Annual Report 2004 NLI Annual Report 2004f

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2004
Report of the Council of Trustees
Tuarascáil Chomhairle Iontaobhaithe

Trustees Report 2004
Tuarascáil na nIontaobhaithe 2004
Report of the Council of Trustees Tuarascáil Chomhairle Iontaobhaithe
of the National Library of Ireland Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
for the period 1 January 2004 to 2 May 2005 don thréimhse dar chríoch
to the Minister for Arts,Sport and Tourism 1 Eanáir 2004 go dtí 2 Bealtaine 2005
chuig an Aire Ealaíon,Spóirt agus Turasóireachta
Published by
National Library of Ireland Foilsithe ag
Dublin Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
Baile Átha Cliath
ISSN 0332 0006
ISSN 0332 0006
(c) Government of Ireland,2006
(c) Rialtas na hÉireann,2006
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Trustees of the National Library of Ireland Iontaobhaithe Leabharlann Náisiúnta na
for the period 1 January 2004 to 2 May 2005 hÉireann don tréimhse 1 Eanáir 2004 go dtí
2 Bealtaine 2005
Chairman Cathaoirleach
Dr J A Scott An Dr J A Scott
Appointed by the State Ceaptha ag an Stát
Mr John Gray An tUasal John Gray
Mr Jim O’Shea An tUasal Jim O’Shea
Mrs Marie Heaney (to July 2004) Marie Heaney,Uasal,(go dtí Iúil 2004)
Ms Noreen Whelan (to July 2004) Noreen Whelan,Uasal,(go dtí Iúil 2004)
Appointed by the Royal Dublin Society Ceaptha ag Cumann Ríoga Bhaile Átha Cliath
Mrs Ida Delamer Ida Delamer,Uasal
Mr Máirtín McCullough An tUasal Máirtín McCullough
Dr R S McElhinney An Dr R S McElhinney
Dr J A Scott An Dr J A Scott
Professor John Turpin An tOllamh John Turpin
Mr Michael Williams (deceased February 2005) An tUasal Michael Williams (d’éag i Feabhra
Mrs Alison Casey 2005)
Mrs Carmel Heaney Alison Casey,Uasal
Carmel Heaney,Uasal
Contents
01 Introduction and Summary 06 Special Projects
Ordnance Survey of Ireland
02 Reader and Visitor Services
Reference Services Map Conservation Project
Genealogy Advisory Service Digitisation
Catholic Parish Registers Music Library Project
Estate Records Indexing Project
Tours and Visiting Groups Microfilming of Eighteenth Century Collections
Exhibitions 07 Preservation and Conservation
National Photographic Archive Printed Books
Outreach – travelling exhibitions
Manuscripts
Patrick Kavanagh centenary
Publications Periodicals and Newspapers
Publicity NEWSPLAN
External Functions Microfilm Unit
Richard Irvine Best Memorial Lecture Photographs
Prints and Drawings
03 Collection Development
Printed Books Official Publications
Gifts Ephemera
Antiquarian Books Music
Legal Deposit
Preservation Bindery
Bibliographic Notice Network
New Books 08 Organisation and Personnel Matters
Northern Ireland Publications Resource Board (NIPR) Constitution
Reference Books Director
Manuscripts Staffing changes
Staff numbers
Gifts
Studentships
Purchases
Staff training and development
Periodicals
Conferences
Purchases Library representation on other bodies
Newspapers Freedom of Information
Purchases 09 Finance
Photographs Operating income
Gifts Operating expenditure
Purchases Capital expenditure
Prints and Drawings National Library of Ireland Trust
Tax relief for donations to the Library
Gifts
Heritage Fund
Purchases
10 Accommodation
Official Publications
East Wing and Central Block
Ephemera
Former National College of Art and Design building
Gifts Repository
Purchases West Wing
04 Processing and Cataloguing, Nos 2/3 Kildare Street
including ICT Matters 11 Appendix I
Digitisation National Library of Ireland publications
Printed Books
12 Appendix II
Manuscripts
Periodicals Some acquisitions by donation or purchase
Irish ISSN Centre 13 Appendix III
Photographs
Staff serving at 31 December 2004
Prints and Drawings
Official Publications 14 Appendix IV
Ephemera National Library of Ireland Society
