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The Jennings Gallery at UCC

Published July 6th, 2010 in fort knox and ucc. 0 Comments

Just as we have gotten to grips with the marvellous Glucksman Gallery at UCC (University College Cork, Ireland) another one appears on the radar; The

The Jennings Gallery Logo

College of Medicine & Health
Brookfield Health & Sciences Complex
College Road
University College Cork

We must investigate this (not so) new development. The last time we went into the Brookfield complex we ended up at a magstrip reader for the plush library, and left in disguist, well one of our party did.

UCC Boole library is like for Fort knox

Published April 12th, 2008 in rfid, mardyke arena, envelopes, cork university, ambrand, ucc and money. 5 Comments

When I say UCC I refer to my alma mater of University College Cork, Ireland. Since the library extension circa 2006 on entering the building there is a turnstyle that only unlocks when an RFID card is put near a reader.

The automatic way to get a card is to become

  • a student
  • a member of staff

But what happens after graduation, what if you want to consult some works of excellence from time to time? Well, the Graduates Association website boasts one can then one must be engaged in scholarly research but

  • it cannot be for profit
  • it cannot be part of one work
  • it cannot be research required as part of a course in another college
  • personal interest reading does not meet the criteria for membership

Those criteria exclude everything for example

  • writing a book? (that would be for profit)
  • researching family history?/local history? (that would be personal interest reading)

Needless to say when I make my (further) millions I will not be donating any to the Cork University Foundation.

If you have managed to get a card please let me know how you swung it.

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