General Information

a name and address
1 Type of library university [We are currently a linked College of the University - We will become a faculty in September 2016.]
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution The Cregan Library, St. Patrick's Campus / DCU (Dublin City University)
3 Address Drumcondra, Dublin 9
4 Phone / Fax / Email 353 1 8842170
353 1 8376197
library@spd.dcu.ie
5 Name of the director of the library Orla Nic Aodha
6 Contact person for enquiries Orla Nic Aodha
orla.nicaodha@spd.dcu.ie
353 1 8842174
b population served
7 Current readership, number of registered readers 3200 [There are 11,000 students in the University, 3,500 are based in Drumcondra campus - all 11,000 have access in theory.]
8 Number of full time students 2400
9 Number of part time students 800
10 Number of staff in institution 230 [There are 230 core staff with an additional 300 part time staff.]
c the old/original building(s)
11 Total floor area 1224 sq. metres [1 library space and 1 Resource Center space:
Old Library: 1018 sq.m
Resource Center: 296 sq.m]
12 Number of reader seats 240 [The old library building had 200 seats
The Resource Center had 40 seats.]
13 Total capacity of shelving 3000 linear metres
14 …in open access storage 3000 linear metres
15 …in closed access stacks
16 Number of library staff 14 [We have 14 library staff and 8 shelvers (library attendants). 22 people = 14 FTE.]
17 Opening hours to the public 63 hours per week semester time and 40 hours summer time, 279 days per year