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Book Review: Wolf Hall

Within a few short paragraphs of Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel, the master wordsmith and storyteller, has converted us from being a reader to an invisible onlooker of the sixteenth century court of Henry Tudor.   Henry's love life has long been chronicled in print and on the screen (and Wolf Hall too [...]

March 1st, 2023|DKIT Library|

Scholarly publishing in transition: Open Access

Over the past decade the economic model of scholarly publishing has been challenged by rising costs, concentration of journal ownership in commercial hands and by government and particularly EU policy on open science and open access to research. Open Access (OA) signifies free access for all to online scholarly research [...]

May 12th, 2021|DKIT Library|

Lockdown literature: the results are in!

The results of our survey on what you read during lockdown are in! Social commentary, escapism, memoir, life lessons, and reading about Covid itself, the choices probably reflect all our different moods at different stages of lockdown and during the Covid crisis. Thanks to all who took part! Pick: Covid-19: [...]

May 11th, 2021|DKIT Library|

What do I need to know before I come into the library?

Conditions of on-site access BOOK your appointment Max time of visit is 90 minutes Please plan your visit and plan to come and stay bringing with you all you need. Social Distancing guidelines are strictly adhered to within library - Signage provided Face coverings are required in the Library Access [...]

January 8th, 2021|Library News|

Frederick Douglass’s Visit to Ireland

October is Black History Month, and to mark it, we are looking at Frederick Douglass’s visit to Ireland, an event which brings together Black history, Irish history and the importance of literacy in effecting change. Frederick Douglass, the American statesman, orator, writer, abolitionist and former slave, visited Ireland in September 1845, [...]

January 8th, 2021|DKIT Library|
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