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Collections & Resources

MIE Library provides access to a wide variety of collections including print and online resources, books, e-journals, databases. Our librarians are happy to provide assistance to students and staff as they pursue their studies in a positive and productive environment.

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Main Collection

The Library holds just under 30,000 items on its shelves. You will find most of our books on the ground floor and in the curriculum room upstairs.
There are 3 types of loans:

  • Desk-reserves (DSK)

    A small selection of the most in-demand items are placed on 'Desk-reserve'.
    When you see DSK in the Library Catalogue beside a shelfmark under 'classification' after clicking on a title, you should go to the Issue-Desk with the collection/location-code and ask for the item. It will be issued to your account for use in the Library for two hours. MIE theses are also held on desk-reserve. 
     
  • Short-Loans (SL)

    Short-loan items are in demand - so they can be taken out for a maximum of 7 days, and you can only take two short-loans at a time.
    They can't be renewed or reserved online. You'll see blue tape on their spine and they are integrated in the main collection.
    Please note that fines are €5 per day on overdue short-loans.
     
  • Long-loans (LL)

    Long-loan items can normally be taken for two weeks. Junior Fiction, Junior Non-fiction, Big Books, Resources and most academic text-books are long-loans.
    These items can be renewed once online if you renew before they're due and they haven't been reserved by another Library user.

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Theses

Consulting print theses in the Library

All postgraduate MIE students are required to submit one copy of their thesis for the Library - please note that only a selection are available for consultation. The Library also holds a collection of donated theses, the research for which was conducted elsewhere.
You can ask at the Library desk to see our Thesis Index or click on the button below to see our Theses in the catalogue.

 

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You can consult up to two theses at a time for up to two hours, and they are issued onto your Student/Staff card. You must sign the copyright form inside the cover and may not photocopy from the thesis. Normal Irish copyright legislation applies.

 

Institutional repositories

Increasingly you will find online thesis portals and institutional repositories which provide abstracts (and sometimes full-text versions) of doctoral and research theses. Many of these are open-access and thus free to read - although normal copyright legislation applies. Below you will find links to some of the best national and international portals and a brief explanation of the content within and access rules for each. 

 

TARA is Trinity College Dublin's Institutional Repository. MIE has a page in TARA where you can find the research of our staff. 

     

    DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global access to European research theses. The DART-Europe partners help to provide researchers with a single European Portal for the discovery of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs).

     

    Ethos is the British Library's repository for research theses with over 400,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research where full-text has already been made available. If a thesis has not been digitised you can request that it be made full-text for a fee.

    Teaching Resources

    To assist you in your teaching, MIE Library holds a large selection of teaching resources, situated on the ground floor and in the curriculum room.
    They are organized by themes and are colour coded:

    • English
    • Gaeilge
    • History
    • Geography
    • Science
    • Maths
    • Physical Ed
    • SESE
    • Music
    • Art
    • Religious Ed

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    Adult Fiction

    The Library holds a collection of adult fiction, which you can find on the ground floor. They are parts of the long loan collection, you are allowed to take them out for 2 weeks.
     
    See our Fiction Collection here.

    Print Journals

    MIE Library holds a collection of print journals, available on demand. Here are the titles we provide:

    • The Lion and the Unicorn
    • Journal of Children's Literature Studies
    • The Irish Journal of Education
    • Journal of Philosophy of Education
    • Studies in Education
    • History Ireland
    • Comhar
    • Teacher and Teacher Education
    • Teaching Children Mathematics
    • Inis
    • Inis is renamed Children's Books in Ireland
    • Bookbird
    • Oideas
    • History Ireland
    • Joperd
    • Feasta

    Note that subscriptions to these journals are not ongoing, these are old issues still relevant because of their subjects.

    Junior Fiction & Non Fiction

    The Library has an extensive collection of Junior Fiction, Non-fiction, and Picture Books in English and Gaeilge, available to all Staff and Students.

    You will find:

    • Novels
    • Picture Books
    • Non Fiction

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    Big Books

    MIE Library has over 300 large format books - these make great teaching resources! They are Long-loans (2 weeks). 
    They're located in the Reading Room upstairs in the Library and are filed alphabetically by Author surname.

    Consult our Big Book collection here  on the catalogue.

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    Poster

    MIE Library has a great selection of poster - these make great teaching resources! They are Long-loans (2 weeks). 
    You will find them in cabinets in the Curriculum Room upstairs, with the classification POS followed by a number.

    Library of Things

    The library has a number of equipment items available for borrowing, including:

    • Laptop and phone charger
    • Voice recorder
    • Cricut
    • Bee-Bot
    • Puppet sets
    • & more!

    Check out our collection here:

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    How to book your item:

    eBooks

    The library holds about 8,000 eBooks, you can access them through MIE search or by clicking the eBooks button below.

     

    Downloading EBSCO eBooks

    You can read all of our eBooks online, but if you want to download one, follow the instructions below:

    To download an eBook:

    1. Click the Full Download icon for the eBook you would like to download.

       Click download icon
       

      If you are not logged into your My EBSCOhost folder, you are prompted to do so.

       
    2. Select a Download duration from the drop-down menu and confirm that you have Adobe® Digital Editions or equivalent reader software installed.

      Note: For some titles, you may see the option to select either the PDF or ePub format for an eBook.

