October Bank Holiday Weekend

The Library is closed on Saturday 29th and Monday 31st October for the bank holiday weekend. Items issued from our Short Loan Collection from Friday onwards will be issued until Wednesday October 2nd.

You have to cite for your right to party!

For your assignments you may get quotes and ideas from sources such as books and journals.  It's important to acknowledge where you got this material from.  This is called referencing and is a fundamental part of academic writing.

DkIT Library has created a booklet 'Credit where credit is due' which shows you how to reference sources for your assignment and avoid plagiarism.

To make things easier for you when referencing, the library has drop in sessions for EndNoteWeb.  EndNoteWeb is an online tool which allows you to save and store references and add them to your bibliography.  Click here to view details of upcoming drop in sessions.

New Adventures in Wi-Fi

There’s a new wireless network on campus. Students and staff should choose wireless.dkit.ie from the list of networks available. You’ll need your DkIT username and password to log in. Computer Services provide instructions on how to connect the different operating systems (Windows 7, XP, Linux etc) to the network.The good news is that you only have to go through the process once – after that it should be a single sign on, and it’s a more secure wireless connection than before. If you have any problems you can contact the Computer Services helpdesk online, ring them at 042 93 70300 (extension 2300), or go to their office at room E122, past the Coffee Dock in the North Building.

Is it about a centenary? 100 Years of Flann O'Brien

October 5th marks 100 years since the birth of Irish writer Flann O’Brien.  His novel At Swim Two Birds won James Joyce’s praise (“a really funny book”), while The Third Policeman made an appearance on the TV show Lost. Celebrations are planned over the next few days, including readings and performances tomorrow in Bewley’s Café Theatre in Dublin at 7pm and 9pm. Trinity College is to host a conference weekend, Flann100, from October 14th to 15th. And look out for the film version of At Swim Two Birds, Brendan Gleeson’s directorial debut, which is due to appear next year. Find out about more events on Facebook.
If you haven’t read his books yet, or would like to know more about the author(s) and his work, have a look here at the library catalogue.