Need that little bit of extra information for your end of term essay/project?

Don't forget about the vast array of Print Journals that we have available for you to consult in the Cathal Brugha Street Library!

Opening Hours for the Christmas Season in Cathal Brugha Street...

Cathal Brugha Street Library Christmas Opening Hours

Monday 21st-Wednesday 23rd December: 9.00am-5.00pm

Thursday 24th December- Friday 1st January : Closed

Saturday 2nd January: 10.00am- 5.00pm

Normal opening hours will resume on Monday January 4th.

Wishing everybody a very Happy Holiday Season!

New Material in the 

Food & Tourism Library 

A sample of some of the new items purchased for the library

during the month of October

Saturday Opening Cathal Brugha Street Library

The Library in DIT Cathal Brugha Street will be open on the following Saturdays in the run up to exam time....

December 5th 10am- 5pm
December 12th 10am-5pm
December 19th 10am-5pm
January     2nd  10am -5pm
January     9th   10am-5pm


Happy Studying!

October Bank Holiday

DIT Cathal Brugha St Library will be closed from 5pm on Friday 23rd until 9am on Tuesday 27th October, after which normal term-time hours (including evenings) will resume. We would like to wish all our users a happy and relaxing October Bank Holiday.

NEW SHARED GROUP STUDY ROOM.

The Library is pleased to announce a new OPEN/SHARED group study room. It is located in the room formerly used for bound journals. No booking is required. There are two large tables to accommodate two separate groups. Please be mindful of other people using the area. Bound Journals The library has been concerned for some time about the serious lack of group study space in Cathal Brugha St. We explored many possibilities and decided to clear the Bound Journals room. This was dead space as a lot of these journals are now available online. Any remaining print bound journals have been removed to the store in Mountjoy Square, but are available if required. Please allow a day for delivery.

BACK TO TERM TIME. WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!

Cathal Brugha St library resumes term-time hours as and from MONDAY 14TH SEPT. These are: Mon-Wed, 9am - 9pm, Thurs 9am - 5.15 pm, Fri 9am-5pm. The library will also open on some Saturdays near to the exams. We particularly welcome our new students and hope they enjoy their time here. Make sure to attend an orientation tour, plus any other library classes that are offered. They will stand to you in your studies!

AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY CLOSURE

Cathal Brugha St Library will be closed from 5.15pm on Friday July 31st until 9.30 am on Tuesday August 4th, from which time normal Summer hours will resume.

SUMMER OPENING RESUMES

Cathal Brugha St library is happy to announce that the library will RE-OPEN on Monday June 29, and will remain open for the rest of the Summer. We will be on our Summer opening hours, namely 9.30 am - 5.15 pm Monday to Friday.

CLOSURE FOR MAJOR STOCK-TAKE

CATHAL BUGHA ST LIBRARY IS CLOSED UNTIL MONDAY 29 JUNE FOR A MAJOR STOCK-TAKE IN ADVANCE OF OUR FORTHCOMING MOVE TO GRANGEGORMAN CAMPUS BOOKS MAY BE LEFT IN THE DROP BOX OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY DOOR. FINES WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE DAYS THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED. ALL OTHER DIT LIBRARIES ARE OPEN AS NORMAL. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

June Bank Holiday

DIT Cathal Brugha St library will be closed for the June Bank Holiday on Monday, June 1st.

Opening hours for that week are as follows:

Tuesday - Friday

9:30 - 5:15

Opening hours for all the DIT libraries are available here.

Summer opening hours

Summer opening hours will be in place from Monday, 25th May, to Friday, 11th September 2015. The opening hours will be:

Monday - Friday

9:30AM to 5:15PM

Opening hours for all DIT libraries are available here.

May Bank Holiday

The library will be closed for the May Bank Holiday on Monday, May 4th.

Opening hours for that week are:

Saturday Opening

The library will be open on Saturdays approaching the exams and during the exam period. We will be open from 10AM to 5PM on the following dates:

25 April
2 May
9 May
16 May

The Saturday schedule for all the DIT libraries is available here.

