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Love Data Week 2025 Recordings Available

Thanks to everyone who joined the Library for the week long inaugural Love Data Week Webinar Series 2025 at ATU. The week was kicked-off in style by ATU President Dr Orla Flynn and Jack Chambers, TD Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, who highlighted the importance of responsible data use and open-access research in Ireland's digital transformation. During his address Minister Chambers said; “It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the first Love Data Week here in ATU. This event is a good opportunity for us to engage with data and reflect on the central role that data plays in our research, our teaching, and our decision-making in third level education. Data is hugely important for Ireland’s future. We can’t over emphasise the value of data driving informed decision making, making policy development and indeed governance. Our Government is committed to enhancing data literacy, supporting open research and ensuring responsible data use across all sectors of the economy and society. Academic institutions play a huge role in training the next generation of data driven decision makers and innovators and I would like to commend ATU’s commitment to research excellence, innovation and open data.”Thanking the Minister for launching the first Love Data Week at the university, President of ATU, Dr Orla Flynn added: “We are particularly pleased to have Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development and Reform Jack Chambers TD with us today – virtually – through a special video address. As Minister in the area of Public Expenditure, National Development, and Reform, his department is playing a leading role in promoting open data, transparency, and digital innovation in Ireland."The first talk of the week was from Helena Campbell, Head of the Open Data Unit in Ireland who platform makes public data available to researchers on data.gov.ie. One of Helena's key points to ATU Researchers was to contact them if there is other data that researchers would like made available to support their current or future research interests - Researchers can impact this issue and should use their voice. Talks on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Library team offered training on FAIR (Fair, Accessible, Interoperable and Repoducible) Data which is a way of approaching all aspects of research data that supports research integrity and shareability, and training on Data Management Plans, which are a growing requirement from all funders. Thursday saw the launch of the Library's newest webinar series, ATU Research Data Stories, with Dr Eoghan Furey, ATU Donegal with an insightful talk on Lies, Damned Lies & Data Analytics which is a great listen and sparked lots of discussion. Friday wrapped up with a national webinar from the National Open Research Forum and the Digital Repository of Ireland on Data Policies. Thanks to everyone for engaging in this week and don't worry if you missed it, check out all of the recordings from the week on the Library's Video Page here: https://atlantictu.libguides.com/supportandtraining/recordings...

Love Data Week 2025

ATU Library is delighted to host a week of webinars to mark Love Data Week 2025, 10th-14th February 2025 open to the whole ATU Community. Join a webinar to find out about Ireland’s Open Data Portal and how you can use it to find data you can use or understand FAIR Data and Data Management Plans for your research needs. As part of this year’s Love Data Week programme, the Library is launching a new webinar series on ATU Research Data Stories which will regularly feature ATU Researchers discussing data in their research contexts. In the first webinar of this series, we will hear from Dr Eoghan Furey on ‘Lies, Damned Lies & Data Analytics’ on Thursday 13th February, 1pm-2pm. To round off the week, we invite you to join a national webinar led by the National Open Research Forum and the Digital Repository of Ireland on ‘What’s Love got to do with…Data Policies?’ on Friday 14th February. All feedback welcome on our Love Data Week Programme, library@atu.ie. Register for these events here: https://atlantictu.libcal.com/calendar/events...

eResources Trial - Sage Knowledge: Business Skills

Business Skills empowers users to develop and practice real-world skills needed to successfully transition from campus to the modern workplace through interactive self-assessment, virtual scenarios, downloadable data, and expert insights.This interactive digital resource, with both academic and professional experts, is a library of flexible learning tracks across five in-demand categories.Advantages of using Business Skills:Develop professional skills relevant across industries and career pathsTest the efficacy of your leadership tactics and problem-solving techniquesChallenge your critical thinking skills in real-life business situationsSee how your communication skills support your decisions in modern, diverse workplace scenarios Includes five modules covering 50+ in-demand business skills through more than 850 topics.Trial extended until 7 March 2025....

Newly merged library website coming soon!

We’re excited to announce that the launch of our newly merged library website, now unified into one platform under atu.ie, is just around the corner! Bringing together the resources, services, and information of three separate library websites (library.gmit.ie, library.itsligo.ie, library.lyit.ie). Whether you're researching, browsing collections, or checking out events, everything you need is now in one place. It's like the ultimate library upgrade. Stay tuned! We're putting the final touches on this exciting upgrade, and we can't wait to share it with you. Get ready for a whole new way to explore and enjoy your ATU Library! #ComingSoon #NewWebsite ...

Mental Health Month 2024

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