Ciarán Quinn

    Library

    Research Support Librarian

    John Paul II Library
    (01) 708 6151

    Biography

    Ciarán was appointed Research Support Librarian & Librarian for the Research Institutes in 2013. Prior to this he was the Faculty Librarian for Science and Engineering. Before joining Maynooth he held positions in the Royal College of Sugeons, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tallaght Hospital and the Health Service Executive Libraries.

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2015 'Developing Online Tutorials to Improve Information Literacy Skills for Second-Year Nursing Students of University College Dublin'
    Walters K.;Bolich C.;Duffy D.;Quinn C.;Walsh K.;Connolly S. (2015) 'Developing Online Tutorials to Improve Information Literacy Skills for Second-Year Nursing Students of University College Dublin'. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 21 (1):7-29 [DOI] [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2016 Getting the Message Out: Maximizing your Communications Impact.
    Ciarán Quinn (MU), Grainne McCabe (RCSI), Lisa Callaghan (DCU) (2016) Getting the Message Out: Maximizing your Communications Impact. [Oral Presentation], Advanced research communication skills summer institute 2016, Maynooth University , 30-MAY-16 - 02-JUN-16 [Details]
    2014 Teaching Academics to Maximise the Visibility of their Research.
    Ciarán Quinn (2014) Teaching Academics to Maximise the Visibility of their Research. [Oral Presentation], NUI Maynooth Teaching and Learning Showcase 2013/2014, Maynooth University [Details]
    2012 What Bibliometrics Can Do For You?.
    Ciarán Quinn (2012) What Bibliometrics Can Do For You?. [Poster Presentation], NUI Maynooth Teaching and Learning Showcase 2011/12, Maynooth University [Details]
    2011 Second-Level Information Literacy Support (SLILS).
    Ciarán Quinn, Elaine Bean (2011) Second-Level Information Literacy Support (SLILS). [Oral Presentation], NUI Maynooth Teaching and Learning Showcase, Maynooth University [Details]
    2011 MyRI (Measuring your Research Impact).
    Ciarán Quinn (2011) MyRI (Measuring your Research Impact). [Poster Presentation], NUI Maynooth Teaching and Learning Showcase, Maynooth University [Details]
    2015 What is Bibliometrics and how does it work?.
    Ciarán Quinn (2015) What is Bibliometrics and how does it work?. [Oral Presentation], All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) Seminar, Maynooth University , 06-MAY-16 [Details]
    2014 Using Bibliometrics Tools to Increase the visibility of your publications.
    Ciarán Quinn (2014) Using Bibliometrics Tools to Increase the visibility of your publications. [Oral Presentation], National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your Scholarship, Maynooth University , 27-NOV-14 [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2014 CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group.
    Aoife Geraghty, Niall McSweeney,Ciarán Quinn, Jessica Eustace - Cook, Cathal Kerrigan, Julia Barrett, Paul Murphy, Fintan Bracken (2014) CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group. CONUL, Dublin. [IR Link] [Details]

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    Library Association of Ireland Professional Body 14-OCT-15 /

    Committees

      Committee Function From / To
    Research Committee (Faculty Arts Celtic Studies Philosophy Library Representative 2016 /
    Good Practice in Management and Retention of Research Data: Working group Library Representative 2015 /

    Employment

      Employer Position From / To
    Maynooth University Faculty Librarian for Science & Engineering 04-OCT-10 /
    Maynooth University Research Support Librarian 09-SEP-13 /

    Education

      Year Institution Qualification Subject
    1988 University College Dublin MA (History) International Relations in the C20th
    1987 University College Dublin BA (History & Politics) History & Politics
    1990 University College Dublin Diploma in Library & Information Studies Library & Information
    2008 Dublin Institute of Technology Post Graduate Certificate in Third Level Learning & Teaching Teaching
    1997 Dublin Institute of Technology Post Graduate Diploma in Media Studies Media
    2006 Universit of Exeter Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeological Studies Archchaeology
    2012 University College Dublin Masters Library & Information Studies (MLIS) Library & Information
    2009 University of Leicester MA in Archaeology & Heritage Archaeology