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Bringing It All Back Home: An Innovative Approach to the Provision of Tailored Education and Training for Young People: The Experience of the Adult Better Learning and Education (ABLE) 18-21 Programme
(The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner, 2012)The aim of this article is to give a brief overview of the context to the Adult Better Learning and Education (ABLE) 18-21 programme and the objectives which the programme aimed to fulfil in light of the challenges facing ... -
One-Person Librarians and Continuing Professional Development: How the LAI Can Make a Difference
(Library Association of Ireland, 2012)Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is increasingly regarded as a crucial component in a person’s working life. No true professional can rely on their initial education alone – be that an apprenticeship or a university ... -
Getting Ahead in the Cloud: Web and IT Skills for Librarians
(New Professionals Day Ireland, 2013)As information moves online, there is a need for librarians to embrace more technical skills. This presentation to newly qualified and early career librarians aims to demystify library systems and suggests ways of developing ... -
Migration to the Koha Open Source LMS: The DBS Library Experience
(DBS Library Annual Seminar, 2014)As the Library Management System (LMS) sits at the heart of the library, it is important that both staff (desktop interface) and users (OPAC) are happy with the LMS that is in place. In 2013 after a period of growing ... -
The Opportunities and Challenges of Hosting on the Cloud
(DBS Library Annual Seminar, 2014)The idea of the presentation is to present at a high level the benefits and pitfalls of using Cloud Computing within a Library setting. As budgets within libraries are becoming further squeezed, more and more of the daily ... -
Measuring Library Impact at DBS
(DBS Library Annual Seminar, 2015)Academic libraries need new methods of demonstrating their value to their institutions and their patrons. One potential method is to investigate a link between library usage and student attainment. This presentation describes ... -
Koha: An Open Source Library Management System
(New Professionals Day Ireland, 2015)A presentation introducing and describing the Koha Library Management system and showing its interoperability with other open source library software. -
I am the Virtual Librarian (But You Don't Have to Be)
(LAI Career Development Group, 2015)This presentation looks at libraries moving into virtual spaces and the skills need to thrive as library expand their online presence. Situational awareness are advocacy are suggested as a necessary skills. -
Ten Open Source Tools Which Will Transform Your Library and Your Library Budget*
(DBS Library Annual Seminar, 2016)Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) can be used to great advantage in libraries. This presentation gives a short description and history of FOSS and offers examples of FOSS that can be used in a library setting as an ... -
Integrating Visual Literacy Training into the Business Curriculum. A Case Study at Dublin Business School
(DBS Business Review, 2017)Visual literacy, the ability to interpret, analyse and create visual material, is an increasingly crucial skill for today’s graduates. However, this importance has not yet led to its teaching being widely introduced into ... -
Big Data Big Opportunities for Librarians 2017
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Connecting Librarians: The HECA Library Group Pilot of the Professional Development Framework
(L2L, 2019)The Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA) represents the interests of fifteen private higher education institutions in the Republic of Ireland. Its Committees include a Teaching and Learning Committee and a Library ... -
SEDNA Codified Arctic Knowledge Base
(European Comission, 2019)This report sets out, in end-user terms, the key considerations for ensuring that Maritime Professionals can safely navigate and operate within Polar/Arctic/Ice affected regions. By providing a consolidation of findings, ... -
Arctic Navigation and Communications Solutions, Roadmaps and Mitigation Strategies
(European Comission, 2019)Identifying e-navigation and Communication limitations, solutions and coping mechanisms is a key activity in ensuring that the EU H2020 funded SEDNA project delivered impactful outputs for industry, policy makers and ... -
EQAVET - A 10 Year Supportive Journey
(EQAVET, 2019)The EQAVET approach providing a vision of the future. An article written from a VET providers’ perspective. Comments on the impact of the EQAVET Recommendation and possible future predictions and trends. -
A Beginner’s Guide to ePortfolios
(LAI Career Development Group, 2020)ePortolios provide an excellent means of collating learning professional development as well as well showcase and identify all the skills you have gained. This presentation, aimed at library staff, provides an introduction ... -
Further Education & Training COVID-19 Response
(Education and Training Boards Ireland, 2020)Full-time Further Education & Training provision have reported a high incidence of online learner engagement, however, providing vocational content poses some challenges. The use of such resources support learners to work ... -
Session 1: Overview and Introduction
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Integrating SEDNA Research Innovations into Arctic Bridge Design and Maritime Training
(European Comission, 2020)Identifying areas for integrating research innovations into existing technology suites and professional practices is key to ensuring that SEDNA outputs deliver impacts throughout industry, regulatory, and policy making ... -
Do We Need a Doctor in the Library? Perceptions of Librarians and Managers in Ireland: A Phenomenographic Study
(Trinity College Dublin, 2020)Higher Education in Ireland has seen a record number of students enrolled in doctoral programmes. Increasingly, library and information professionals hold doctorates, too. There is a presumption that having a PhD is a ...
