and face-to-face.
The Research Services Librarian provides advice on starting your research, literature reviews, managing references, keeping up to date and getting published. The Open Scholarship Librarian provides advice and support to enable researchers and students to develop open scholarship practices and to maximize opportunities in the evolving scholarly communications environment. The Digital Publishing and Data Management Librarian provides advice and support related to ARAN, the Institutional Repository and Open Access Publishing, submitting your PhD thesis to ARAN, Research Data Management and Data Management Plans as well as Identifiers (DOIs and ISBNs). The Archivists and Special Collections Librarian provide one-to-one support in making the best use of our Special Collections and provide training to make the most of our Archival Collections. The Academic Writing Centre provides one-to-one support and assistance with academic writing. The Library and IT Service Desk will help you make the most of both library and IT services. www.library.nuigalway.ie library@nuigalway.ie
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