IVRLA in 2010
The IVRLA have a few exciting events planned for Spring 2010, as well as a host of new collections and a complete redesign of their website.
As a taster, the IVRLA are proud to present a series of podcasts and a web resource exploring the representation of Dublin in James Joyce's short story 'The Dead' which has been produced with University College Dublin, and in collaboration with Athena Media.
Joyce's Dublin is designed to be accessible to the general public and undergraduate students, with connections to additional layers of resources for postgraduates and researchers.
Information about this exciting new project is available via http://www.ucd.ie/ (and in due course through the new IVRLA website).
Joyce's Dublin is one of 16 new and exciting research projects (and one educational programme) which have taken IVRLA digital resources, as well as UCD and national treasures, and presented them in a dynamic, accessible and exploratory way.
As well as the research projects, the IVRLA will also be launching the following new collections:
- Press Photographs from the Papers of Frank Aiken (1898–1983)
- Geological Survey Maps Collection
- Luke Wadding Papers
- Schools’ Manuscript Collection - My Home District
- Civic and Ecclesiastical Architecture of Georgian Dublin Collection
- Domestic Architecture of Georgian Dublin Collection
Watch this space!
IVRLA Events 2009
The following are the first in a series of IVRLA-funded events relating to the various research projects now part of the IVRLA. Enjoy!
17th November 2009
Digitising humanities and social sciences: promises, paradoxes and problems
Speaker: Professor Sally Wyatt, Digital Cultures in Development, University of Maastricht
Time and Location: 5pm in room H204, second floor, UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland, (building number 43, grid ref F9 on the UCD Campus Map), Belfield, Dublin 4
RSVP: hii@ucd.ie or 01-7164690
20th November 2009
International Crosscurrents in 20th Century Irish Poetry
Speakers: Lucy Collins (UCD - Chair), Peter Denman (NUIM): “Theme, Version and Form: Ciaran Carson’s Translations”, Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin (TCD): “A Hare-brained Idea? Researching Poetry Translation into Irish”, Vincent Woods (RTE): “Travel Notes: Pearse Hutchinson and European Identities”
Time and Location: 3pm in room H204, second floor, UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland, (building number 43, grid ref F9 on the UCD Campus Map), Belfield, Dublin 4
RSVP: borbala.farago@ucd.ie
5th December 2009
Irish Children’s Literature and Culture Symposium
Speakers: Mary Shine Thompson, Valerie Coghlan, Celia Keenan, Éilis Ní Dhuibhne, Patricia Kennon, Ciara Ní Bhroin, Susan Cahill, and Oisín McGann.
Time and Location: 10am-4pm in Room H204, second floor, UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland (building number 43, grid ref F9 on the UCD Campus Map), Belfield, Dublin 4
RSVP: susan.cahill@ucd.ie
November 2009
The IVRLA is proud to announce the launch of two collections last month. The Folklore Photograph Collection and the Papers of Michael Collins are now available online. The original source material is available for consultation in their respective repositories. Details are available on the collection description pages for each collection.
The IVRLA would also like to extend a warm welcome to Dr Dervila Layden (Research Coordinator), Katie Moten (Digitisation Assistant) and Joe Lakes (IT Support), who have joined the team over the last few months.
We would also like to welcome all the Principal Investigators and Research Assistants who have joined the team in creating an exciting new Research Area for the Repository. More details and full staff listings will be available shortly
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August 2009
The IVRLA is proud to announce the launch of the UCD Ephemera Collection. The original collection is held in Special Collections, UCD Library, and consists of a unique and varied selection of ephemera relating to the history and development of UCD. It features photographs, pamphlets, invitations, manuscript notes, advertisements, timetables, circular letters and programmes associated with important events, groups and celebrations within UCD and its antecedent institutions, including the 1954 centennial celebrations of the Catholic University of Ireland, and the conferring of
the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa on President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1963. Click on UCD Ephemera Collection to go to this collection.
The IVRLA would also like to extend a warm welcome to Robert McEvoy and Mark Sayers, who joined the team as cataloguers.
June 2009
The IVRLA would like to extend a warm welcome to Antoinette Doran, who started this month as a Cataloguer.
February 2009
- Updated: Four New Collections now available online
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The IVRLA are proud to announce that the following new collections are now available online:
Click on a collection above to be brought to the Collection Description page, which contains further information about each one.
More collections will be available here shortly.
November 2008
- Transformations: How Research is Changing Ireland
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The IVRLA would like to invite all members of the public to visit the IVRLA exhibition stand and meet with staff members and view the repository in action in the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, from Thursday 27th November 2008 until Tuesday 2nd December 2008. The Transformations Exhibition is part of the PRTLI 10 celebrations and book launch, which mark the 10th anniversary of the PRTLI funding initiative. The Exhibition area will be open at the following times:
- Thursday 27th November 1pm - 6pm
- Friday 28th November 10am - 7pm
- Saturday 29th November 10am - 6pm
- Sunday 30th November 11am - 6pm
- Monday 1st December 10am - 6pm
- Tuesday 2nd December 10am - 4pm
All are very welcome. Further information is available on the HEA website here.
- PRTLI 10 and the UCD Research Trail
The Irish Virtual Research Library & Archive (IVRLA) would like to invite staff and students to visit the IVRLA Roadshow on Level 2 of the James Joyce Library. We will be around the corner from the Level 2 Information Desk on Friday afternoon, 14th of November until the 21st of November 2008.
The Roadshow is part of the UCD Research Trail, which aims to show-case the PRTLI-funded projects in UCD, in the run up to the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the PRTLI (Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions), which will begin on November 27th in the Science Gallery in Trinity College, Dublin.
Please feel free to talk to staff about the project, take a leaflet and postcard, and to request a brief demonstration. Please note that the Roadshow may not be attended at all times, but we will leave a schedule of when we will be available.
All are very welcome.
Many thanks to the Library and the various individuals who were instrumental in making this Roadshow possible.
- The IVRLA would also like to extend a warm welcome to Alan Leary, who started this month as an IT Specialist.
May 2008
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The IVRLA would like to announce that Curran Collection - Photographs is now available online. Access to Curran Collection - Photographs is through the title link or from the IVRLA Repository.
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The IVRLA would like to announce that The Beckett Country Collection is now available online. Access to The Beckett Country Collection is through the title link or from the IVRLA Repository.
- The IVRLA would also like to extend a warm welcome to Daniel Montes and Christoph Schmidt-Supprian, who started in April as cataloguers/Metadata Librarians.
April 2008
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The IVRLA would like to announce that The Beckett Country Collection will shortly be available in the IVRLA Repository. The Beckett Country Exhibition, by Professor Eoin O'Brien, will be launched in UCD Library on Monday 14th April 2008. The Beckett Country Collection contains two books in digital form, relating to the Exhibition. More details to follow, including online availability.
March 2008
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The IVRLA would also like to wish John McDonough, Project Manager, a fond farewell and best wishes in his new endeavours.
February 2008
- The IVRLA was recently added to the Intute website.
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Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best Web resources for education and research, selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists. The service is provided by a consortium of UK universities and partners.
- The full description and record of the IVRLA is visible at http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20071121-101951
January 2008
IVRLA Job Vacancies
The Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive is a HEA PRTLI-funded project based in University College Dublin. The Project is a component of the research programme of the Humanities Institute of Ireland (UCD HII) and its aims are to support leading-edge research by enabling access to digitised content and to undertake direct research on digitisation and digital repositories.
The project has forged close links with a number of UCD Colleges and Schools interested in progressing an eHumanities agenda and is also working on the development of a long-term digital preservation repository as a complement to the access focused IVRLA.
Following on from the launch of the digital repository in September 2007, the IVRLA is building on its success and experience in the area of digital repository development and wishes to expand its multi-disciplinary team. It is currently seeking applications for the following roles:
Further details about the project are available at www.ucd.ie/ivrla and details about the job vacancies are available at www.ucd.ie/hr/html/vacancies/index.html#lib
Closing date is Friday 8th February.
