Trial Access to BIZ / ED Premier

L.I.T. library are glad to announce trial access to BIZ / ED Premier. BIZ / ED Premier is a fulltext book database, giving the user fulltext access to the latest editions of core texts in the areas of business and economics.
Titles include:
Drury, Colin “Cost and management accounting”, 9th edition.
Lucey, Terry “Management information systems”, 6th edition
Cole, Gerald “Management theory and practice”, 6th edition

To access this trial please click on the database trials link on the library homepage and follow the instructions for logging in.

This trial will run until 19th November, 2009.

October is Dyslexia Month

Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Richard Branson, Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy and Hans Christian Anderson, ...just a few great people who had something thing in common, they were brilliant.....Oh and they had Dyslexia!
October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month ant to mark it The Dyslexia Association of Ireland is inviting all book clubs (and other interested groups) to join our Novel Idea ... Read for Dyslexia Campaign. With your support the Dyslexia Association will be able to provide more specialist tutorial assistance to help people with dyslexia to discover the joy of reading. How? Every €40 raised will provide one hour of specialist tuition for a group of people with dyslexia.
Book clubs can help to raise funds in any way they choose, e.g. collecting donations at your next book club meeting, selling second-hand books, a sponsored reading marathon, a coffee morning, or a book-themed quiz night. The more novel the idea the better. The most Novel Idea will win a fantastic prize - a visit to your book club/group by Don Mullan, noted Irish author and human rights campaigner, and book vouchers to the value of €300. Detailed information and a registration form for the Novel Idea contact

Dyslexia Association of Ireland
Suffolk Chambers
1 Suffolk Street
Dublin 2
Tel. 01 6790276
www.dyslexia.ieCharity No. 10044

getting ready to welcome you back

Well.........it's been a pretty miserable Summer weather wise but we hope you enjoyed your break regardless. We've been busy here at the two Campus Libraries getting ready for your return.......the shelves are sorted, the new stock is in and we're rested and ready to rock!

Fun stuff to do with books:)

Just because you don’t enjoy reading a good book,……. doesn’t mean there aren’t other uses for them...we just adore these images of book sculptures found on the website “offbeatearth.com”.

Richard Ruth Reading

This summer Richard Ruth, Head of LSAD is retiring. We will miss him greatly. We asked him a few bookish questions before he said farewell though! What was your favourite childhood book? “Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann David Wyss What was the book that had the most influence on you in your college days? “Design for the real world” by Victor Papanek If you were stranded on a desert Island what book would you like to have with you? “Goodbye to all that” by Robert Graves What part do you think the library has played in College Life here in LSAD? Nothing but praise for the library. It has been a major catalyst in putting LSAD/LIT to the forefront in art and design education What lovely answers Richard!..and we certainly hope you will be a regular visitor back to the LSAD Library!

Database Trial of "ECONOMIST HISTORICAL ARCHIVE 1843-2003

The Economist Historical Archive 1843 – 2003
L.I.T. Library are delighted to announce trial access to the Economist Historical Archive 1843 - 2003. This archive delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of "The Economist" spanning 160 years. The database incorporates multiple search indexes, access to full colour images, exportable financial tables and a gallery of front covers highlighting a key topic of each week.
The trial is accessible via the library homepage. Please choose the “database trials” link and follow the instructions for access. The trial runs until May 20th, 2009.

REVIEW IF LIBRARY IRELAND WEEK

Limerick Institute of Technology kicked off a week of activities with the Launch of Library Ireland Week for the Limerick Region. The event was held in LIT’s Millennium Theatre and was attended by local and regional Librarians, members of the Institute and members of Limerick’s Business Community. In keeping with the theme of 2009 Library Ireland Week, “Libraries: Inspiring Entrepreneurship” and incorporating International Women’s Day, the guest speaker was Dorothy Quinn, President of “Network Limerick” an organisation for women in business, the professions and the arts. Dorothy spoke highly about the benefit of both academic and Public Libraries for any entrepreneurs, of the vital role that Libraries play in our communities, and finished with some anecdotes about her own personal experiences.
Throughout Library Week the Librarians gave tutorials on databases, bibliographic software and search engines. A stand was placed on the LIT Streetscape, where Librarians were at hand to offer advice and information on Library resources (while also giving away a few generously donated promotional gifts!)
The Library also held some competitions, a library quiz, which was a great success as the simple multiple choice questions encouraged many applicants while also helping to reinforce some Library Information. Another competition, “Write a Limerick about the Library” asked the patrons to compose a Limerick beginning with the line; “The Library is a wonderful space…”, the amount of entries was staggering and we’ve had great fun reading them. Here is one of our winners:
“The Library is a wonderful space.
I borrow my books by the case
Someday – for the crack…
I’ll bring them all back
In a truck with a smile on my face”
All in all a busy week was had by both staff and patrons and now we face into the second half of the academic year with renewed gusto!