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Special Collections and Archives UCC Library
Explore UCC Library’s Special Collections and Archives
Join three of our colleagues as they showcase treasures from the UCC Library Special Collections and Archives! In this video:
John Rooney, Special Collections Librarian, highlights Botanalgia Universalis Hibernica, an 18th-century reference on Irish flora and its medicinal uses, emphasizing its historical and ecological significance.
Emer Twomey, Archivist, shares a manifest from the Bantry Estate Collection, capturing the dramatic story of a French ship aiding the United Irishmen in 1796.
Barbara Diener, Photographic Collections Librarian, presents a striking photograph from the Alen MacWeeney collection, celebrating Irish Traveler culture through a compelling visual narrative.
Each item reveals a unique slice of history, culture, and storytelling. Whether you're drawn to rare books, archives, or photography, discover why UCC Library’s Special Collections and Archives is a treasure trove waiting to be explored.
Visit us and uncover your own piece of history!
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UCC Library Studio: Quick Guide
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The UCC Library Studio is a fully automated video recording studio that allows you to record video presentations onto USB keys. This video gives you a quick overview of how to access and use the Library Studio. Step 1: Switch on the camera and lights with the round white ON/OFF switch. 2: Insert your USB stick into the Record USB Port 3: Press the white record icon on the tablet to start record...
Why share your humanities data and where?
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In this presentation we heard from Dr Aoife Coffey, Research Data Coordinator UCC Library Research Service Team who spoke about ‘Why share your humanities data and where?’ She specifically highlighted the supports available from Library Research Services and our membership of the Digital Repository of Ireland which is a digital repository for Ireland's humanities, social science and cultural he...
Data Paper Case Studies - Dr Victoria Van Hyning
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Dr Victoria Van Hyning speaking about a Data Paper Case Study, Crowdsourced datasets in the Journal of Open Humanities Data, and the issue of precarity of data in GLAM systems. Dr Van Hyning give us some really interesting insights into the opportunities and issues with using crowdsourced datasets and spoke about the issue of disappearing datasets from her personal experience. She is an Assista...
Ports, Past and Present Data Paper, Dr James Smith, Dr Deborah Thorpe and Hope Stoner Noonan
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In this presentation we hear from Dr James Smith and Hope Noonan Stoner spoke about data sharing for the Ports Past and Present Project and the data paper that they have in preparation with the project data steward Dr Deborah Thorpe. The PPP project have over 1000 objects archived in the Digital Repository of Ireland and these materials were also showcased in Europeana. While the project is now...
Open Access Publishing My Experience - Dr Miranda Corcoran
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Dr Miranda Corcoran speaks enthusiastically about her experience of publishing Open Access in the OLH. About how it opened her publication to a wider audience, resulting in it being one of her most cited outputs. She emphasised the need for access to publications and resources to those outside traditional audiences and institutions with budgets to cover subscriptions. Dr Miranda Corcoran is a l...
Archiving and Sharing the Woman of Woman of the Borderlands Data
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Archiving and Sharing the Woman of the Borderlands Data Dr Dyuti Chakravarty, Dr Niall Gilmartin and Dr Theresa O'Keefe In this presentation we heard from Dr Dyuti Chakravarty who spoke on behalf of the the Archiving and Sharing the Women of the Borderlands Project. There data sharing journey was not straightforward, the qualitative nature of the research made it open data sharing difficult. Co...
Writing about Data and the Journal of Open Humanities Data
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Keynote speaker was Dr Barbara McGillivray, a lecturer in digital humanities and cultural computation at King’s College London and Turing fellow at The Alan Turing Institute. With a specialist interest in open data in the Humanities research, her talk drew on her experience as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Open Humanities Data. Her talk was titled Writing about Data and the Journal of Open ...
How oft has the Banshee Cried (Digital Creativity Week 2024)
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Video created by Magdalena Jericevic, Kate Keane, Tara Kett, and Bosha Zheng. This output was created as part of UCC Library's Digital Creativity Week pilot in partnership with UCC'S Digital Arts & Humanities module DH6003 (Digital Humanities Institute).
Nuclear Free Seas Greenpeace (Digital Creativity Week 2024)
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Video created by Jingxuan Wang, Xi Tang, Xiao Yang, and Xinyi Zhang. This output was created as part of UCC Library's Digital Creativity Week pilot in partnership with UCC'S Digital Arts & Humanities module DH6003 (Digital Humanities Institute).
Dragonfly Isaac (Digital Creativity Week 2024)
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Video created by Yue Cao, Huiying Liu, Lingxuan Li, and Weizhe Zhao. This output was created as part of UCC Library's Digital Creativity Week pilot in partnership with UCC'S Digital Arts & Humanities module DH6003 (Digital Humanities Institute).
Welcome to UCC Library
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An overview of the Boole Library at University College Cork, and the key spaces and services available to students and staff. Music by Bensound License code: ON67QRVAFVNCLQGV With thanks to all UCC staff and students who appeared in this video!
Using your UCC card in the Library
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Five key reasons to keep your UCC card handy in the Library at University College Cork! Music I Use: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: 3VBTWIVLBKYHMPZU
Finding an item in the Boole Library
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An overview of how to locate and borrow that special item on the Boole Library's shelves at University College Cork. Music by Bensound License code: ON67QRVAFVNCLQGV With thanks to all UCC staff and students who appeared in this video!
An Evening of Spoken word with John Robb at UCC Library
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University College Cork Library was delighted to welcome musician and author John Robb to UCC Library to discuss his new book, The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth. The Art of Darkness is the first in-depth book on goth. It examines this enduring culture and the social, historical, and political backdrop that created the space for the goth scene to thrive and persist. The video is recording...
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Top Up Student Balance
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Top Up Student Balance
Katie Holten, Author of The Language of Trees in conversation with Dr Maria Kirrane
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Katie Holten, Author of The Language of Trees in conversation with Dr Maria Kirrane
Marilyn Clarke - Social Justice and EDI in the Library: praxis and reflexivity (UCC Library Seminar)
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Marilyn Clarke - Social Justice and EDI in the Library: praxis and reflexivity (UCC Library Seminar)
Leona Burgess - Library of Sanctuary (UCC Library Seminar)
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Leona Burgess - Library of Sanctuary (UCC Library Seminar)
Katy Lumsden - The horizon leans forward: strategic landscape transformed through E, E, D & I
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Katy Lumsden - The horizon leans forward: strategic landscape transformed through E, E, D & I
Elaine Chapman - Diversity not division (UCC Library Seminar)
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Elaine Chapman - Diversity not division (UCC Library Seminar)
Jamie Nelson & Megan Baird - Enhancing Teaching & Learning Using Virtual & Immersive Technologies
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Jamie Nelson & Megan Baird - Enhancing Teaching & Learning Using Virtual & Immersive Technologies
Elise Gowen - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
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Elise Gowen - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
Stephanie Chen & Daniel Nowacki - Enhancing Teaching & Learning Using Virtual/Immersive Technologies
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Stephanie Chen & Daniel Nowacki - Enhancing Teaching & Learning Using Virtual/Immersive Technologies
Panel Discussion - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
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Panel Discussion - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
Introduction - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
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Introduction - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
Louise Rainford - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
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Louise Rainford - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
Órla Murphy - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
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Órla Murphy - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies Seminar
Zade Bosco Lobo - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies
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Zade Bosco Lobo - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies