Science Week 2013

 

Events for the 14th national Science Week took off with a bang on Sunday with the successful annual IT Sligo Science Fair which took place here on campus. 

The theme for this year is “Exploring the XTRA-Ordinary” and the science events are continuing throughout this week with evening talks on topics such as Exploring Mars, The Great Famine, Invasive Species Management, Birds of Prey and Fracking.

For more details see the Science Week Information Page.

Happy Halloween!

Oiche na Samhna, the 1st of November is traditionally when we remember the deceased and is also known as All Hallows. The 31st October is All Hallows Eve or more commonly known as Halloween which is associated with all that is ghostly and ghoulish. The vampire character of Dracula features prominently at this time of year. His creator Bram Stoker was from Dublin but his mother Charlotte Matilda Blake Thornley Stoker was from Sligo. To learn more about Bram Stoker and his writings check out the Bram Stoker Estate Website.

An Taoiseach visits IT Sligo

IT Sligo President Terri Scot and
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny
at the Special Collections Exhibtion

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was in the Yeats Library on Monday as part of his visit to IT Sligo. During his visit to the Library he spoke with students and staff about recent achievements and ongoing research within the Institute. This included an online chat from the Infozone with open and distance learning students living abroad.  He also visited the Special Collections Exhibiton in the Social Zone of first edtion books by W.B Yeats and Cuala Press titles.

  

Special Collections Exhibit: Works of the late Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)

The late Seamus Heaney was a poet, playwright and academic whose work is internationally renowned and respected.

On display is the poem Mid-Term Break (published in 1966) and a selection of titles by the Nobel Laureate including a signed copy of Stepping stones: interviews with Seamus Heaney by Dennis O’ Driscoll which was kindly donated by IT Sligo President Professor Terri Scott.

Special Collections Exhibit: Centenary of 1913 Dublin Lock-Out

The Dublin Lock-Out was a serious industrial dispute that began in the summer of 1913 when workers from the Irish Tram Company in Dublin, who were seeking a pay rise, were locked out of work because they refused to sign a pledge to leave their union, the Irish Transport & General Workers Union (ITG&WU). Other lockouts followed which caused widespread hardship and increased poverty, with over 300 employers and nearly 20,000 workers affected. The lockouts lasted until January 1914 when most workers were forced to return to work. Photos of the main trade union leaders Jim Larkin, James Connolly and William O'Brien are on display alongside the photo of the riots of 31 August 1913 also known as 'Bloody Sunday 1913' (Special Collections, exhibition cabinet no.2).

Special Collections Exhibition: Original issues of the Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society dating from 1892.

The Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society (JCHAS) has been in publication since 1892 covering topics on archaeology, history and geology. The issues on display are original issues from the early volumes of this journal and are just a selection from a larger collection kindly donated to Yeats Library by Maurice Meade (on display in Special Collections exhibition cabinet no.1, Social Zone)

Saturday opening during exam time

Yeats Library will be open on Saturdays 17th and 24th from 10.00-14.00.

Autumn Exams

Autumn Exams start today so best of luck to anyone sitting exams over the next two weeks.

Information on current exam timetables, locations and fees is available on the Examinations homepage, while exam papers can be accessed from the Library homepage (your student number and library pin will be required).

Yeats International Summer School Forum

The Yeats International Summer School 2013 hosted one of their afternoon forums in IT Sligo yesterday. The forum on Yeats’s A Vision included international speakers Neil Mann, Berg Collection of English and American Literature at the New York Public Library; Matthew Gibson, Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Macau in Southern China; Alex Davies, Professor of English at University College Cork; and Meg Harper, Glucksman Professor of Contemporary Writing in English at the University of Limerick, all pictured here with Institute Librarian Jim Foran.

 An Exhibition of Yeats Family items from the Library Special Collections were displayed in the Social Zone prior to the forum. These included first edition publications by W.B. Yeats and artwork and published material by Jack B. Yeats. A selection of art books and catalogues belonging to Anne Yeats, including several signed copies were also exhibited and over 70 publications from Cuala Press, formerly owned by Elizabeth (Lolly) Yeats.

Mircosoft Imagine Cup Irish Finalists -Team RUCK

Best of luck to IT Sligo's Team RUCK who are representing Ireland in the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals in St.Petersburg, Russia this week. Results are due out on Thursday 11th July. Fingers crossed!