All material is for consultation only and cannot be removed from Special Collections or borrowed from the Library.
When handling material please remember:
Food, drink and ink are not allowed in any of the reading rooms.
Please contact Special Collections staff if any assistance is needed.
If you want to visit other third level institutions there are various access schemes open to UCC staff and students.
In all cases please email the relevant Special Collections in advance in order to request the material. The staff in each institution will inform you of the relevant procedures which may be different to UCC Library's.
For more information about locating the relevant special collections' material to your study use the latest edition of the Directory of Rare Books and Special Collections in the UK and Ireland.
2023: 3 January - 3 February: Monday-Friday 11:00-16:30. Wednesday night opening to 19:15 resumes 8 February 2023.
We are open to UCC staff and students, and members of the public. For more information about what items must be requested and to request them via the online request form see Request Special Collections & Archives.
In addition we continue offering:
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.
If you have any queries relating to our collections please email specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie. This email address is monitored regularly.