05 Office of the Chief Herald 15 Appendix V
Education,Outreach and Events James Joyce and Ulyssesat the
Collection Development National Library of Ireland
Gifts Introduction
Purchases Exhibition content
Cataloguing and Processing Opening and related events
Archives Visitor response
GO manuscript collection Acknowledgements and credits
Clár
01 Réamhrá agus Achoimre 06 Tionscadail Speisialta
Tionscadal Chaomhnú Léarscáileanna
02 Seirbhísí Léitheoirí agus Cuairteoirí
Shuirbhéireacht Ordanáis na hÉireann
Seirbhísí Tagartha
Digitiú
Seirbhís Ghinealais
Tionscadal na Leabharlainne Ceoil
Cláir na bParóistí Caitliceacha
Tionscadal Innéacsaithe na dTaifead Eastáit Micreascannánú ar Bhailiúcháin ón Ochtú Aois Déag
Turais agus grúpaí cuairte 07 Buanchoimeád agus Caomhnú
Taispeántais Leabhair Chlóite
An Chartlann Náisiúnta Grianghrafadóireachta
Tréimhseacháin agus Nuachtáin
For-rochtain – taispeántais taistil
Comóradh céad bliain Patrick Kavanagh NEWSPLAN
An tAonad Micreascannán
Foilseacháin
Grianghraif
Poiblíocht
Priontaí agus Líníochtaí
Ócáidí Seachtracha
Foilseacháin Oifigiúla
Léacht Chuimhneacháin Richard Irvine Best
Ábhar Breacshaolach
03 Forbairt an Bhailiúcháin
Ceol
Leabhair Chlóite
Bronntanais An Cheanglann Chaomhnaithe
Leabhair Sheandachta 08 Cúrsaí Eagraíochtúla agus Pearsanra
Taisceadh Dlíthiúil Bunreacht
Líonra an Fhógra Bibleagrafaíoch Stiúrthóir
Leabhair Nua Athruithe Foirne
Bord Acmhainní Foilseachán Thuaisceart Éireann (NIPR) An Líon Foirne
Leabhair Thagartha Scoláireachtaí
Lámhscríbhinní Oiliúint agus Forbairt Foirne
Bronntanais Comhdhálacha
Ceannacháin Ionadaíocht na Leabharlainne ar chomhlachtaí eile
Saoráil Faisnéise
Tréimhseacháin
Ceannacháin 09 Airgeadas
Ioncam Oibríochta
Nuachtáin
Caiteachas Oibríochta
Ceannacháin
Caiteachas Caipitiúil
Grianghraif Iontaobhas Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
Bronntanais Faoiseamh cánach maidir le deonacháin don
Ceannacháin Leabharlann
Priontaí agus Líníochtaí An Ciste Oidhreachta
Bronntanais 10 Cóiríocht
Ceannacháin An Sciathán Thoir agus an Bloc Lárnach
Foilseacháin Oifigiúla Foirgneamh an iar-Choláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne agus Deartha
Stór
Ábhar Breacshaolach
An Sciathán Thiar
Bronntanais
2/3 Sráid Chill Dara
Ceannacháin
11 Aguisín I
04 Próiseáil agus Catalógú,
Foilseacháin Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
lena n-áirítear Nithe ICT
Digitiú 12 Aguisín II
Leabhair Chlóite Roinnt éadálacha trí dheonachán nó trí cheannach
Lámhscríbhinní
13 Aguisín III
Tréimhseacháin
Ionad ISSN na hÉireann An fhoireann a bhí ag fónamh
Grianghraif amhail an 31 Nollaig 2004
Priontaí agus Líníochtaí
14 Aguisín IV
Foilseacháin Oifigiúla
Ábhar Breacshaolach Cumann Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
05 Oifig an Phríomh-Arailt 15 Aguisín V
Oideachas agus For-rochtain James Joyce agus Ulyssesag
Forbairt an Bhailiúcháin Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
Bronntanais Réamhrá
Ceannacháin A bhfuil sa taispeántas
Oscailt an Taispeántais agus imeachtaí gaolmhara
Catalógú agus Próiseáil
Cuairteoirí
Cartlann
Admhálacha agus creidiúintí
Bailiúchán Lámhscríbhinní GO
trustees report 2004
01
Introductory
and Summary
As provided for in the National Cultural Institutions • The acquisition of a substantial additional corpus
Act,1997,the National Library of Ireland was of Westport Estate Papers during the year was a
established as a non-commercial semi-State further enhancement of the important collection
cultural institution on 3 May 2005.The abolition of estate papers held by the Department of
of the Council of Trustees brought to an end its Manuscripts.Literary papers acquired during
123-year involvement in the activities of the 2004 included papers of Dermot Bolger,
Library. Dorothy Molloy Carpenter,James Plunkett,
Mairín Cregan and Michael Hartnett.
