Alan Carbery
Head of Academic Services, UCC Library. Honorary Treasurer, Library Association of Ireland.
- Reposted by Alan CarberyI’ve been warmly welcomed in my first week as University Librarian at University College Cork. I’m delighted to be here and very much looking forward to working with students, the Library team and University colleagues. Many thanks to @acarbery.bsky.social for his leadership as Interim Librarian.
- There are vacancies and then there are very special vacancies. This is one of those. This could be your next dream role! We’re recruiting a Head of Special Collections & Archives, @ucclibrary.bsky.social Full spec at ore.ucc.ie. Closing noon 19th Aug.
- Job alert!!! Join a really super team working with @rmadden.bsky.social @stephaniechen.bsky.social Ben and Paul on delivering exceptional services to our students.
- 📢 UCC Library is hiring a Learning Support Librarian Lead on study skills, digital tools & academic support and supporting student success. 📍 Permanent, full-time 🗓️ Apply by 05 Aug 2025 12pm 👉 www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc... #LibraryJobs #UCC #AcademicLibrarian #Hiring
- Reposted by Alan CarberyWe’ve launched our new Digital & Information Literacy Framework at UCC Library It supports our users in building skills to live, learn & work in a digital world. More learning & teaching support coming soon 👉 libguides.ucc.ie/library-lear... #infolit #digitalliteracy #ucclibrary
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- Reposted by Alan CarberyBelieve it or not, I was presented with an award for the first time ever in my career yesterday morning, and it was from some of the finest people in the book world - librarians! So thank you from the bottom of my heart to the @laibluesky.bsky.social and new president Lorna Dodd...
- The Library Association of Ireland President’s Medal is awarded to broadcaster and convener of Ireland’s largest book club @rickoshea.bsky.social Rick O’Shea. Such a worthy winner @laibluesky.bsky.social
- The Library Association of Ireland has a new President! Congrats to Lorna Dodd, Deputy University Librarian @ucdlibrary.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @wxlibrarian.bsky.social for her Presidency over the past 2 years @laibluesky.bsky.social
- It was such a treat to spend two days in Sweden connecting with inspiring peers from Cohort 5 of our Liber Emerging Leaders programme. We focused on leadership challenges & achievements & took in visits to Malmo University, Lund University & SLU Alnarp Libraries. Feeling rejuvenated & refocused
- We’re looking forward to welcoming Liz in July. @lizjolly.bsky.social
- Major Job Klaxon! A really important role in our @ucclibrary.bsky.social library opened for applications today. Come join our team as Head of Content Services to lead our teams on collections. More details and apply at: andersonquigley.com/ucc-library/ #lisjobsie
- Absolutely my most favourite day on campus all semester. Why? Because we gathered as a team to hear the presentations from our amazing student interns (only our 2nd ever cohort!). They shared their experiences as an intern, the projects they worked on and their recommendations for future interns!
- . @ucclibrary.bsky.social Client Services Team Lead Elaine Harrington @walkerabroad.bsky.social Chair of the LAI Munster Regional Section delivering a lightning session on the revival of the section at the #laicilipire25 conference
- Go Team @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Mairead and Michelle from our client services team delivering a lightning talk on the revision of our TY placement programme. #laicilipire25
- Delightful evening celebrating the centenary of @corkup.bsky.social in @ucclibrary.bsky.social this evening. Thanks to Minister O’Donovan and @joh2024.bsky.social and Prof Tom Dunne for their words
- Reposted by Alan CarberyExcellent posters at A&SL Conference from. UCC library @ucclibrary.bsky.social and MIE Library @aslibraries.bsky.social
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- Our @ucclibrary.bsky.social Library leaders and managers are retreating for the morning as we take stock of our achievements in our wider team over the past 6 months, and what we’re focusing on over the next transitionary 6 months. We have a great team committed to excellent services.
- Really nice to see the birthday party decorations on the library on my way in this morning! @corkup.bsky.social Celebrating 100 Years of Publishing Excellence @ucclibrary.bsky.social
- Standing room only in @ucclibrary.bsky.social Creative Zone for the Mná at UCC #IWD2025 event @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social
- Ready for your next role? Brand new leadership role in @ucclibrary.bsky.social to lead our Digital Scholarship Studio & other technology-rich spaces and services embedding them into the teaching, learning and research landscape in UCC. Closing 25th March at noon! Come join our super team! #lisjobsie
- Movie night in @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Part of our student engagement activities this week. Did someone say free hot chocolate!?!
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- Two things - The LAI/CILIP Ireland Joint Conference is in Cork, like, on April 10th-11th in the Kingsley Hotel. And the call for papers is now open! conference.libraryassociation.ie/call-for-pap...
- Our five-credit Information Literacy module for research students goes from strength to strength. I think we remain the only University in the country to offer a credit-bearing course for #infolit (but open to correction). Run by our fab Learning & Teaching team here in the library.
- Listen to @stephaniechen.bsky.social chatting with our friends in the Centre of Digital Education about her work in @ucclibrary.bsky.social Digital Scholarship Studio and her move into our super Learning & Teaching Librarian team. open.spotify.com/episode/3J7r...
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- Day four of @ucclibrary.bsky.social working with @andypriestner.bsky.social, this time focusing on our upcoming work to redesign our library website. Great to hear how the team engaged with our users around website prototypes. Lots of learning
- Reposted by Alan CarberyIt’s now live! I’m so excited about this post – I’m recruiting to the new role of Head of Student Library Experience at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Interested? jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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- First day of four for @ucclibrary.bsky.social staff working with @andypriestner.bsky.social on building our capability to carry out user experience research on our library services. Such a rich capture of data directly from our users. Break-up letters, behavioral mapping, affinity mapping. Oh my.
- Reposted by Alan CarberyMy colleagues and friends in the library @ucclibrary.bsky.social are killing it with these Research Essentials Workshops. libguides.ucc.ie/ResearchEsse...
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- Highlight of the week, for sure, was welcoming and onboarding our second cohort of Library Interns @ucclibrary.bsky.social today. Eli, Olivia, Emma, Shruti, James, Tadhg and Pan are brilliant and will take a students as partners approach with library staff on a wide range of projects. L
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- Brand new senior leadership role @ucclibrary.bsky.social Head of Content Services open for applications right now. #LISjobsIE Available at ore.ucc.ie. Closing noon 14th January
- Christmas has arrived @ucclibrary.bsky.social with our new tree and this year we’re asking students to help us decorate it by leaving messages of hope or gratitude. @ucc.bsky.social
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- Warmest congrats to the editors and contributors of the Atlas of the Irish Civil War published by @corkup.bsky.social in @ucclibrary.bsky.social @ucc.bsky.social. I see the labour of love these publications are and the dedication of our colleagues in the Press. Richly deserved recognition.
