How We Engage with Our Community
Special Collections & Archives, UCC Library is delighted to welcome all who wish to engage with our collections and services. Such engagement may be through:
- our social media platforms: The River-side Blog and our Twitter presence
- exhibitions in the dedicated space on Q floor, Boole Library
- our digital collections: Manuscripts on Irish Script on Screen and the Henebry Wax Cylinder Collection
- playing with our collections
- stand-alone events or events associated with exhibitions
- seasonal guides to tie into events.
Special Collections Librarian
Library Archivist
Special Collections & Archives,
UCC Library,
University College Cork.
Archivist
Special Collections and Archives,
UCC Library,
University College Cork.
Opening Hours
30 December 2020- present: As per Irish Government direction from midnight 30 December 2020 all counties are placed on Level 5 under the Plan for Living with COVID-19. The advice is: Stay at home with certain exceptions.
Update: 28 January 2021: From Monday 1 February we are offering the following as alternate means of access to Special Collections & Archives:
- Scan & Deliver for Special Collections' material including items in the Reference Reading Room, Microform and items that show Special Collections by Request / Special Collections by Appointment on the library catalogue.
- Reprographic requests for manuscripts & archival material via specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie
Every effort will be made to fulfil scan & deliver / reprographic types of requests, but this may not always be possible due to availability, copyright restrictions, size and condition of materials.
Previous appointment services in Special Collections and Archives are unavailable during Level 5.
If you have any queries relating to our collections please email specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie. This email address is monitored regularly.
