Tuesday 24 November 2015

New iMac in the Library

Grangegorman Library is delighted to announce that we have just purchased a new iMac for the computer room. It is an iMac OS X and replaces our older Mac Pro. All the usual software is available on it, including Adobe Creative Cloud.

Our Art and Design students now have 3 iMacs with the latest software available on them (even more of a reason to use the excellent facilities available in the library!).

Thursday 12 November 2015

Group Study Rooms

Our 2 Group Study Rooms are getting plenty of use these days but just in case you didn't know about them we thought we'd give you a little reminder of what an excellent resource we have available to you.

The Library has 2 group study rooms available to book for groups of 3 or more who need to work on projects/assignments and much more.

The rooms can now be booked for 1 or 2 hour slots (which means you now have even more time to do group work).

Our smaller group study room accommodates 3-6 people and has a large plasma screen and a computer. There is also the option to connect your laptop (or one the 15 library laptops) to the plasma screen so that you can access your own work.

Our larger group study room can accommodate 1 group of 6-12 students or 2 groups of 3-6 students (separated by a screen). This room has a white board and also connections for your own laptop (or one of the library laptops).

The rooms are an excellent resource, especially with space at a premium on the campus.
They are there for the you, the students to use, so please do use them!

If you want to book one of the rooms you can call up to the desk, or fill in our online booking form.
Please read our terms and conditions before making a booking.

Thursday 15 October 2015

Latest Journal issues to arrive at Grangeogrman Library

The latest issues of several journals have arrived at the Library in Grangegorman. These issues can be found on the current journal stacks which are located along the wall near the computer lab.

Abitare Number 547 September 2015

Adbusters Vol. 23 Number 6 November/December 2015

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education Vol. 14 Number 4 October 2015

British Journal of Social Work Vol. 45 Number 6 September 2015

International Journal of Early Years Education Vol. 23 Number 3 September 2015


Irish Criminal Law Journal Vol. 25 Number 4 Winter 2015

Journal of Design History Vol. 23 Number 3 2015

L'Oeil #683 October 2015

Thursday 8 October 2015

British Journal of Sociology of Education latest issue now available

The latest issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education,Vol. 36 no. 6 September 2015, is now available in the library at Grangegorman.

This journal is also available electronically here, if you are trying to access this online while off-campus, make sure you log in to your library account first here.


Tuesday 6 October 2015

New Journal at Grangegorman Library

The Library has subscribed to a new social sciences journal, ChildLinks: the quarterly journal of Barnardos' National Children's Resource Centre.

This journal will be of particular interest to students on the BA in Early Childhood Education course.

Issues from this year are available in the Library at Grangegorman. We also have some back issues going back to 2012 in storage. If you would like to see one of these issues that are in storage, just ask at the issue desk in Grangegorman, and it will be arranged to get that issue from storage for you.

Details of the Library's stock can be found on the catalogue here , or by selecting "journal title" on the Library catalogue and searching for "childlinks"

Monday 28 September 2015

Did you know that we have Laptops that you can borrow?....

Do you need to work on a project but don't have a laptop, or can't get access to the PCs in the library?
The library has 15 laptops available for students to borrow for use in the library only. You can print using Datapac's Upload a Document service- see ditprint.ie
The laptops are automatically connected to the internet via Eduroam.
They can be borrowed for 3 hours at a time and can only be used within the library or the group study rooms.

For more information please ask at the Library Desk.

Thursday 17 September 2015

Grangegorman Library Survey 2015

Last May the Library sent out a survey to all students to get their views of the new library and to see what we could improve on after our first year in our temporary accommodation.

First of all we would like to say a big thank you to all those students who took the time out to complete the survey. We had a total of 111 replies, each with detailed comments on how we were doing! Over the Summer we have been working on all the issues that were raised.

These were the main areas of concern:
  • Lack of computers
  • Noise
  • Printing and Photocopying
  • Lack of awareness of our services
Click here to see the Library's response in full.

Monday 14 September 2015

SPSS now available on all library laptops

The library is delighted to announce that all 15 of our laptops now have the Social Science software SPSS installed on them (Version 22).
This means that Social Science students can now work on their research on our laptops (especially useful if all the computers are being used).

The library has 15 laptops for use by students. These are brand new machines and have all the latest Office applications, as well as Read and Write and access to WIFI.


Printing is available through Datapac's Upload a Document service.

To borrow a laptop (available on a 3 hour loan) simply ask at the desk.
Please note you will need your student card to borrow. Laptops cannot be taken outside the library but can be used in the Group Study rooms

Thursday 10 September 2015

Term Time Opening Hours start Monday the 14th of September

The library will start its term time opening hours from Monday the 14th of September.
The library will be open:
Monday to Thursday: 9:30 - 9:30
Friday: 9:30 - 5:15
Saturday (from October 5th): 10 - 5pm.

