- Collections
About Collections
The Library provides access to all sorts of information resources to support your learning and research. You can search all of the library's collections through the Library Catalogue, or get more information on each type of information resource and how it might be useful to your studies below.
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Library staff provide support, help, and training to enable you to get to grips with the literature of your subject and the Library's resources. We have staff with expertise on information resources in your subject area.
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- Digital Scholarship
Digital Scholarship
The Library welcomes opportunities to advance our Digital Scholarship. Our areas of contribution include content, technology, infrastructure, partnership and the practice-based expertise in our team.
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- About
University Collections
University Collections
The Library holds a significant collection of the material produced by the University in the course of its existence. Below is a brief outline of some of this material which is available through the Special Collections Reading Room.
Note re Abbreviations:
- QCG - Queen's College Galway (the name of the University from 1849-1908)
- UCG - University College Galway (the name of the University from 1908-1997)
- NUI Galway - National University of Ireland, Galway (the name of the University from 1997-present)
Calendars
| QCG | UCG | NUI Galway |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 & 1893/4 to 1908/9 |
1911/2 & 1915/6 to 1923/4 1926/7 to 1996/7 |
1997/8 - |
Reports of the President
| QCG | UCG | NUI Galway |
|---|---|---|
| 1849/50 to 1907/8 | 1909 to 1916 1935 to 1997 |
1997/8 - 2003 |
Examination Papers
| QCG | UCG | NUI Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Some from 1890s | 1911 to 1997 | Recent papers Papers from 2003/4 to 2006/7 |
Journal Publications
| QCG | UCG | NUI Galway |
|---|---|---|
| QCG 1902 to 1908 |
UCG Annual 1913/4 - 1936/7, 1946, 1957/8 |
Ollscéala 1996 - |
Student and College Society Publications
Many of these are irregular publications. Please consult staff in the Special Collections Reading Room for assistance.
If you have any queries please contact us at specialcollections@nuigalway.ie.
Donohue, Margo
Research and Learning / Acquisitions Assistant
Email: margo.donohue@nuigalway.ie
Tel: +353 91 493476
Curtin, Geraldine
Research and Learning Assistant
Email: geraldine.curtin@nuigalway.ie
Tel: +353 91493476
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