Cardiff University Library

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Contact details

Website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/ E-mail: Library@cardiff.ac.uk Tel: 029 2087 4818

Library

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About the library

Cardiff University has 18 library sites:

  • Aberconway Library - provides information services for the Cardiff Business School
  • Archie Cochrane Library - based at Llandough Hospital
  • Architecture Library - provides information services to the Welsh School of Architecture. Houses the RIBA Trade Literature Collection and Rare Book Collection.
  • Arts and Social Sciences Library - also home to the Special Collections and Archives
  • Biomedical Sciences Library
  • Brian Cooke Dental Library
  • Bute Library - houses collections related to Journalism, Optometry and Pharmacy, City and Regional Planning, Architecture and Social Sciences
  • Cancer Research Wales Library - the only specialist oncology library in Wales, supported by the charity Cancer Research Wales
  • Law Library
  • Legal Practice Library
  • Music Library
  • Nursing and Healthcare Studies Library
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies Library
  • Science Library
  • Senghennydd Library - provides information services for the School of Mathematics and the Centre of Lifelong Learning
  • Sir Herbert Duthie Library - provides information services to support students and staff at the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
  • Trevithick Library - provides information services for the Cardiff School of Engineering, School of Computer Science and the School of Physics and Astronomy
  • Whitchurch Postgraduate Medical Centre Library

The local library catalogue is available online.

Accessing materials

Can I see live document availability on Copac? Yes. The Copac local holdings display will tell you if a document is currently on-loan, reference only etc. as well giving you local location details.

Can I obtain items via Inter Library Loan? Yes, subject to the library's local lending policy. You have to request an inter-library loan via a library of which you are a member. Talk to your own library staff about whether they think the document you need is likely to be available for loan and for advice on making an inter-library loan request.

Can I visit the library to view materials? Yes for Cardiff University Libraries - visit the library's web site for access details. If you wish to visit it is advisable to contact the library in advance to ensure the material you need will be available. Note: the Cardiff University Catalogue also contains the holdings of 20 NHS Postgraduate Libraries. These may not be visited. Details of these libraries are available at AWHILES library's web site

How do I find primary source material held at this institution? Visit the University of Cardiff's contributor page at the Archives Hub for information.

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