Another name for the Printed Catalogue

One of the Library's catalogues, of material received before 1963, but after 1872. More details available on the Guide to the Catalogues page

Area in the Berkeley Library where visiting readers register to use the Library, postgraduates register for a Carrel, and Inter-Library Loans are collected. See Berkeley Library, Ground Floor (PDF 63KB) for floorplan

The Library's blog allows readers to sign up to the Library's RSS feed. The most recent alerts are shown on the Library's homepage

Term no longer used - prefix to shelfmark on some books. Equivalent to Open Access

Automated Stack Request. See Automated Stack Request page

Assistive Technology Information Centre - rooms located in the Library where assistive technology is available for students registered with the Disability Service

Library that forms part of the BLU complex

Berkeley, Lecky and Ussher Libraries - the main Library buildings. See the individual Berkeley, Lecky and Ussher Libraries pages for floorplans

Term no longer used - see Stacks

Borrowing privileges for different categories of readers are detailed on the Categories of Reader page

Term no longer used - replaced by Shelfmark

Small form used to request nmaterial from Closed Access in certain circumstances. See Call Slips page

Reservable work area for postgraduates. See Carrels page

Material in storage, only accessible by Library staff. See Stacks Requests page

Limited numbers of PCs are available in the Library, or readers can use personal laptops. See Computing and Wi-Fi page

Also known as the Short Loan Collection. Items in heavy demand for use in the Library only. See Borrowing and Renewing page

Electronic guides to literature in particular subject areas. See Databases and E-Books page

Term no longer used - replaced by call slip. See Call Slips page

A reference librarian on duty to answer question. See Duty Librarian page

Department of Early Printed Books and Special Collections. See Early Printed Books and Special Collections page

Electronic versions of journals. Subscriptions are paid for by the Library

E-mails are sent reminding readers to return books to the Library, to collect items that have been reserved and to collect items that have been ordered online using Automated Stack Requests. Occasionally readers will also be sent emails to give details of revised Library opening hours, or about Lunchtime Training Sessions.

Desks in the Library left unattended for 15 minutes or longer can be cleared and used by another student. See Library Regulations page

Fines are charged for overdue or lost items. See Fines page

See Admissions Counter

The Science Library, located at the East End (Westland Row area) of the College Campus, on the first and second floors of the Hamilton Building. See Hamilton Library page for floorplans

Term no longer used - replaced by Reservations

For Trinity College Dublin readers, the Trinity College Dublin ID card. For visiting readers, their ALCID card, and/or Visiting Reader Card, and/or home institution ID card. See Admissions page

Limited PCs for restricted (i.e., research based) Internet use are available in the Library. Trinity College Dublin readers may find the wireless network (Wi-Fi) more convenient. See Computing and Wi-Fi page

See Service Counter

Ground Floor, Berkeley Library (PDF 63KB). Location of main Service Counter and Duty Librarian's Desk

The College Medical Library - located in St James’s Hospital. See John Stearne Medical Library page for floorplans

Academic publications that a published on a recurring basis, such as the Journal of Advanced Nursing

Part of the BLU Libraries. Accessible through the Arts Block or Berkeley Library. See Lecky Library page for floorplans

Prefix on books - part of the Undergraduate Lending Collection. See Borrowing and Renewing page

See ID Card

Part of the Old Library. One of the most iconic parts of Trinity Collge Dublin. See Old Library page for desciption and images

Held during Michaelmas Term (September - December) to help new readers make the most of the Library’s Online Catalogue and our other electronic resources. Detailed under Alerts on the Library homepage, on the Library blog, and on noticeboards

Properly the Manuscripts and Archives Research Library. Library department that looks after treasures such as the Book of Kells, as well as more modern collections such as the Samuel Beckett papers. Entrance requires a ticket from the Admissions Counter for all users

An item is an official publication if the publisher is a government department or public authoritiy (including state-sponsored bodies), e.g. Stationery Office, Dublin; TSO London; United Nations etc. Many of these items are collected together in the Library in a location known as OPUB - see the Official Publications & the European Documentation Centre site

One of the most famous buildings in Dublin. Contains the Long Room, Book of Kells, Early Printed Books and Special Collections and the Manuscripts and Archives Research Library. See the Book of Kells site

Used to find an item in the Library in most cases, called Stella Search

See ASR

Term no longer used - stands for Online Public Access Catalogue. See Online Catalogue

Category of material, which is Open Shelf, that can be borrowed by staff and postgraduates. Cannot be borrowed by undergraduates. See Borrowing and Renewing.

OR making scholarly publications freely accessable by anyone in the world using an Internet connection

On the publicly accessible shelves. The opposite of Closed Access material

Abbreviation of Official Publications

The area with the yellow floor that links the Berkeley, Lecky and Ussher Libraries. Technically part of the Ground Floor, Ussher Library (PDF 32KB)

A publication that is published on a regular and ongoing basis - daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. A newspaper like the Irish Times is a periodical, as are magazines like Vogue or Heat or a journal like Nature or Science

Another name for the Journals Reading Room

A four-digit Library PIN is issued to certain visiting readers when they register, to enable them to use ASR. No longer used for Trinity College Dublin members

One of the Library's catalogues, of material received before 1872. More details available on the Guide to the Catalogues page

Another phrase for individual libraries

Prefix on books - general reference books (such as dictionaries, encyclopaediae) and bibliographies located in the Basement, Berkeley Library (PDF 49KB)

Under certain circumstances borrowers can renew items online (students only) or in person. See the Renewing page

Under certain circumstances readers can reserve items online, meaning the current borrower cannot renew it. See the Reserving page

Really Simple Syndication, a way of getting online alerts.

OR the Research Support System

Santry Book Repository is located about five miles from the College and is used as a storage facility. See the Stacks Requests page

Properly, Closed Access Bookstacks. Storage areas in Santry and the Berkeley, Ussher, and Early Printed Books areas of the Library

See Carrel

Each discipline studied in Trinity College has an associated librarian, to liaise with staff and students affiliated with that department

Part of the BLU Libraries. Accessible through the Arts Block or Berkeley Library. See Ussher Library page for floorplans