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Dublin City Libraries presents Sell Yourself In An Interview as part of its Career Direction and Development Programme  2012. Learn the essential skills with Declan Farrell, Senior Consultant with Carr Communications on Thursday 26th January, 2012 at 6.30pm at the Business Information Centre, Dublin Central Library, ILAC Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1. phone 01 8733996, e-mail businesslibrary@dublincity.ie, website www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie.

Admission is free but booking is recommended

The Joint Committees of the Academic & Special Libraries Section and the Health Sciences Libraries Group are delighted to announce that the next event in the series of Informal Networking Evenings will be a

Joint Christmas/New Year Networking Event

to be held in the Royal Irish Academy on

Thursday, 26th January 2012.

Guest Speaker: Carol Maddock, National Library of Ireland on the topic of

‘The National Library of Ireland’s social media story’

The Joint Committees will hold a drinks reception from 6pm.

WHERE & WHEN

Thursday, 26th January 2012 at 6pm.

Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

Please RSVP by Friday, 20th January 2012 to Erin O’Mahony.

There will be a small collection for the DSPCA on the night.

Applications are invited for LMS Librarian post (Temporary 3 years full-time) at TCD – closing time and date for applications is 12 Noon on Wednesday, 11th January 2012 Candidates must apply through e-recruitment at: http://jobs.tcd.ie where a full job description and application guidelines also available.

Applications are invited for a fixed-term, whole-time post of Assistant Librarian (3 year contract) at UCC – Closing date 12 January 2012 http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/administrative/full-details-143555-en.html

Assistant Librarian at the National Gallery of Ireland, specialising in Cataloguing and Digitisation – Closing date 16 December 2012 http://www.nationalgallery.ie/aboutus/Careers/Job_Opportunities.aspx

Genealogist , Ireland Reaching Out(Ireland XO) Project – Closing date  9^th December 2011 http://www.library.ie/2011/11/29/vacancy-%E2%80%93-genealogist-ireland-reaching-outireland-xo-project/

Senior Executive Librarian Post Limerick City Council – Closing date 5th December 2012 http://www.limerickcity.ie/Jobs/Name,45541,en.html