Academic & Special Libraries
Section of Library Association of Ireland
ASL2015 Presentations & Videos
Welcome and introduction by Ann O' Sullivan of the A&SL Committee.
Please note: Where possible all video recordings for sessions are listed. In the case of parallel sessions and workshops only sessions held in the Stratocaster suite were recorded.
Where a presentation or video is not available permissions may have been withheld, no powerpoint was used in the session or an alternative version is being sought and will be added at a later date.
Plenary Speakers
Keynote 1: Malachy Browne, Managing Editor Reported.ly
Title: Finding facts in the heat of the moment
Case Study: Helen Fallon, Maynooth University
Title: Promoting a unique collection, The Maynooth University Ken Saro-Wiwa archive
Case Study: Martin O Connor, UCC Library
Title: Crowd sufring to crowdsourcing: collaboration and Sir Henry's @UCC
Case Study: Elaine Bean, Maynooth University
Title: Bridging the gap between 2nd and 3rd level education
Case Study: Monica Crump, NUI Galway
Title: Stepping outside the walls of the library
Case Study: Aoife Lawton, HSE Library Dr Steevens
Title: United we stand, divided we fall, the benefits,value and impact of collaboration
Case Study: Hugh Murphy & Michael Leigh
Title: 3D Printing @ Maynooth University Library
Parallel Speakers
Case Study: Jenny O Neill, Digital Repository of Ireland/Trinity College Dublin
Title: Librarian as databrarian
Case Study: Mick O Dwyer & Tom Maher, The Forgotten Zine Archive
Title: A community involvement and collaboration case study: The forgotten zine archive
Case Study: Dr Fintan Bracken & Arlene Healy, University of Limerick & Trinity College Dublin
Title: Getting the measure of analytics:Using bibliometrics and usage statistics to evaluate e-journals
Case Study: Anne Culhane & Stephanie O Keeffe, Limerick School of Art & Design Library
Title: Artists books to the community
Case Study: Mary Dunne, National Documentation Centre on drug use
Title: Community collaboration through conversation
Pecha Kucha Sessions
Case Study: Laoise Doherty, Royal Irish Academy of Music Library
Title: RIAM Library & RIAM Opera performing in perfect harmony
Case Study: Mary Delaney, Carlow Institute of Technology Library
Title: Digital Literacy And Scholarship: Why Libraries Are Critical to Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education
Case Study: Jenny Collery, University College Dublin Library
Title: Collaborative Relationships - Essential to University Orientation
Workshop Sessions
Workshop 1: Jane Burns, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland & University College Dublin Library
Title: The Scavenger Hunt: Is it an effective tool to teach & learn about collaboration?
Workship 2: Jessica Eustace Cook, Trinity College Dublin Library
Title: Filling the empty cup: fundraising in recessional times
Keynote 2: Helen Shenton, Librarian & Archivist Trinity College Dublin
Title: Transformative shifts in libraries