Search Collections
Library Catalogue ...is used to find physical items like print books, DVDs, manuscripts etc. It should also be your starting point to find ebooks. It works like a search engine - most relevant results are listed and can then be refined.- Articles and More ...is the starting place to look for journal articles subscribed to by the Library. You may need to check here after the Library Catalogue to see if we have a particular ebook.
- Databases & eBooks ...allows access to 1000+ bibliographic, journal and ebook databases subscribed to by the Library.
- Digital Collections ...searches our digitised books, maps, paintings, manuscripts and photographs.
- eDeposit Ireland ...is a place to search and deposit Irish electronic publications, voluntarily added by their publishers.
- E-Journals by Subject: BrowZine ...is an e-journal platform enabling users to browse academic journal content we subscribe to on smartphones, tablets, desktop or laptop computers.
- ISE Catalogue ...is material at Belfast for doctoral and M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation students.
- Stella Search ...was our primary Library catalogue from 2008 until 2025. It works like a search engine - most relevant results are listed and can then be refined. *This product is now end-of-life and no longer supported. Access will end shortly.*
- TARA ...is designed to store, catalogue, index, distribute, and preserve the research outputs of Trinity.
| Format | Library Catalogue | Articles and More | A-Z Databases | Digital Collections | TARA | eDeposit Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print books | Print book titles (including early printed books) | X | X | X | X | X |
| Early printed books | Early printed book titles (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | Digitised books from Trinity | X | X |
| Print journals | Print journal titles (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | X | X | X |
| eBooks | eBooks (most) | eBooks (some) | eBook collections | X | X | X |
| eJournals | eJournal titles (no search available for articles) | eJournal titles and articles |
eJournal collections | X | eJournal articles (TCD staff) | X |
| Databases | X | X | Database titles | X | X | X |
| eLD (UK) | eBooks (access in Reading Rooms) | eJournal articles | X | X | X | X |
| Theses | Print theses (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | X | eTheses Digitised theses |
X |
| Newspapers | Newspaper titles (no search available for articles) | Newspaper titles and articles | Digital newspaper collections. Select 'Newspapers' from 'All Database Types' dropdown | X | X | X |
| Microform | Microfilm, microfiche etc. (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | X | X | X |
| DVDs and CDs | DVDs | X | X | X | X | X |
| Music scores | Print music scores | X | X | X | X | X |
| Maps | Print maps (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | X | X | X |
| UK born-digital vector maps | Born-digital vector map collections (acceess in Map Library) | X | X | X | X | X |
| Manuscripts | Manuscripts (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | Digitised manuscripts from Trinity | X | X |
| Archives, including University archives | Archive collections (access in Reading Rooms) | X | X | Digitised archives from Trinity | X | X |
| Official publications (government reports etc) | Official publications | X | Official publication collecetions (e.g. UK Parliamentary papers) | X | X | Born-digital Irish official publications |
| Non-governmental publications | X | X | X | X | X | Born-digital publications of Irish NGOs etc. |
| Presentations | X | X | X | X | Presentations | X |