The primary goal of collection development and management is to ensure that the information resource needs of the faculty, students and staff at the University of Limerick are met. Formats may be print or electronic, with an number of resources now available in electronic format and accessible to university faculty, students and staff anywhere with internet access.
The needs of the university are met by the general collection and by the reference collection. As a university library, within the constraints of budget, space, equipment, availability of materials, and bibliographic access, selection decisions are made to offer as deep and broad a collection as possible in all formats, while adhering to the general Glucksman Library Collection Development and Management Policy 2019.
In addition to the library's general collection, the Special Collections Dept., managed by Ken Bergin, houses antiquarian book collections, print, philatelic and numismatics collections and, over 30 archival collections, as well as the National Dance Archive of Ireland.
Anyone, including students, may recommend books for the library by emailing the title and ISBN to libinfo@ul.ie
Instructors should liaise with the library as early as possible to ensure material to support teaching is available ahead of the start of teaching. Read more on our Reading Lists LibGuide.
Providing digital access to material for the teaching collections is prioritised while recognising that not everything can be acquired electronically and there will still be disciplinary preference for material in print.
Librarian Learning & Engagement, Kemmy Business School: peter.reilly@ul.ie
Accounting & Finance
Economics
Management & Marketing
Work and Employment Studies
Librarian, Health Research Methods: liz.dore@ul.ie
School of Allied Health
School of Education
School of Medicine
Nursing & Midwifery
Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Psychology
Librarian, Learning and Engagement, Science and Engineering: mícheál.ohaodha@ul.ie
Computer Science & Information Systems
Electronic & Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
School of Design
School of Natural Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
Librarian, Arts,
Humanities & Social Sciences Research Liaison: pattie.punch@ul.ie
