The following profiles describe the specialist librarians at TU Dublin Library Services. Each profile includes the librarian's area of expertise, contact details, and links to the LibGuides they manage. Use these profiles to direct students and staff to the most relevant librarian or LibGuide for their subject or research need.
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Roisin Guilfoyle Research Support Librarian |
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Email: roisin.guilfoyle@TUDublin.ie |
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About Roisin Guilfoyle is the Research Support Librarian at TU Dublin, providing support for desk-based research and specialist literature reviews, including scoping and systematic reviews. She also provides information on writing for publication and getting published. Roisin is particularly interested in transparency and ethics around the use of Generative AI in research. Contact Roisin for support with systematic reviews, literature reviews, AI literacy, research methods, and academic writing. |
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Israel Chidavaenzi Faculty Liaison Librarian — Business |
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About Israel Chidavaenzi is the Faculty Liaison Librarian for Business at TU Dublin. He supports the faculty by connecting staff and students with essential business resources, ensuring the faculty maximises usage of available resources for learning, research, and teaching. Israel provides targeted scholarly resources across Business disciplines including Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management. He leads initiatives in Academic Integrity (including APA referencing and plagiarism prevention), Critical Reading, and Employability. Contact Israel for any business-related research support or referencing queries. |
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Stewart Killeen Faculty Liaison Librarian — Engineering, Built Environment and Apprenticeships |
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Email: stewart.killeen@tudublin.ie |
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About Stewart Killeen is the Faculty Liaison Librarian for the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Apprenticeships at TU Dublin. Stewart supports the faculty's teaching and learning through information literacy classes, instructional material, and one-to-one support consultations. He provides expert advice on finding relevant and reliable information resources, searching academic databases, and help with referencing. Contact Stewart for support with any engineering, built environment, architecture, or apprenticeship subject area. |
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Aoife Quinn Hegarty Research Indicators Librarian |
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About Aoife Quinn Hegarty is the Research Indicators Librarian at TU Dublin — the only specialist in this role in Ireland. She specialises in research impact planning and evaluation. Her main areas of expertise include Bibliometrics, responsible research evaluation, analysing and reporting research impact, increasing research visibility, and Narrative CVs. Contact Aoife for support with understanding research metrics, measuring research impact, or preparing a narrative CV. |
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Bill Murphy eResources Librarian |
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Email: bill.murphy@tudublin.ie |
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About Bill Murphy is the eResources Librarian at TU Dublin, with responsibility for the proper functioning of electronic resources including databases, electronic journals, and eBooks. He is responsible for increasing awareness of these resources and organising publisher-provided training in their use. Contact Bill for queries about accessing electronic resources, database issues, eBook access, or eJournal access. |
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Rachael Agnew Faculty Liaison Librarian — Computing, Digital and Data |
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Email: Rachael.Agnew@TUDublin.ie |
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About Rachael Agnew is the Faculty Liaison Librarian at TU Dublin for Computing, Digital, and Data. Rachael holds qualifications in Library and Information Studies, Visual Practice, Philosophy, and Education. She supports students and staff in the computing and data disciplines with finding academic resources, database searching, and information literacy. Contact Rachael for support with computing, mathematics, data science, or digital subjects. |
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Nicholas Herbert Faculty Liaison Librarian — Arts and Humanities |
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Email: nicholas.herbert@tudublin.ie |
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About Nicholas Herbert is the Faculty Liaison Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at TU Dublin. He supports teaching and learning across disciplines including Social Sciences and Social Care, Early Years Education, Law, Tourism and Hospitality, Art and Design, Media, Music, Drama, Culinary Arts, and Language Studies. Nicholas provides faculty and student support in information literacy, search strategy, academic databases, and reference management. He is interested in inclusive learning practices and supporting undergraduate and taught masters students as independent researchers. Contact Nicholas for support with arts, humanities, social science, or law subject areas. |
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Julie de Foubert Faculty Liaison Librarian — Sciences and Health |
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Email: Julie.defoubert@tudublin.ie |
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About Julie de Foubert is the Faculty Liaison Librarian for the Faculty of Sciences and Health at TU Dublin. She supports teaching and learning across science disciplines in information literacy, literature reviews, systematic search, open science resources, current awareness tools, AI literacy, and reference management. Support is delivered via in-person classes, webinars, and one-to-one consultations at all student levels. Her professional interests include AI literacy, open science, and supporting scaffolded undergraduate learning. Contact Julie for support with biomedical science, chemistry, environmental health, food science, nutrition, optometry, pharmacy, physics, or sports science. |
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