This is the last report of the Library’s Council
of Trustees;it covers the 16-month period from • By the end of the year,26,000 visitors had
1 January 2004 to 2 May 2005,and focuses attended the James Joyce andUlyssesat the
primarily on events and activities relating National Library of Irelandexhibition.Numbers
to 2004 but also deals with some significant using the main Reading Room and the Genealogy
developments that took place in the early Advisory Service showed an increase over the
months of 2005. 2003 figure,as did visitor numbers to the
National Photographic Archive.During the
It is fitting that the final full year of the Council’s
first four months of 2005 some 8,000 visitors
involvement in the affairs of Library was so
attended the exhibition.
successful.Two highly significant events took
place on the same day:14 June 2004.These were • Arrears of cataloguing,binding and other
the opening of the Library’s new exhibition space processing work continued to be reduced.
and other public areas,and the opening by the
Details of these and other developments and
Minister for Arts,Sport and Tourism of the inaugural
activities during the year are set out in the
exhibition James Joyce and Ulyssesat the
following pages.We would like to place on
National Library of Ireland.
record our gratitude to Mr John O’Donoghue,
The opening of the exhibition space and related TD,Minister for Arts,Sport and Tourism and the
public areas,including a new coffee shop and officials of his Department for their support of the
bookshop,have significantly improved the physical Library during the period covered by the report.
infrastructure of the Library while the exhibition
We acknowledge also the valuable assistance we
has received critical acclaim for its scope,visual
receive from the Commissioners of Public Works
impact and pioneering use of new technology.
and their officers.Finally,we thank the Director
Alongside the above developments continued and staff of the Library for their continuing
progress was made in 2004 across a range of commitment and efforts to develop the Library
activities.Individual developments of note during and its services.
the year include the following:
• Public expenditure on the operation and
development of the Library totalled
approximately €13.65 million.
• It was a wonderful year in terms of the quality
and amount of material donated to the
photographic collections.Among the donations
was the entire photographic archive,amounting
to some 300,000 images,of Independent
Newspapers (Ireland) Ltd.
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tuarascáil chomhairle iontaobhaithe 2004
01
Réamhrá
agus Achoimre
De bhrí bur bunaíodh Bord Leabharlann Náisiúnta ionann sin agus suas le 300,000 íomhá,de
na hÉireann,dá bhforáiltear san Acht um Fhorais chuid Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Ltd.
Chultúir Náisiúnta,1997,an 3 Bealtaine 2005,is é
• Le corpas suntasach breise de Pháipéir Eastát
seo tuarascáil deiridh Chomhairle Iontaobhaithe
Chathair na Mart a fháil i rith na bliana
na Leabharlainne.Cuireann díothú comhuaineach
cuireadh tuilleadh le bailiúchán tábhachtach
na Comhairle deireadh lena rannpháirtíocht 123
pháipéir an eastáit atá i seilbh Roinn na
bliain i ngníomhaíochtaí na Leabharlainne Náisiúnta.
