Spaces & Equipment: Home

Take a virtual tour of Special Collections & Archives.

Special Collections & Archives has different rooms best suited to the type or age of material, or the type of activity:

• Use the Reference Reading Room to access reference collections and requested materials.
• Use the Microform Room to access microfilm and microfiche of maps, newspapers, manuscripts, parliamentary papers, literary manuscripts, journals and census.
• Use the Rare Books Reading Room to access archival items, manuscripts, items printed pre-1950, fragile and outsize items.

Special Collections & Archives has different equipment to access the different types of material in its care. In the:

• Rare Books Reading Room there is a book scanner
• Microform Room there are microform reader/scanners and microform reader/printers.

Ask at the Special Collections & Archives' Information Desk for:

• A light sheet to illuminate watermarks in books and other bound items
• A blacklight torch for reading faded ink handwriting.
• Extension leads for socket and USB access

If you have questions or comments about the spaces or equipment please email specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie.