Final days to see Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Societ @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Please stop on in, we are open to everyone.

#ucc180 #ucclibrary #historyInTheMaking

Interior of a modern exhibition gallery featuring a large blue display panel titled “180 Bliain ar an bhFód: Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Society.” The panel showcases historic documents, seals, and a medal mounted on a white backing. To the right, a wall timeline highlights key dates, and a bold red panel titled “Research & Innovation” presents text and images about institutional developments. The space has white walls, track lighting, and a polished dark floor.

Museum display case featuring historical scientific instruments and records. On the left, a brass and black instrument with a circular gauge is arranged in a wooden presentation box. On the right, a large open ledger book rests on foam supports, its lined pages filled with handwritten entries and numerical tables. Small printed labels and a descriptive placard stand behind the objects inside the glass case.

A museum display case containing vintage surveying and optical instruments. On the right is a large, early theodolite with a telescope mounted on a circular base and various adjustment knobs. To the left is a smaller, box-shaped optical device with a short lens. Both pieces appear to be made of metal with brass components. Red informational panels are visible in the background outside the glass case.

Close-up of an early photographic or projection device displayed inside a glass museum case. The object features a large polished brass lens mounted on a dark metal body with a small circular viewing window and hinged panel. Red exhibition panels with historic photographs and text are visible in the background, along with overhead lighting reflected in the glass.

Less than two weeks left to come see 'Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Society' @ucclibrary! Come on in and learn a little more about the university's history and travel back in time to see how lectures used to be delivered using a Magic Lantern projector. #uccHistory #uccLibrary

Seven library staff members pose on an indoor staircase painted in rainbow colours. They are arranged casually across the steps, smiling at the camera, with handrails and an open, modern library interior visible behind them

Join us on Tuesday 17 February at 11am for the official launch and ribbon cutting of the Rainbow Stairs in UCC's Boole Library.
We celebrate equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, symbolised by the Progress Pride Flag.
All are welcome.

#ProgressPrideFlag #RainbowStairs #UCClibrary

(The rainbow flag, created by artist Gilbert Baker in 1978 and commissioned by Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S., is widely recognised as a symbol of equality, diversity, inclusion, and visibility.)

#ucclibrary #rainbow #rainbowpride #pride

A central stairwell in the Boole Library with each step painted a different colour, forming a rainbow pattern. The colourful stairs are framed by concrete walls and metal handrails, leading up to a bright, open library space above.

Welcome back to UCC Library.
As you all return to campus, you might notice a new feature on the central stairwell in Boole Library — our Rainbow Stairs. They celebrate the diversity of our community and our commitment to an inclusive, welcoming library
#ucclibrary #rainbow #rainbowpride #pride

Thanks to everyone who joined yesterday’s Lego Session: Citing and Academic Integrity
We covered quoting, paraphrasing, and identifying bibliographic details for books, articles & webpages.
More sessions coming soon
#UCCLibrary #AcademicIntegrity

Tune in Monday at 11am on UCC 98.3FM — my guest is @aodhquinlivan.bsky.social , Senior Lecturer in Government & Politics at UCC and Director of CLRG. We’ll be talking music, books, libraries, and UCC Fantasy Football League

#UCC983FM #UCC #ShushRadio #ucclibrary

Pathways to your first publication – celebrating the diversity and impact of UCC’s Open Access Journals Join us for an in-person seminar dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the diversity and impact of UCC’s Open Access journals on Tuesday 21 October 2025, during International...

Pathways to Your First Publication
Celebrate UCC’s Open Access journals & learn how to start publishing.
📍UCC Library Creative Zone | ⏰10:00–15:30
#OpenAccessWeek #UCCLibrary
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libcal.ucc.ie/event/4442839

Five lucky Leaving Cert Study Scheme students just won National Book Tokens in our ID card return draw
A big thanks to the 688 who took part — and returned cards to support our new reuse & sustainability push.
Check your email to see if you’ve won
#UCCLibrary #leavingcert

Maurice Ryder is sitting in a radio studio, wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone mounted on an adjustable arm. In front of him is a sound mixing console with various buttons, knobs, and sliders. They are wearing a dark blue t-shirt with an image on it. The background includes soundproof walls and a window into another room

A graphic titled 'Shush! Sounds from UCC Library' featuring a playlist for 'Shush 298 - Maurice Ryder Takeover.' The song list includes: Jennifer Rush – Madonna’s Eyes, Beautiful South – You Keep It All In, Black – Pearl Jam, Lounge Act – Nirvana, I Wanna Be Adored – Stone Roses, Bad – U2, In the Flesh – Pink Floyd, Take On Me (Unplugged Version) – A-ha, It’s Been a Year – Tom Rosenthal, and Seasons – Future Islands

On Shush! this week Maurice Ryder, UCC’s Web Content Strategist, joined me for a great chat about webmastering, inbox zero, and his musical picks.

Catch the show here: bit.ly/Shush298

#UCCLibrary #shush

A close-up profile photo of Maurice Ryder, a bearded man with short, styled hair, wearing a grey hoodie and dark t-shirt. He is looking thoughtfully to the left. The image has a purple border with white text at the bottom that reads: “TAKEOVER SHOW — MAURICE RYDER — MONDAY MORNING 11–12

Tune in to Shush on UCC 98.3FM this Monday 11–12!
My guest is Maurice Ryder — UCC’s Web Content Strategist, inbox zero champ, process wizard, and boardgame-loving sci-fi fan.

Expect great tunes and library chat

www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/

#UCCLibrary #ShushOnAir #CorkRadio

Cover of a document titled 'UCC Library Digital & Information Literacy Framework.' The cover shows two people working on a laptop inside a modern, glass-walled room. The UCC Library logo is visible at the bottom left corner.

A Venn diagram with eight overlapping circles, each labeled with a different skill or attribute. The central circle is labeled 'Learner.' The surrounding circles are labeled 'Discovery,' 'Evaluation,' 'Responsibility,' 'Identity,' 'Organisation,' 'Creation,' and 'Communication.' Around the outer edge of the diagram are additional labels: 'Openness,' 'Curiosity,' 'Integrity,' and 'Reflection

We’ve launched our new Digital & Information Literacy Framework at UCC Library
It supports our users in building skills to live, learn & work in a digital world.
More learning & teaching support coming soon

👉 libguides.ucc.ie/library-lear...

#infolit #digitalliteracy #ucclibrary

Our Summer Concert Series with @tombstome.bsky.social is underway.

Catch a glimpse of what’s in store 👇

📽️ youtu.be/_YrCY3bO-rA?...

Tickets at: linktr.ee/eventsucclib...
#UCCLibrary #LiveMusic #CorkGigs

A woman stands behind a podium with a microphone, Text on the graphic reads'Louise O'Connor Caring for Collections – New directions at UCC Library.' A banner beside the podium reads 'CONUL Consortium of National and University Libraries – Preserving Ireland's memory. Advancing scholarship.

Shout out to our colleague @louiseoc.bsky.social who spoke at the @conulconference.bsky.social this week. Her paper was titled. "Caring for Collections – New directions at UCC Library."
#CONUL2025 #UCCLibrary
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A man stands next to a presentation screen displaying the title 'UCC Library Digital & Information Literacy Presentation.' Overlaid green text boxes read 'Ronan Madden' at the top and 'From Vision to Action: UCC Library's Digital & Information Literacy Framework 2025' at the bottom.

Shout out to our colleague @rmadden.bsky.social who spoke at the @conulconference.bsky.social this week. His paper was titled "From Vision to Action: UCC Library’s Digital & Information Literacy Framework 2025."
#CONUL2025 #UCCLibrary
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A woman stands at a podium speaking into a microphone at the CONUL Conference 2025. Behind her is a banner with the CONUL logo and the text “Preserving Ireland’s memory, Advancing discovery.” The podium has a colourful conference sign. Text on the image reads: “Barbara Diener – No Longer Without a Voice: A Story of Resilience.”

Shout out to our colleague Barbara Diener who presented her paper "No Longer Without a Voice: A Story of Resilience" at the @conulconference.bsky.social in Tullamore this week.
#CONUL2025 #UCCLibrary
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A woman stands smiling beside a colourful academic poster titled “‘You can do anything, but not everything’: Using UCC’s Service Principles to Optimise Services in UCC Library’s Client Services.” The poster includes diagrams, icons, and descriptive text about service evaluation and enhancement. Text on the image reads: "Elaine Harrington – ‘You can do anything, but not everything’: Using UCC’s Service Principles to Optimise Services in UCC Library’s Client Services.

Shout out to our colleague @walkerabroad.bsky.social Elaine Harrington whose poster at the @conulconference.bsky.social was titled ‘You can do anything, but not everything’: Using UCC’s Service Principles to Optimise Services in UCC Library’s Client Services.

#CONUL2025 #UCCLibrary

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A woman with a bob haircut, wearing large black glasses and a grey button-up shirt, stands smiling in front of a scientific poster titled "Shining a Light on Our Collections: Cyanotype Printing as Public Engagement." She wears a lanyard. The poster behind her includes diagrams and text explaining cyanotype printing. Text on the image reads: "Mona Power – Shining a Light on Collections: Cyanotype Printing as Public Engagement.

Shout out to our colleague Mona Power who presented a poster at the @conulconference.bsky.social this week titled "Shining a Light on Collections: Cyanotype Printing as Public Engagement."
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#CONUL2025 #UCCLibrary

Promotional image from Irish Newspaper Archives announcing the release of Derry Journal editions from 1870 to 1884. Text reads: 'Hot off the press. Newly released editions of the Derry Journal (1870–1884) are now available on Irish Newspaper Archives. Explore history as it happened.' The image includes a historic black-and-white photo of a busy street scene with horse-drawn carriages and people in period clothing, along with the Irish flag and magnifying glass emoji

The Irish Newspaper Archive, a vital resource for exploring 300+ years of Irish history, now includes Derry Journal editions from 1870–1884.
Access via UCC Library Databases: libguides.ucc.ie/library
#IrishHistory #UCCLibrary #Archives

A man wearing headphones and a green shirt sits in a radio studio, speaking into a microphone. Papers are spread out in front of him on the desk, which also holds a control panel with buttons and sliders, another microphone, and a digital clock showing '13:39:32'. A window behind him reveals another room.

A promotional image for 'Shush! Sounds from UCC Library' featuring a playlist titled 'Shush 295 - Jack Murphy Takeover.' The playlist includes songs by The Gloaming, Talking Heads, Whipping Boy, Tom Waits, The Band, The Cure, Microdisney, Ye Vagabonds, Billy Bragg, Lisa O'Neill, and Fontaines D.C

This week on Shush!, my guest was @jackmurphynature.bsky.social Murphy, Head Gardener at UCC.
We chatted about biodiversity on campus, student wellbeing, libraries, and his music picks.
A lovely listen! 🎧 bit.ly/Shush295 #UCC #Biodiversity #ShushRadio #UCCLibrary

Come on in to @ucclibrary.bsky.social and learn more about the history and culture of Irish Travellers.