Lámhscríbhinní.Áirítear ar na páipéir liteartha
Clúdaíonn an tuarascáil seo dá bhrí sin an tréimhse a fuarthas i rith 2004 páipéir Dermot Bolger,
16 mí ón 1 Eanáir 2004.Díríonn sé go príomha ar Dorothy Molloy Carpenter,James Plunkett,
imeachtaí agus gníomhaíochtaí a bhain le 2004 Máirín Cregan agus Michael Hartnett.
ach déileálann sé chomh maith le roinnt forbairtí
suntasacha a tharla i míonna luaithe 2005. • Faoi dheireadh na bliana bhí 26,000 cuairteoir
tar éis freastal ar thaispeántas James Joyce
Is cuí go raibh bliain iomlán deiridh de
agusUlyssesag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na
rannpháirtíocht na Comhairle i ngnóthaí na
hÉireann.Tháinig méadú ar an líon daoine a
Leabharlainne chomh rathúil sin.Bhí dhá ócáid
d’úsáid an PríomhSheomra Léitheoireachta agus
an-shuntasacha ann an lá céanna:14 Meitheamh
an tSeirbhís Chomhairleach Ginealais le hais
2004.Bhí oscailt spás taispeántais nua na
figiúir 2003,faoi mar ab amhlaidh leis an líon
Leabharlainne agus limistéir phoiblí eile ann agus
daoine a d’úsáid an Chartlann Náisiúnta
chomh maith leis sin d’oscail an tAire Ealaíon,
Grianghrafadóireachta.I rith na chéad ceithre
Spóirt agus Turasóireachta an taispeántas
mhí de 2005 d’fhreastail 8,000 cuairteoir ar an
tionscnaimh James Joyce agusUlyssesag
taispeántas.
Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann.
• Leanadh de bheith ag laghdú riaráistí i gcatalógú,
Chuir oscailt an spáis taispeántais agus na spásanna
i gceangal agus in obair phróiseála eile.
poiblí gaolmhara,lena n-áirítear siopa caife nua
agus siopa leabhar,feabhas go suntasach ar Tá mionsonraí díobh sin agus d’fhorbairtí agus
bhonneagar fisiciúil na Leabharlainne agus fuair de ghníomhaíochtaí eile i rith na bliana leagtha
an taispeántas moladh as cuimse mar gheall ar a amach sna leathanaigh seo a leanas.
scóip,a thionchar físe agus úsáid cheannródaíoch
Ba mhaith linn ár mbuíochas a léiriú don Uasal
na nuatheicneolaíochta.
John O’Donoghue,TD,An tAire Ealaíon,Spóirt
Chomh maith leis na forbairtí thuasluaite leanadh agus Turasóireachta agus d’oifigigh a Roinne as
den dul chun cinn a rinneadh i 2004 ar raon a dtacaíocht don Leabharlann i rith na tréimhse
gníomhaíochtaí.Áirítear iad seo a leanas ar na atá clúdaithe ag an tuarascáil seo.Táimid buíoch
forbairtí aonair ba chuid suntais i rith na bliana:
freisin as an gcúnamh luachmhar a fuaireamar
• Is thart ar €13.65 milliún ar an iomlán a bhí ó Choimisinéirí na nOibreacha Poiblí agus a
sa chaiteachas poiblí ar oibriú agus ar fhorbairt n-oifigigh.Ar deireadh,glacaimid buíochas le
na Leabharlainne. Stiúrthóir agus foireann na Leabharlainne as
a dtiomantas agus a ndícheall leanúnach chun
• Ba bhliain iontach a bhí ann ó thaobh chaighdeán
an Leabharlann agus a seirbhísí a fhorbairt.