      Download eBook window
       
    3. Click the Full Download button.

      The eBook is added to the Checkout area of the folder, accessible from the upper-right corner of the EBSCOhost interface.
       

    4. Select to Open or Save the file from the resulting dialog box.

      If you Open the file, your eBook is opened with Adobe® Digital Editions.

      If you Save the file, the eBook is saved to your computer and can be opened with Adobe® Digital Editions at a later time.
       

    5. When a downloaded eBook is opened, it is displayed in Adobe® Digital Editions.

     

    Notes:

    • If when trying to download an eBook to Digital Editions you receive the following error message: E_AUTH_BAD_DEVICE_KEY_OR_PKCS12

      You may need to completely remove any authorization using ctrl-shift-D to Adobe Digital Editions (cmd- shift-D if on Mac). Then restart Digital Editions, and reauthorize with your Adobe ID.

    • When downloading an eBook using the Chrome browser, the download will not automatically open but appears in the download bar at the bottom of the browser as URLLink.acsm. Click the download in the bar and select Open to open the eBook or select Always open files of this type to automatically open future EBSCO eBooks downloads in ADE.

    eJournals

    Consult eJournals:

     
     

    What is an academic journal?

    Academic Journals publish articles which carry footnotes and bibliographies, and whose intended audience is comprised of some kind of research community.
    It is a broad classification that includes both "peer-reviewed" journals as well as journals that are not "peer-reviewed" but intended for an academic audience.

    Scholarly (Peer-reviewed) Journals are intended for an academic audience and are peer-reviewed, which means articles have been through a rigorous editorial process (vetted by experts in the field) before being published. 

    Find out more about (Scholarly) Peer Reviewed publications
     

    Components of an academic journal article

     

    Databases

    How to search our databases?

    MIE Library gives you online access to over 4000 academic journal titles, as well as other materials, such as eBooks, theses and dissertations. You can do a search in a particular academic database or use MIESearch to search all of our resources (print and online) at once.


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    Log in when you're off-campus with your network/moodle username and password for full-text access.

    You can search for articles and other information on your topic using keywords or subject terms.  

    Consult the help menu within the database you're using for how to create an effective search and select 'full-text' from the limiters within the database to only see content which you will be able to access the full-text of. 

     

    Which academic databases do you have access to?

    • Academic Search Ultimate
      The World’s highest quality multidisciplinary full-text journal database — includes expanding international content. Academic Search Ultimate offers students an unprecedented collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes.   

    • EBSCO eBook Education Collection
      Large collection of recently published education books
    • Education Source 
      Extensive full-text education content, users will find the most comprehensive and most relevant search results.Includes content from Education Abstracts, Education Index Retrospective, Education Full Text, Education Research Complete and more than 200 additional full-text journals not previously available in any database.
    • Eric
      Extensive index to educational literature containing some 1.6 million items, including journal articles, unpublished documents, research reports, curricular materials, etc.
       
    • JStor
      JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources.
        
    • Sage journals Education collection
      This collection includes 109 peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE and participating societies, encompassing over 65,000 articles. Access to content from January 1999 to the present is included in a collection subscription.
       
    • SAGE Research Methods
      SAGE Research Methods helps users create research projects and understand the methods behind them. It includes over 600 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the “Little Green Book” and “Little Blue Book” series. Journal articles and videos are also included.
    • Taylor & Francis Online
      Taylor & Francis Online (Education Collection) provides access to over 200 education journals. Subject coverage includes curriculum studies, early years education, educational research, educational leadership & management, further & higher education, history of education, science education, sociology of education, special needs & educational psychology, teaching and teacher education.

    LibGuides

    To help you to pursue your studies in a positive and productive environment, we provide a selection of guides on diverse subjects, from APA 7 referencing to Inclusive Education and more.
     
    You can check all our guides here.

    Academic Writer

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    Academic Writer is a learning platform that supports users who are conducting research and writing papers in APA7. It provides accessible and in-depth answers to students who have questions about how to conduct research, structure their papers correctly, and format their writing in line with APA Style rules.


    By offering a single environment to support learning, research, writing, and collaboration, Academic Writer helps you to

    • compose research papers with confidence;

    • think and write like seasoned professionals; and

    • master the application of APA Style®.

    Academic Writer features three independent but integrated centers: 

    The Learning Center equips users with a digital media library packed with useful information — allowing you to consult quick guidestutorialssample paperssample referencessample tables, and sample figures to master the art of scholarly writing.

    The Reference Center helps you manage your reference library and add new references. Create your own APA Style references with forms in the reference generator. Add existing references by importing files or searching more than 4 million preformatted references from APA's PsycINFO database. 

    The Writing Center provides a structured writing environment for users to write their papers in, with support features such as guidelines for individual manuscript sections, preformatted templates, and specially developed toolbars that manage citations and check the work for APA Style errors.

    Signing Up

    To sign up to Academic Writer, use your Moodle username and password. 

    Once you've created your account, you can log in to Academic Writer at any time through Moodle, and begin to work on papers, store references, and access the Learning Centre supports available for help with your APA7 Style queries.

    CJFallon, Veritas, Folens, Edco

    Did you know you can get online access to many primary textbooks and resources through the Library?

    To access CJFallon, Veritas, Folens, and Edco resources, you will need to log in to Moodle and check the'Collections, Resources, and Useful Links'section on the library page. On this page, you will find all the details to successfully access primary textbooks and resources.

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