Beatrice Doran

Beatrice Doran
Born
Donnybrook, Dublin
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Occupation(s)Librarian, historian, author

Beatrice M. Doran is an Irish historian, author, and former chief librarian at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).[1][2][3][4][5]

Background

Doran was born in Donnybrook, Dublin, where she is still a resident.[6][7] She attended Muckross Park College and University College Dublin (UCD), where she received a Bachelor of Arts and a Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Master of Business Administration. She also holds a diploma in librarianship.[7] She obtained a PhD from UCD in 2011 with her thesis Knowledge Management: An Empirical Analysis in Relation to Irish Healthcare, which included research carried out at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.[2][8][9]

Career

Doran has worked in several libraries, including at Ulster University, University College Cork, and the Royal Dublin Society. She was appointed librarian at RCSI in 1986[10][11] where she worked until her retirement in 2007.[1][2][3] She is a former president of the Library Association of Ireland.[9]

Doran is a former vice president and council member of Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. She is a member of the Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount Historical Society, the Irish Georgian Society, the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and the Royal Dublin Society. She has written several books on the history of Donnybrook.[12]

Bibliography

  • From the Grand Canal to the Dodder: Illustrious Live (2021)[13][4]
  • Donnybrook Then and Now (2014)[14]
  • Donnybrook: A History (2013)[15]
  • Knowledge Management: An Empirical Analysis in Relation to Irish Healthcare (2011)[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Seeking knowledge in the realm of the digitally encoded". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ a b c Kelly, Kate. "Health science libraries: future trends" (PDF). An Leabharlann: The Irish Library. 18 (1). Library Association of Ireland: 12–17.
  3. ^ a b "RCSI appoints new Chief Librarian". RCSI.
  4. ^ a b "Browser: Is genius linked to childhood trauma?". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ "In Donnybrook, a Theatre Company Brings Local History to Life". Dublin Inquirer.
  6. ^ "Donnybrook Then & Now". News Four. 26 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b "'Donnybrook - A History' by Beatrice M. Doran". 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b Doran, Beatrice M. (28 August 2011). "Knowledge Management: An Empirical Analysis in Relation to Irish Healthcare". University College Dublin – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b "News from the stacks" (PDF). An Leabharlann: The Irish Library. 21 (1): 35. March 2012.
  10. ^ "Female firsts". www.rcsi.com. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Beatrice Doran Retires" (PDF). Health Information News & Thinking. Vol. 5, no. 1. July 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ Clements, Paul. "Local history: On the trail of the meandering Dodder". The Irish Times.
  13. ^ Doran, Beatrice (12 January 2020). From the Grand Canal to the Dodder: Illustrious Lives. History Press Limited. ISBN 9780750995573 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Doran, Beatrice M. (1 December 2014). Donnybrook Then & Now. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781845888381 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ Doran, Beatrice M. (28 August 2013). Donnybrook: A History. History Press Limited. ISBN 9781845887698 – via Google Books.