- The IVRLA would also like to wish Joseph Greene a fond farewell and best wishes in his new endeavours.
IVRLA 1.0 Launch
Transforming research in the humanities: the Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive Repository (IVRLA)
- Monday September 17th will see the launch of the Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive repository (IVRLA), a key component in humanities research infrastructure for University College Dublin (UCD) and other third level institutions.
- IVRLA is a digital archive containing a number of digitised collections from UCD’s holdings, of use and interest to Irish humanities researchers. The IVRLA has developed a sophisticated interface enabling users to browse, search, tag and cite digital objects and view or download them in a variety of file formats. This interface sits on top of an open source repository architecture that functions as the IVRLA’s base content store. An elaborate collection model has been developed ensuring all content is viewed within context and structure. This model is particularly suited for organic primary source collections and enables hierarchy and sub-division in how objects are arranged and held within collections.
- The IVRLA will be launched by UCD President Dr. Hugh Brady at a function in Newman House, St. Stephen's Green. It will be preceded by the IVRLA Lecture.
- The inaugural IVRLA lecture will be given by Anne Gilliland, Professor, Information Studies & Moving Image Archive Studies, and Chair of Department of Information Studies, UCLA. Professor Gilliland’s lecture is entitled The Archive in the Digital Age: Evolution, Engagement, and Empowerment, and will focus on the technical, political and socio-cultural aspects of the archive, the profession and the record in an increasingly digital society.
July 2007
- The IVRLA Project would like to announce the launch of IVRLA 1.0 in September of this year. More details to follow.
June 2007
- The IVRLA Project would like to extend a warm welcome to our new IT Specialist, Emer Duffy, who joins Ranju in the IT Department.
January 2007
- The IVRLA Project would like to wish cataloguer, Michelle Agar, a fond farewell and Bon Voyage, and we would like to extend a warm welcome to new Digitisation Assistant, James Kirwan.
December 2006
- The IVRLA Project has a presence at the Winter Festival of Research.
- IVRLA OCR Report is made available online here.
November 2006
- The IVRLA Workbook is now available here.
- IVRLA Team give a presentation and demonstration to the HII International Advisory Board.
- IVRLA information web-site is revamped.
July 2006
- IVRLA Team give a series of presentations in the HII, which can be found here.
- IVRLA information web-site is updated.
June 2006
- The IVRLA are delighted to welcome newest team member, IT Specialist, Ranju Upadhyay, to the Project.
- IVRLA information web-site is updated.
May 2006
- Digitisation Assistant Niall Shields moves to the Folklore Department, UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore & Linguistics, and Audrey Drohan moves to the Special Collections Department, James Joyce Library.
March 2006
- Technical documents relating to the Project are now available on the Technical Information page. More will be added as they become available.
- The Project Manager gave a presentation at the LIR Annual Seminar 2006 in TCD. The presentation is available here. (Open as Powerpoint Presentation).
February 2006
- The Project Manager gave a lecture on the IVRLA as part of the Humanities Institute of Ireland's Seminar Series 2005/2006. The presentation is available here. (Requires Adobe Reader)
- IVRLA information web-site relaunched.
- Over 8000 images scanned to date.
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December 2005
- There are currently over 6000 images scanned to date.
November 2005
- Three Cataloguers, Michelle Agar, Adele Cocchiglia and Joseph Greene, are appointed and commence the cataloguing process.
- With the arrival of a second Creo scanner and work station, Digitisation Assistant Niall Shields moves to the Special Collections Department, James Joyce Library.
- IVRLA digitised images from the de Valera Photo Collection, P150, are used as a backdrop presentation in Newman House as Minister Micheal Martin is presented with a catalogue of the de Valera Papers, held in UCD Archives.
September 2005
- Two Digitisation Assistants, Niall Shields and Audrey Drohan, are appointed and commence the digitisation process on location in the UCD Archives.
