Reflections on research collections at UCC Library
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Luca de Cilladi, Conservation Intern (2025-26), UCC Library When I first encountered Ledger 440, I thought what a plain repetitive book of names and numbers. But this seemingly plain volume had a significant problem. The ledger barely opened, limiting access for readers and placing... The post SECRETS IN THE SPINE, Conservation of a Bantry Rental Ledger first appeared on The River-side .
Featured image: Jack Lynch at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork City, 1965. Photograph by Liam Kennedy. © University College Cork. Few figures in... The post Speaking for a State: The Speeches of Jack Lynch first appeared on The River-side .
Written by Dr Aisling Shalvey, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow Short bio about the author Aisling Shalvey is a MSCA fellow in UCC, working on her project... The post UCC Special Collections and Archives: Using special collections and databases to illuminate postwar healthcare treatment first appeared on The River-side .
The River-side welcomes a guest post by Coraline Brun on her work placement in Special Collections & Archives during the past year. Coraline is a... The post Inside Special Collections: Working with Photographs and Older Printed Books first appeared on The River-side .
Why? Games aren’t just for play, they can be powerful tools for learning and engagement. To further investigate and showcase the potential of these approaches,... The post Reimagining Engagement: Highlights from our Library Games Week first appeared on The River-side .
Written by Dr. Andrew Flynn, School of Mathematical Sciences There is no doubt that ‘Boole’ is in the air when walking through UCC’s main campus.... The post Alicia Boole (1860-1940): The Woman from Cork who ‘Saw the Fourth Dimension’ first appeared on The River-side .
We are excited to announce the establishment of a newly equipped preservation laboratory dedicated to caring for UCC Library’s Special Collections and Archives. This project... The post New Preservation Lab – UCC Library first appeared on The River-side .
Student Exhibition, MA in History, HI6091 The Founding of the Dominican Priory According to the seventeenth-century historian, James Ware (1594-1666), the Dominican friars established their house in... The post St Mary’s of the Isle: The Dominican Friars in Medieval Cork/The Friary and the City first appeared on The River-side .
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Since 2016 Special Collections has welcomed MA students from the School of History to engage with our collections through a... The post St Mary’s of the Isle: The Dominican Friars in Medieval Cork/Introduction first appeared on The River-side .
Written by Hardy Schwamm, Head of Research Services, UCC Library This blog post will look at some basic scholarly communications facts and figures of of... The post Scholarly Communications and Open Access at UCC first appeared on The River-side .