Please check this blog or http://www.dit.ie/library/a-z/hours/ for any updates to our opening hours (including possible closures).

Monday 7 September 2015

Welcome to Grangegorman Library

Welcome to all the 1st years and returning students, from Grangegorman library.
The library is here is help all students with their studies.
We have over 40,000 books and journals, 2 group study rooms, laptop loans, access to ebooks, ejournals and databases, and much, much more...



Drop into the library to see all the facilities that we have to offer.

You can also get in touch with us by phone 01-4024108, email grg.library@dit.ie, twitter (@DITlibraryGr).

Best of luck to everyone with their studies in DIT.

Wednesday 15 July 2015

Grangegorman Library is now on Twitter!

You can now follow the library at Grangegorman on Twitter (@DITlibraryGr). We will be putting up all the latest information about the library including new services, opening hours, new books, and anything else that we think you might be interested in!

Feel free to tweet us with your queries or questions.







Image courtesy of Twitter

Tuesday 2 June 2015

We're always here to help!

Are you working on an assignment/project, writing your thesis over the Summer?
Don't forget that the library is still open Monday to Friday from 9:30- 5:15 all Summer.
We would be happy to help with any research queries you might have.
You can call into us and get help at the Issue Desk, email us on grg.library@dit.ie (or use the Ask a Librarian service and select your library), or phone us on 01-4024108.
We're here to help.

If you are looking for a quiet place to study the library is the place to be. We have computers, laptops, printing, and group study rooms available.

Wednesday 13 May 2015

Grangegorman library Summer Hours

The library will start Out of Term Hours from Monday the 25th of May.
Our Out of Term hours are:
Monday-Friday 9:30-5:15
Saturday- Closed

Our last Saturday for the 2014/2015 academic year will be the 23rd of May.
We will be open from 10am-5pm.

Don't forget that we will be open all through the Summer as usual!

Term hours in the library begin again in the middle of September.

Saturday 2 May 2015

May Bank Holiday

The library at Grangegorman will be open on Saturday the 2nd of May from 10am-5pm as usual.
We are open every Saturday from now until the end of the exams. Our last Saturday is the 23rd of May.

We will be closed on Monday the 4th of May, and will reopen as normal on Tuesday the 5th of May 9:30-9:30.

Our Summer hours will start on Monday the 25th of May (Monday-Friday 9:30-5:15, closed Saturdays).

Enjoy the bank holiday weekend!

Wednesday 8 April 2015

New Ebooks Available


The following ebooks are now available to view/print/download through the library catalogue.
3 users can access an ebook at any one time. Simply click on the image below to go directly to the link to the ebook. Remember you will need to input your student number and Library PIN to access an ebook off campus.
  

Wednesday 1 April 2015

New Feature on ARROW- Live Readership Maps

ARROW- DIT's Institutional Respository, groups all the institute's research in one
area. It is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and lecturers.
An exciting new feature is now available on Arrow- live readership maps. These maps are real time download maps showing what items are being downloaded and where. Have a look at the maps for each category and you will see that material is being downloaded everywhere in the world, from China to Canada, and from Africa to Russia.
You can look at the readership map for the whole of Arrow here
It is also divided into the different colleges. Material specific to the College of Arts and Tourism is available here

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Laptops Available in Grangegorman Library

Do you need to work on a project but don't have a laptop, or can't get access to the PCs in the library?
The library has 15 laptops available for students to borrow for use in the library only. You can print using Datapac's Upload a Document service- see ditprint.ie
The laptops are automatically connected to the internet via Eduroam.
You will need to save work to a memory stick as you will not be able to save any work to the laptops.
They can be borrowed for 3 hours at a time and can only be used within the library or the group study rooms.

We hope that students will find the laptops an excellent resource.

Thursday 19 March 2015

Group Study Rooms in the Library

Do you want to work on projects/assignments, or just study together in groups?
The library at Grangegorman has 2 group study rooms available to book for groups of 3 or more.

The rooms can be booked for 1 hour slots (with the possibility to have the room for 2 hours if no one else has booked it).

Our smaller group study room accommodates 3-6 people and has a large plasma screen and a computer. There is also the option to connect your laptop (or one the 15 library laptops) to the plasma screen so that you can access your own work.

Our larger group study room can accommodate 1 group of 6-12 students or 2 groups of 3-6 students (separated by a screen). This room has a white board and also connections for your own laptop (or one of the library laptops).

