Library resources

The TCD library is the largest library in Ireland, built up since the end of the sixteenth century. Since 1801 the Library has had the right to claim all British and Irish publications under the terms of successive Copyright Acts. The other four Copyright libraries with this entitlement are: the British Library; the National Library of Scotland; the University of Oxford; the University of Cambridge.

In addition the ISE has its own specialist collections, located on both campuses in Dublin and Belfast. This is a specialized collection that has been built up since the foundation of the school in 1970. As of 2009, it contains 43,000 volumes. The ISE library has WiFi available on both campuses, as well as printing and photocopying facilities.

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The Head Librarian for the ISE Library in Dublin is Sláine O Hogain.
She can be reached by phone at: +353 (0)1 218 0530 or by e-mail at: iselib@tcd.ie.

The Head librarian for the ISE Library in Belfast is Bríd O’Brien.
She can be reached by phone at: +44 (0)28 9037 3980 or by e-mail at: brid.obrien@tcd.ie.

The ISE Library in Dublin supports academic programmes in Peace Studies, Ecumenics, Conflict and Dispute Resolution and Reconciliation Studies. Areas of specialisation include:

• Buddhism in Dialogue
• Conflict Resolution and Nonviolence
• Ecumenical Movements in Christianity
• Ecumenical Theology
• Ethics
• Ethics in War and Conflict
• Fundamentalism in World Religions
• Gender, War and Peace
• Globalisation and Ethical Relations
• Human Rights
• Indigenous Religions
• International Relations Theory
• Interreligious Dialogue
• Intra-religious Dialogue
• Islam, Islamic Politics and Interfaith Dialogue
• Judaism in Dialogue
• Northern Ireland
• Reconciliation
• Politics of Development
• Religion and Politics
• World Religions

The Library at ISE in Belfast reflects and supports the inter-disciplinary nature of the M. Phil. in Reconciliation Studies programme. Areas of specialisation include:

• Conflict resolution and conflict transformation
• Contextual and liberation theologies
• Ethnic conflict and religions
• Northern Ireland and ‘the Troubles’
• Peace building
• Political and social reconciliation