General Collections
Library books are sorted on the shelves by Dewey number and are housed within collections in the Library for ease of access. The following are explanations of the different Library collections.
Open Access
General collection of books in the Library located by class number throughout the Library.
Basement
Older books and journals which are not in as high demand any more are located in the Basement. These books and journals can be requested online via the Library Catalogue by clicking on 'Request', or by completing a form available at the Customer Services Desk.
Nursing Library
Books located in the Nursing and Midwifery Library, located at the back of the Main Library.
Medical Library
Books located in the Medical library at the Clinical Science Institute in UCHG.
Popular Reading Collection
The Popular Reading Collection offers an eclectic mix of new and interesting books, both fiction and non-fiction, many of which will have been in the bestseller lists lately.
Mind, Body and Soul Collection
This collection contains books dealing with a range of health and well-being issues, including mental health. Other topics include grief, sex, eating, and learning. This collection was developed in conjunction with Student Services and the Student Counselling Service.
Travel Book Collection
The Travel Book Collection contains a selection of travel guides to popular destinations, such as Let's Go, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness Travel.
Marine Law Collection
The Library holds a collection of books relating to marine law and the law of the sea in the compact shelving on the ground floor.
Staff Publications
The Library aims to collect the research output of the academic and research staff of the University. We do this for journal literature through our Institutional Repository, ARAN. For book literature, we place one copy of all books published by members of NUI Galway staff in our Staff Publications collection. This collection is kept in closed access storage for safe-keeping and is not loanable. Additional copies of these books are made available on open access and for loan as required.
A Staff Publications display stand is located to the left of the foyer in the Library. Recent publications for 2010 are on view at present.
You can help us to keep this collection up to date by letting us know of your publications. Please contact Neil O’Brien, Collections Management Librarian, (neil.obrien@nuigalway.ie). He will be happy to add and/or display your publication.