#travellerpride #ucclibrary

Selfie of Damien Mulley. With the words Takeover Show, Damien Mulley, Monday morning, 11-12

Tune in to Shush! Sounds from UCC Library on UCC 98.3FM this Monday, 11-12
Our guest, DamienMulley.bsky.social helps grads build businesses at UCC Innovation, faffs about online & once sold a domain to Kylie Minogue.
His music picks? Expect @the unexpected
#UCCLibrary #ShushUCC

An orange background with a picture of Ben Williamson on it. He is holding up a sign saying Welcome to UCC! The message reads Best of Luck at CONUL TL. Ben will be speaking about our Post Graduate Module at UCC

Best of luck to our colleague Ben Williamson at the CONUL Teaching & Learning Seminar
He’ll be sharing insights on PG6009: A Graduate Information Literacy Module Re-Imagined.
Wishing you a great presentation, Ben👏
#CONULTL #InformationLiteracy #UCCLibrary

Image of photography exhibition. In foreground there is an easel with a storyboard. On the storyboard are two small teddies. One blue, one yellow

Image of an audience listening to a speaker.

Audience looking at a presentation slide. The slide is of a print of a church steeple. Colours are blue yellow and black

Audience looking at a presentation slide. The slide is about Ukranian school

We were honoured to host a powerful evening in the Creative Zone last night as Ukrainians living in Cork shared their moving and heartfelt stories on the third anniversary of the war.

We’re grateful to have been involved in such a thoughtful and moving gathering. 💙💛 #UCCLibrary #Ukraine #libraries

💘📚 Take a chance on a book 📚💘
Check out one of the mystery reads from our Blind Date with a Book display—starting Monday on Ground Floor, Boole Library.
Who knows? You might just find your perfect match ❤️✨
#BlindDateWithABook #LibraryLove #ucclibrary

A person in a red top holding a copy of Never Let me go by Kazou Ishiguro

A person in a red top holding a copy of Asking for it by Louise O Neill

A person in a red top holding a copy of Powers of Horror: an essay on abjection by Julia Kristeva

A person in a red top holding a copy of The Outsider by Albert Camus

Come check out our latest book display , a selection of books as chosen by our friends in the UCC English Lit Society.
Some wonderful books here.
You can find it on the ground floor near the self issue machines.
#bookdisplay #ucclibrary #books #literature #readmore

Image of UCC Library at night. Library building lit up, tall tree to the right of the image. The words UCC Library, Building for the Future, Vision and Plan 2024 - 2028 are in white, top left hand side

We announced the UCC Library Vision & Plan 2024 - 2028 earlier this year.

You can read, if you wish, about all the exciting things we have planned for the UCC Community at UCC Library: Building for the Future

libguides.ucc.ie/visionandplan

#ucclibrary

a black and white picture of Steve Albini, singing into a microphone and playing a guitar. Above white text on a purple background - the text reads, in capitals, In Memoriam Steve Albini Monday Morning 11 - 12

This Monday, 11–12 on UCC98.3FM: Shush! Sounds from UCC Library does an hour in memory of Steve Albini.

Songs he produced, recorded, and made iconic.

#SteveAlbini #ShushRadio #ucclibrary #RIP

Picture of James Furey in a radio station

Picture of a T-shirt. On the T-shirt are the musical notes of a song ‘My love is in America’ by Tommie Potts.

Big thanks to James Furey for joining me in the studio earlier for a takeover show.
I Really enjoyed chatting about his research and teaching and how UCC Library facilitates this.
And of course I enjoyed playing and chatting about tunes he chose @furryjams.bsky.social
#ucclibrary #research

An Irish language manuscript: On the left is the Irish script and on the right is a hand-drawn early 19th century map of Europe showing trade routes.

The hand-written Minute Book of the Library Committee at UCC for the mid-19th century. On the right are recommended books to be purchased for students' use. These books are in Special Collections.

A print from Hogarth's Tour. The image shows a body without a head holding a flag. The body is upright and is in front of a castle.

Earlier this week we used the same items for 50 students in 4 different classes: Imperial history item & political cartoons for two 3rd year history modules & MA in #DH; an Irish language manuscript for MA in Early & Medieval Irish & MA in #DH. Our items are multidisciplinary. #UCCLibrary #UCC