agus méid an ábhair a bronnadh ar na bailiúcháin
ghrianghrafadóireachta.I measc na ndeonachán
bhí cartlann ghrianghrafadóireachta iomlán,ar
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Reader and
Visitor Services
opening hours
the library’s two reading rooms open at 10.00am each day,monday to saturday.the main reading room is open
until 9.00pm on mondays,tuesdays and wednesdays;until 5.00pm on thursdays and fridays;and until 1.00pm on
saturdays.opening hours each week total 50.the manuscripts reading room closes 30 minutes earlier than the
main reading room.the national photographic archive is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm,monday to friday,and
on saturdays from 10.00am to 2.00pm.the james joyce andulyssesat the national library of irelandexhibition
opened from 10.00am to 4.45pm monday to friday,and 10.00am to 12.45pm on saturdays,until 4 july.on 5 july
the opening hours were extended to 7.45pm,monday to wednesday.
The Library was open to the public on 295 days in • Exhibitions/Visitors -We are delighted to note
2004,including 50 Saturdays.Usage of particular a substantial increase in visitors to the Library,
services and facilities was as follows: with numbers recorded as visiting the Joyce
exhibition standing at 26,000 in the six months
• Main Reading Room - 30,300 persons signed
to 31 December.Of these,3,143 attended in
the attendance book in 2004,213 more than
opening week,including 857 on Bloomsday
in 2003.The majority (25,334) arrived between
itself.During the peak season of June,July and
10.00am and 5.00pm on weekdays.A total of
August,average daily attendances were 283,
2,756 persons signed the attendance book after
declining to 112 a day in September and October
5.00pm on Mondays,Tuesdays,and Wednesdays and 78 a day towards the end of the year.
while 2,210 attended on Saturday mornings.
Unfortunately,efforts to find the resources to
The pattern shows a continued decline in the
open the exhibition on Saturday afternoons and
numbers coming to the Library in the evenings
on Sundays proved unsuccessful.The absence of
and on Saturdays.
weekend opening is likely to hinder the Library’s
The increase in numbers coming to the Library ability to position itself as a major Dublin
to pursue family history research during 2004, exhibition venue in the future.
and to avail of the free Genealogy Service,
• National Photographic Archive - The Archive,
undoubtedly contributed to the increased usage
which houses the Library’s photographic
of the main Reading Room during the day.
collections,was open on 289 days during 2004,
However,as noted last year,the continued
including 45 Saturdays.Visitor numbers continue
development of the Library’s online catalogue
to increase with 26,486 visitors recorded in 2004;
and digitisation of graphic resources allows
thisshowsan increaseof 1,589 on the 2003 figure.
certain researchers to reduce the number of
visits to the Reading Rooms.
• Manuscripts Reading Room - A total of 3,630
attendances were recorded in 2004,144 fewer
than in 2003.
• Genealogy Service -The service was used by
9,762 persons during the year,an increase of
731 over the 2003 figure.
• Heraldic Museum -As in other years,this
was visited by approximately 5,000 persons.
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02
Seirbhísí Léitheoirí
agus Cuairteoirí
uaire oscailte
osclaítear dhá sheomra léitheoireachta na leabharlainne ag 10.00am gach lá,luan go satharn.bíonn an príomh-
sheomra léitheoireachta ar oscailt go dtí 9.00pm ar an luan,ar an máirt agus ar an gcéadaoin;go dtí 5.00pm ar
an déardaoin agus ar an aoine;agus go dtí 1.00pm ar an satharn.bíonn an seomra ar oscailt ar feadh 50 uair an
chloig gach seachtain.dúnann seomra léitheoireachta na lámhscríbhinní 30 nóiméad níos túisce ná an príomh-
sheomra léitheoireachta.bíonn an chartlann náisiúnta grianghrafadóireachta ar oscailt ón 10.00am go dtí an
5.00pm,luan go haoine agus ar an satharn ón 10.00am go dtí 2.00pm.bhí taispeántas james joyce agusulysses
ag leabharlann náisiúnta na héireannar oscailt ón 10.00am go dtí 4.45pm luan go haoine,agus ón 10.00am go
dtí 12.45pm ar an satharn,go dtí an 4 iúil.an 5 iúil cuireadh síneadh leis an huaire oscailte go dtí 7.45pm luan
go céadaoin.
