MIC Libraries

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Hi, we're the libraries across both the Thurles and Limerick campuses of Mary Immaculate College. https://linktr.ee/MICLibrary

Happy New Year! Welcome back to our academic staff! The library staff are back to work and our to do lists are filling up. Here's your reminder that you need to request your new reading list and we will let you know when it's ready to update. As always email us with any queries.

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The MIC Libraries Logo is placed on the bottom centre.

There is a graphic of a to do list and an orange ox titled to do list, which reads:  It might surprise you to know but 
January is a busy month 
in the library and we make lists
so we don’t forget any jobs! Here is 
your reminder to request and 
update your Reading Lists this month,
 get yours done early, and as 
always contact the library 
with any problems.

Our annual Thurles Christmas video is here for you all to enjoy! We are signing off today from MIC Thurles and Limerick Libraries for the Christmas Break, to all our staff and their families Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. We are open until December 23rd and will reopen on January 2nd.

Week 12 is upon us & the library staff are hard at work making sure that our books are available for both staff & students. We have gone through Lost and Missing Lists, please check your shelves and desks and bring library books back to the Library Desk, we can reissue or return them for you.

This post has a red festive background with snowflakes and Christmas lights. there is a "Tis the season" graphic in red and green with a reindeer jumping over the words. The text reads: As the semester winds down, and the weather turns cold,
and you want to sit in front of the fire with a good book, please remember, we are checking our lists, we know who has overdue books, and we will quite happily re-issue them to you but you must bring the book to the library first.

There is a graphic of Santa reading a list, a library shelf with books and words that read: Time to return the Library Books. and the blue MIC Libraries logo is in-between Santa and the book shelf.

Our first MIC Thurles graduating class to graduate here in Thurles! We are so proud of you, Class of 2025, and so happy we had the chance to celebrate alongside you all. Our graduates made the processional walk from the Cathedral back to St. Pat’s Campus and the sun shone all day long! Congrats!!

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An exciting week in Thurles! For the first time since St. Pats. Thurles became MIC Thurles we are holding Graduation back in Thurles! We can't wait to see our Class of 2025 walk out of the Cathedral on Friday with their degrees. The library will close at 5pm Thursday & remain closed Friday Oct 31st.

The background image is the class photo of 2025 outside the front door of Thurles College, taken by Ruth Talbot, our librarian. In the bottom left corner is the blue and orange MIC Libraries Thurles logo. There are 3 captions: the top left corner reads "Graduation is back in Thurles!" The top right corner reads "We can't wait to see you all Friday" and along the bottom of the photo reads "Class of 2025".

The Mary Immaculate College Research Repository - MIRR, gives access to published and unpublished works of MIC faculty and researchers as well as research Masters and Doctoral theses and dissertations awarded to MIRR researchers, digital archives and internal collections. #MIClibraries #MIRR

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We take all feedback seriously, and we know the library homepage need updating. We have replaced the image on the homepage, and changed the colour of the text. If you have any issues or notice any improvements needed, always reach out to us: library@mic.ul.ie or thurleslibrary@mic.ul.ie

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In-between these boxes is a screenshot of the library homepage, as it now looks.

It's Academic Integrity Week: what better way to mark it that highlighting our Academic Learning Centre in Room 219 with Deborah on Wednesdays here in Thurles. If your students are struggling or just need someone to chat to to help develop their skills please let them know Deborah is here to help.

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There is a green text box in the middle of the post and it reads: Deborah Tobin is running MIC Thurles’ Academic 
Learning Center every Wednesday in Room 219 in the study room corridor. Please direct students who are looking for extra support to ourselves and Deborah. We know this is not only a great help to students but for our academic staff too when it’s time to correct assignments. But if you notice the same issues occurring let us or Deborah know. Let us help you!

MIC Limerick Library has a large Audio-Visual collection which includes teaching resources for School Placement, CDs and DVDs, and Microfilm documents such as Manuscripts and historic Newspapers which can be viewed our microfilm readers. The AV Library is located on the first floor.

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Text: Audio Visual Library - MIC Limerick Campus has a large audio-visual collection which is held on the first floor of the library. We offer: Material for School Placement (e.g. posters, CDs, DVDs, cards, books, kits, realia). DVDs (e.g. feature films, documentaries, television series). CDs (Audio recordings compilations of voices that have been captured as they discuss their own lives, histories and experiences of events in Irish national and social history). Microfilm (Mainly national and regional newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries, with some newspapers from the 18th century, and manuscripts from the National Irish Folklore Collection).

The Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme gives access to all full-time Academic Staff, Doctoral and Masters (research and taught) students to participating libraries across the Island of Ireland. Apply for your card on the Library website.

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