The Library Ireland Week (LIW) job swop initiative Experiences from Maynooth University Library

Abstract

Each year, as part of Library Ireland Week (LIW), Irish libraries are encouraged to engage in job swops. This initiative, championed by the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) (https://libraryassociation.ie/) is straightforward, with individual libraries organising swops and absorbing any costs involved. This article describes the experiences of six library assistants from Maynooth University (MU) (https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/library) Ireland, who participated in job swop