Academic & Special Libraries  

#ASL2015 - Speakers 

Keynote Speaker Friday 27th Feb  

Helen Shenton

Keynote Title: Transformative shifts in libraries 

Former Executive Director of Harvard Library and now Librarian and Archivist at Trinity College Dublin, Helen Shenton is passionate about the power of collections and the role of information in people’s lives in this new digital landscape. 

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Keynote Thursday 26th Feb 

 

Malachy Browne - Managing Editor Reported.ly

@malachybrowne 

Keynote Title: Finding facts in the heat of the moment

Malachy Browne is Managing Editor and Europe Anchor of Reported.ly, the social media reporting arm of First Look Media. He joined Reported.ly in December 2014 from news agency Storyful. 

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Plenary Speakers 

In order of appearence 

Helen Fallon @helenfallon Maynooth University  

Case study title: Promoting a Unique Collection: Maynooth University and Ken Saro-Wiwa Archive

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Martin O’Connor @martinoconnor3 

Senior Library Assistant, in Academic & Student Engagement,  Boole Library, UCC

Case study title; From Crowd Surfing to Crowd Sourcing – Collaboration & Sir Henrys @UCCLibrary 

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Elaine Bean - Maynooth University 

Senior Library Assistant, Learning, Teaching & Research Development 

Case study title: Bridging the gap between 2nd and 3rd level education - a Maynooth University Case Study

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Monica Crump - NUI Galway 

Case study title; Stepping Outside Of The Library Walls – Broadening our Role in Supporting Academic Skills 

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Aoife Lawton @aalawton - HSE Library 

Systems Librarian HSE Library Dr Steevens Hospital 

Case study title: United we Stand: Divided we Fall. The Benefits, Value and Impact of Collaboration.

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Hugh Murphy @hughtweet & Michael Leigh, Maynooth University

Case study title; Breaking the Third Dimension: Bringing 3d Printing to the Library

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