FAQ
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Please visit our Opening Hours webpage for a full listing of all the opening times for the North Campus Library, the Cube Reading Room and the South Campus Reading Room.
Visit the MTU Cork Library homepage for a listing of library opening times on the Cork Campus.
Yes, but term-time loan periods apply.
High-demand books anditems are kept behind the Library Counter in the North Campus libraries. These items are available for use in the Library only and may be borrowed by most users for 2 hours at a time.
Replacement T-cards are available from Student Services.
Click on My Library and enter your T-number and Password.
Your password is the one you use to logon to the computer and email.
Please return overdue items to the Library as soon as possible. Items can be returned when the library is closed by putting them in the book-drop bin outside both libraries. Books are overdue the date after they are due for return. Please note that suspensions may be applied to your account if your books are overdue.
Please contact the library staff at 066-7191700, ext 1700 from a red phone or email kerrylibrary@mtu.ie
Extension numbers and e-mail addresses for all library staff are available here
Please tell the Library staff about any problems you have as soon as possible. You may be asked to pay replacement costs if the book is not found.
Online Resources are subscribed to collections of full-text articles, abstracts, indexing, company and law reports, books, standards and other material that can be accessed online. Some of the resources are subject specific; others are multidisciplinary. For more information, and to access these collections, please visit the Online Resources page. Access to the Online Resources is restricted to members of the university.
You can request physical items not held in the Kerry Campus which are available at MTU Cork. You can request up to 2 Inter Campus Loans at any one time and you can have the items for 2 weeks.First check MTU Cork’s Library Catalogue for the items you are looking for and make sure that the item is available to lend and note the books title, author, and date of publication.
Then log in to your My Library account and click on your name on the top of the page, click on Your intercampus and interlibrary loan requests and click on the Create Request button and select Other (Inter Campus Loans) from the Type drop down menu and fill in the details. We will contact you when the items are available to collect.
Leaving Certificate students can avail of temporary access (study purposes only) to MTU Libraries (Bishopstown/Kerry and Cork School of Music campuses only) at certain points of the year via our Leaving Certificate Access Scheme.
Please contact MTU Cork campus libraries or MTU Kerry campus libraries for information on application and local arrangements.
Undergraduates may borrow 7 items from Main for 2 weeks. Postgraduates may borrow 8 items for 4 weeks. Staff may borrow 15 items for 4 weeks. MTU Cork Students can borrow 2 items for 2 weeks. External Users may borrow 2 items from Main for 1 week. For more details see our Borrowing and Renewing page for more details
Yes, as a MTU Cork student you can borrow 2 books from MTU Kerry campus for 2 weeks on presenting your student card at the library desk, for more details see our Borrowing and Renewing page. You can also study in MTU Kerry Library and reading rooms, simply book a study space using your MTU Cork email address, you can book online here .
Yes….MTU Cork Staff Members can access MTU Kerry Library facilities including borrowing library books etc.
MTU Cork Staff members can access libraries on Kerry campuses & borrow library material by presenting their MTU identity card at the Library desk
To view MTU Staff Borrowing entitlements in all MTU Campus libraries – please visit the following link
Books, journal articles or dissertations that are not available in the MTU Kerry library may be requested from another library using the ILL facility. All users can submit an ILL request online from the ILL page or fill out a paper ILL form that is available at the library desk. For more information, including charges, please visit the Inter Library Loans section of the Library Information page.
Current national daily and local weekly newspapers are available in both libraries. In the North Campus, they are available on the ground floor. In the South Campus, they are on display beside the front door. Daily newspapers are kept for 3 months; weekly newspapers are kept for a year.
The Library catalogue is a web site that can be used to search for any physical items kept in the library.
Search the Library Catalogue here
The best way to find the books you need is to use the Library Catalogue. This will allow you to search under Author, Title, Keyword, Subject etc. To access the library catalogue click here
You can also use Multisearch to check the catalogue for books and other Resources.
You can also search for titles on the MTU Cork Campus Library Catalogue. Titles from the Cork Campus Library can also be requested by students on the Kerry Campus. Contact Library staff for further information.
Main collection books are automatically renewed three times unless a hold has been placed on an item. You may keep the book until the due date and then return it. Books will not be renewed if there are any suspensions on your account, if the book is more than three days overdue or if another user has placed a hold on the book.
A hold is where you request a book via your My Library account or at the Library desk. Currently we are using our Hold system to provide the Click and Collect Service. When the book is ready to be collected you will receive an email letting you know it is ready to be collected from your requested Click and Collect Collection Point in the North or South Campus. It will be available for collection for seven days
Search the library catalogue. When you find a title you want to place a hold on, click on the request button. You will be asked for your T-number and password, which campus library you want to pick up the book from and a date after which your hold will be cancelled. Input these details. This can also be done at the library desk. When the item is available for pickup, you will be contacted by e-mail to your college e-mail account. You cannot put a hold on a short loan book, a reference book or any journals.
There is an alphabetical list of our databases with descriptions of what they cover on the Online Resources page.
You can access the majority of online resources from off-campus, although not all. You will be required to enter your T Number and password. If you encounter any problems with your Password, please contact the library desk.
An Abstract is a brief summary of a journal article, book, etc. A Citation is the bibliographical details of a journal article or book, etc. It will include the author, title, date and so on. A pdf document or ‘portable document format’ is a convenient and popular method for distributing information electronically.
PDF files require Adobe Acrobat reader. Make sure a current version of Adobe reader is on your PC.
Please make sure when printing exam papers that you click on the icon of the printer rather than clicking File and Print. If you still cannot print off exam papers, please contact the library desk.