Review: EVANS, G. Edward and WARD, Patricia Layzell. Leadership basics for librarians and information professionals. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. 2007.

Book review

Review: University libraries and space in the digital world. Edited by Graham Matthews and Graham Walton. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013, xvii, 228pp, ISBN: 9781409423829. £49.50. Hbk.

When asked to review this book I was just coming to the end of a €20 million new building and refurbishment project at NUI Maynooth Library. After living and breathing buildings for more than five years I was curious to see if after reading it would I have done things differently? Later on, I will return to this question. In terms of coverage of aspects of library buildings the book is broad. There are 14 chapters each with extensive and useful references

Cybersocial Networks: Facebooks and Second Life and the implications of these networks for librarians

Second Life (SL) is a 3-D virtual world established by Linden Labs in 2003i. There are currently more than 14 million registered second life accounts but the size of the active user base of second life is a matter of some debate with 30 – 50,000 users usually logged in at anyone time. To start using second life you must create an account at www.secondlife.com the website where you will also find the SL installer application which is required to enter SL or go ‘in world’

Review: University libraries and space in the digital world. Edited by Graham Matthews and Graham Walton. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013, xvii, 228pp, ISBN: 9781409423829. £49.50. Hbk.

When asked to review this book I was just coming to the end of a €20 million new building and refurbishment project at NUI Maynooth Library. After living and breathing buildings for more than five years I was curious to see if after reading it would I have done things differently? Later on, I will return to this question. In terms of coverage of aspects of library buildings the book is broad. There are 14 chapters each with extensive and useful references

How the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated an e-book crisis and the #ebooksos campaign for reform

This article sets out the problems with the e-book market and the origins and work to date of #ebooksos, a librarian-led campaign for a fairer e-book market for libraries. While many of the issues identified predated the Covid-19 pandemic, the rapid pivot to remote teaching and learning and the subsequent change in working cultures it precipitated brought these issues to a head. The article is primarily about the academic context as the authors are academic librarians, but the e-book library crisis applies to all sectors and the #ebooksos campaign aims to represent them all. While it is recognized that change will take time, as with related change in areas such as open access and the movement of journals from print to online, this underlines, rather than diminishes, the need for the campaign to keep highlighting the problems and to work with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver an approach to e-books that is equitable and sustainable. The #ebooksos campaign is in its infancy and thus this article presents a snapshot of a work in progress at the vanguard of librarianship and information work

Why are librarians up in arms over ebooks?

Opinion: lack of available stock, high prices and onerous terms and conditions mean ebooks currently offer poor value for readers and libraries

The #ebooksos campaign in Ireland

Against the backdrop of COVID-19, this article outlines the ebooksos campaign. The origin and rationale for the campaign is described. Development of the campaign and possible future developments are considered

The Power of 3 Collaborative creation of an Irish online, open access, digital humanities research resource to support professional training in archives management.

This poster describes a 3U Partnership Humanities collaboration involving the Department of History at Maynooth University and the libraries in each of the three partner institutions. the aim was to build upon on a joint archives digitisation project that incorporated significant interpretation of the archival content. It involved a sharing of expertise in digitisation, system building, academic connections and a broader humanities project than any institution could achieve alone

Review: University libraries and space in the digital world. Edited by Graham Matthews and Graham Walton. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013, xvii, 228pp, ISBN: 9781409423829. £49.50. Hbk.

When asked to review this book I was just coming to the end of a €20 million new building and refurbishment project at NUI Maynooth Library. After living and breathing buildings for more than five years I was curious to see if after reading it would I have done things differently? Later on, I will return to this question. In terms of coverage of aspects of library buildings the book is broad. There are 14 chapters each with extensive and useful references