The rooms are an excellent resource, especially with space at a premium on the campus.
They are there for the you, the students to use, so please do use them!

If you want to book one of the rooms you can call up to the desk or fill in our online booking form
Please read our Terms and Conditions before booking a room

Monday 16 March 2015

Want to Top Up your Photocopying/Printing Account Online

Do you know that you can put money onto your photocopying/printing account online using your debit or credit card. The minimum spend is €2.
There is no charge for this service.
Simply go to ditprint.ie and enter your Datapac username and password.

Please see http://www.ditprint.ie/how-to-credit-your-account/ for more information

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Important Notice about Network Services in the Library on Saturday 14th of March

The network connection in the library will be down from 10am - 2pm on Saturday the 14th of March due to essential maintenance.
This will effect all internet connections including wifi, printing and photocopying. This will mean that from 10am until 2pm you will not be able to access the internet, print or photocopy, or access your student drive on the PCs.
You will still be able to use the library laptops, and your personal laptops for word processing etc.

The Self-issue machine will not be available but you will still be able to borrow and return books at the issue desk.

Please note that you will not be able to phone the library between these hours on Saturday as the phones will be down too.

**This will only affect Rathdown House, you will still be able to use the internet on PCs in Glassmanogue, North House, and North House Annex (and through wifi on your own machines). You will also be able to print and photocopy from the machines in these buildings.**



Please contact the library (before Saturday!) on 4024108, or email grg.library@dit.ie for more information.

Wednesday 4 March 2015

New E-Books Available

The following books are now available as e-books.
Simply click on the cover and you will be brought straight to the link.
Remember if you are outside DIT you will need to enter your student number and Library PIN in order to access the e-book.


Tuesday 3 March 2015

Who says Fashion and Libraries don't mix?!

Is this what the fashion world thinks of us? Women with glasses and buns in their hair, albeit in high end clothes! Orla Kiely's AW15 collection has some lovely pieces but not a computer in sight. No worries about access to electronic resources here...

See what the 2015 Hipster Librarian is wearing here


Photos and article courtesy of iwantyoutoknow.co.uk


Tuesday 17 February 2015

100gsm Paper for Printing and Photocopying Now Available

Do you have projects that you want to print out on thicker paper?
Do you want to print out images and avoid jams?
The library at Grangegorman now has one dedicated machine that will only print or photocopy on 100gsm paper (current paper is 80gsm).
We have asked Datapac to provide us with this thicker paper because of the constant jams that were occurring when students tried to print or photocopy images.

To use the machine simply send your print job as normal, but go to the machine nearest the library door (there is signage on it telling you that it has 100gsm paper).
 If you are photocopying just log in to that machine specifically and your job will come out on the thicker paper.

Please note that there are extra charges for using this machine regardless of whether you are printing/photocopying in Black and White or Colour. See below.

                     Single-sided                              Double-sided
A4 B&W             .10c                                              .12c
A4 Colour           .14c                                              .19c
A3 B&W             .14c                                              .18c
A3 Colour           .19c                                               .29c

Please be careful choosing the machine you use to print/photocopy because of these new prices.


Printing A4/A3 Colour Double-sided

The printers have the ability to print on both sides of a page whether in colour or black and white, and of A4 or A3 size.
If you want to print on both sides of an A4 or A3 page that has colour on it you need to select the printer A4/A3 colour from the list and then choose 'Print on Both Sides' from the options under the list of printers.

Your job will then print on both sides and you will be charged accordingly.
A4 colour print both sides = .15c per double-sided page
A3 colour print both sides = .24c per double-sided page

Thursday 5 February 2015

Want to Pay your Library Fines by card?

Do you want to pay your library fines but don't have cash on you? Well now you can pay by credit or debit card.
The library at Grangegorman now has the facility to take Library fines by credit or debit card, whether at the issue desk or over the phone.
You can also use the 'contactless' facility if paying fines of €15 or less.

Please note that transactions must be a minimum of €5.

For further information please ask at the issue desk

Monday 26 January 2015

Laptops now available in Grangegorman library

The library is delighted to announce that we now have 15 laptops available for students to use in the library.
These laptops can only be used in the library and the group study rooms and are available as a 3 hour loan.
Students will need their student card to borrow a machine and will be responsible for the laptop while it is out on their account.
You can print from the laptops using Datapac's Mobile Printing facility, see ditprint.ie
You will not be able to save anything to the machine itself but you can save to a USB. You can also email what you have been working on for printing or using later. Internet access is available via DIT WIFI or Eduroam.

Further information is available on the Grangegorman Library website

We hope that this will be a valuable service for all our students.