Bhí an Leabharlann ar oscailt don phobal 295 lá i An Músaem Araltais Faoi -mar a bhí i mblianta main reading room,
kildare street
2004,50 Satharn san áireamh.Is mar seo a leanas eile,thug isteach agus amach le 5,000 duine
a bhí úsáid na seirbhísí agus na saoráidí ar leithligh: cuairt ar an Músaem Araltais.
exhibition area,
An Príomh-Sheomra Léitheoireachta - Shínigh Taispeántais/Cuairteoirí -Tá áthas orainn a national photographic
archive
30,300 duine an leabhar tinrimh i 2004,213 thaifeadadh go raibh méadú suntasach ar an
níos mó ná i 2003.Tháinig a bhformhór (25,334) líon cuairteoirí chuig an Leabharlann,agus
idir 10.00 am agus 5.00pm ar laethanta na taifeadadh gur thug 26,000 duine cuairt ar
seachtaine.Shínigh 2,756 duine ar an iomlán an thaispeántas Joyce sna sé mhí go dtí 31 Nollaig.
leabhar tinrimh tar éis 5.00pm ar an Luan,ar an Díobh sin,d’fhreastail 3,143 seachtain na
Máirt agus ar an gCéadaoin agus bhí 2,210 duine hoscailte agus bhí buaic de 857 cuairteoir ann
i láthair maidineacha Satharn.Thaispeánannan Bloomsday féin.I rith an bhuaicshéasúir i
patrún laghdú leanúnach ar an líon daoine a Meitheamh,Iúil agus Lúnasa bhí 283 cuairteoir
thagann chuig an Leabharlann tráthnóntaí agus ar an meán in aghaidh an lae ann,ag laghdú go
ar an Satharn. dtí 112 sa ló i Meán Fómhair-Deireadh Fómhair
agus 78 sa ló ag deireadh na bliana.
Chuir an líon méadaithe daoine a thagann go
dtí an Leabharlann chun taighde a dhéanamh Faraor,níor éirigh le hiarrachtaí chun na
ar stair a muintire i rith 2004 agus chun leas a hacmhainní a fháil chun an taispeántas a oscailt
bhaint as an tSeirbhís Ghinealais saor in aisce tráthnóntaí Sathairn agus Domhnaí.Ós rud é
gan dabht le húsáid mhéadaithe an Phríomh- nach ann d’oscailt dheireadh seachtaine is dócha
Sheomra Léitheoireachta i rith an lae.Tríd is tríd, go gcuirfear bac ar chumas na Leabharlainne
áfach,faoi mar a tugadh faoi deara anuraidh a bheith mar mhórionad taispeántais i mBaile
ceadaíonn forbairt leanúnach ar chatalóg ar-líne Átha Cliath amach anseo.
na leabharlainne agus digitiú na n-acmhainní
An Chartlann Náisiúnta Grianghrafadóireachta -
grafacha do thaighdeoirí áirithe an líon
Bhí an Chartlann,ina bhfuil bailiúcháin
cuairteanna ar na Seomraí Léitheoireachta ghrianghrafadóireachta na Leabharlainne,
a laghdú. ar oscailt 289 lá i rith 2004,45 Satharn san
áireamh.Lean an líon cuairteoirí ag méadú
Seomra Léitheoireachta na Lámhscríbhinní -
le 26,486 cuairteoir ann i 2004,méadú de
Taifeadadh freastal de 3,630 ar an iomlán i
1,589 ar fhigiúr 2003.
2004,144 níos lú ná i 2003.
An tSeirbhís Ghinealais -Bhain 9,762 duine úsáid
as an tseirbhís i rith na bliana,méadú de 731 ar
fhigiúr 2003.
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