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Publication Empowering international nursing students to become effective library users(John Wiley, 2016-09-09) Murray, Aoife; Preston, HughThis article summarises the research conducted for a dissertation which addressed the needs of students and academic staff of the Bachelor of Nursing International programme at St. Angela’s College, Ireland. Aoife Murray completed an MSc Econ Information and Library Studies in 2015 from Aberystwyth University via distance learning. She gained a distinction for her work and has co-written the article with Hugh Preston, her dissertation supervisor. Aoife highlights the recommendations she made as a result of her research and the programme put in place to deliver those recommendations. She also reports on some early evaluations of the new programme.Publication Beyond Philanthropy: Recognising the Value of Alumni to Benefit Higher Education Institutions(2012-01) Gallo, MariaAs austerity measures become a reoccurring theme, higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide are examining diverse sources of funding, such as philanthropy, as an alternative to State support. This paper argues that building lifelong relationships with alumni offers an HEI with a strategy to yield other residual benefits for the institution, which may also lead to philanthropy. The research offers a deeper understanding of the alumni¿academy relationship using institutional advancement (IA) strategies. IA is defined as an approach to building relationship with stakeholders¿including alumni¿to increase support for an institution. By consulting specialist literature, this study develops an alumni relationship-building cycle for consideration by institutions. A case study of an Irish university is the vehicle to analyse this paradigm. The empirical evidence shows that applying strategies and building alumni relationships at each stage of the cycle offers the institution positive outcomes ultimately towards advancement.Publication Forgotten Grievers: An Exploration of the Grief Experiences of Bereaved Grandparents.(MA Healthcare, 2011) Gilrane, Ursula; O'Grady, TomCurrent knowledge about bereavement is derived from experiences of spouses, parents or children. A paucity of studies exists regarding grief of grandparents. The aims of this Irish national study were to identify and describe the bereavement experience of grandparents following the death of their grandchild and to explore their needs and supports throughout this experience. A qualitative exploratory descriptive design was employed. Upon receipt of ethical approval, a multi-pronged sampling strategy was employed. Seventeen persons participated in in-dept interviews. Data was subjected to thematic field analysis through NVIVO. Previous literature noted that grandparents experience 'double pain', meaning that they concurrently experience feelings of loss for their grandchild in addition to observing the pain of their own adult child's grief (Gerner, 1990; Reed, 2000). However, our findings revealed that grandparents experience 'cumulative pain' i.e. in addition to 'double pain'; they also experience pain from other sources. This study found that the resolution of this pain can be either 'inhibited' or 'facilitated' by many factors that occur before, at the time of or following the death. There is a need for bereaved grandparents to be recognized, acknowledged and supported by healthcare professionals and society in general.Publication The TEACH Report: Traveller Education & Adults: Crisis challenge and change(National Association of Travellers' Centres (NATC), 2010) Campbell, Maria; Hourigan, Niamh