Live readership maps now available on Arrow

Arrow, the DIT's digital collection of research publications produced by researchers at DIT, now has live readership maps on every home category including Colleges, Schools, Research Institutes and Groups.

The maps, downloaded in real time, show what items are being downloaded and where they're being downloaded.

Check out the links below to see the real-time maps for Arrow and the four colleges.

Arrow

College of Arts and Tourism on Arrow

College of Business on Arrow

College of Engineering and Built Environment on Arrow

College of Sciences and Health on Arrow

Easter Holiday Closure

The library will close àt 5.15pm on Thursday 2nd April for the Easter Holidays. We will be closed on the following days:

Friday 3rd April to Monday 6th April

The library will open again on Tuesday 7th April and normal opening hours will resume.

Happy Easter!

St Patrick's day

DIT Cathal Brugha St Library wishes to remind readers that the library will be closed on St Patrick's Day, Tuesday March 17th. We will be open as normal on Monday 16th until 9pm, and normal hours will resume on Wednesday 18th.

Entrepreneurial Summer Academy for food researchers, Italy

If you are a postgrad involved in food research, here is an opportunity to take your work in an entrepreneurial direction. The TRADEIT Summer academy running from June 23rd -26th at Insubria, Italy, is designed to link up food researchers with the field of food business. It is a "...unique opportunity to take part in a commercially focused three day intensive entrepreneurial training programme for Food Researchers. Completing the Academy will provide participants with the knowledge to develop their entrepreneurial innovative mindset and the skill set required to initiate the process of transferring their research outputs to the Marketplace." Application deadline is March 13th. http://www.tradeitnetwork.eu

More people choosing to stay in Irish hotels

A recent article in thejournal.ie reports that, according to the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), the occupancy rate of Irish hotels has risen by 3% in 2014 in comparison to 2013 figures. This brings occupancy rates back to the same levels as before the economic crash. Every region in the country saw figures rise, with the east and midlands leading the way with growth of 8%.

This is good news not only for the tourism industry but also for the economy as a whole. According to the IHF, the tourism industry has created 33,000 new jobs since 2011. The tourism sector accounted for 4% of GNP in 2014.

To read more see thejournal.ie article.

LIBRARY CLOSURE, TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY

Cathal Brugha St Library regrets to announce that due to wholly unforeseen staff shortages, we will have to CLOSE at 5.15pm on Tuesday February 17th. We apologise for the inconvenience caused to our readers. We expect to open normal hours from Wednesday.

Over €100,000 owed to library in fines

A recent article in The Edition, the DIT student paper, revealed that €109,945.29 is owed to DIT libraries in unpaid fines. Only two other colleges, UCD and NUI Maynooth, have libraries where staff and students owe more fines.

The article also reported that last year, according to a DIT spokesperson, fines paid were 'invested back into the student experience' by upgrading library facilities and augmenting library book stock.

The article is available here.

Volunteers wanted for film festival

Event Management students and film fans might be interested to know that the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) are looking for volunteers to work at this year's festival.

The festival, which has been held annually in Dublin for over ten years, has grown to become a major event attracting film makers and fans from all over the world. Volunteers play an important part in ensuring the smooth running of the festival.

The deadline for applications is 20th February 2015. Information on how to volunteer is available here.

Free seminar for small food business start ups

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is holding a free seminar to assist people considering setting up, or who have recently set up, a small food business. The seminar takes place on 28th January at the Crowne Plaza Northwood in Santry, Dublin 9.

The seminar will cover a wide range of topics including setting up a business, food safety and new product development.

Representatives from the following groups will be available at Q&A sessions throughout the day:

• FSAI
• Environmental Health Service
• Teagasc
• Health and Safety Authority
• Microfinance Ireland

Two small business owners will also talk about their experience setting up a food business.

Click here for more information on the seminar.

Festival of culinary literature

Tickets went on sale yesterday for the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Lit Fest. The festival celebrates food and wine writing, and will be held on the grounds of Ballymaloe House and Cookery School from the 15th to the 17th of May 2015.

The festival boasts an impressive array of talks, readings and demonstrations being given by some of the world's leading culinary experts. Click on the link above to find out more.