Griffith College Cork

The library is located on the first floor of Griffith College Cork’s Cove Street building on Sullivan’s Quay.

The library provides a Wi-Fi-enabled area for quiet study and research, computer and reprography facilities, and access to a range of books, databases, online journals and other electronic information resources necessary for the research and learning requirements of both staff and students.

In addition to its information service, the library provides inductions, tours and a variety of classes in research skills and academic referencing in order to assist students in researching and writing their assignments and projects.  

 Contact Details:

Access to online resources, including online journals and databases, is available through the Library Information page on Moodle. To access this page you need to login using your student number as your username and your date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) as your password.
To find the resources best suited to your study area, select your faculty from the list of links provided. This provides access to the login information for all relevant online databases and other e-resources.

If you experience any problems with accessing these resources, please do not hesitate to contact the library by email or by asking a member of staff at the issue desk.

The following table lists the main online databases by subject heading available to students in GCC:

What if we don't have the item you want in stock?

 We aim to stock all the resources listed in course reading lists. If, however, a reading list item, or other required resource, is not available in our collection, please contact the library and we will do our best to obtain it.

CDs and Audio-visual resources

The Library collection includes a number CD-ROMs and DVDs. Currently, we hold over 250 DVDs in the Cork library, including documentaries, feature films and TV series. Beyond our local collection, GCC students have access to over 1,000 DVDs in GCD Library by way of our inter-library loan service. Please, contact the library should you wish to borrow items from GCD Library’s collection and they will be made available to you within a few days. 

Check the Library catalogue for a full listing.

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GCC library holds an extensive range of set course texts and supplementary reading material for all college programmes. Our collection also includes reading material not listed on course reading lists across a variety of subject areas, including history, literary fiction, poetry, etc.

GCC students have full access rights to GCD library’s collection and are welcome to request such material – along with items not currently available in our collections – at the library issue desk, so we may obtain them via our inter-library loans service.

Each book in the library collection has been catalogued with a specific number to enable you to locate its exact location on the shelf. Generally, books covering similar subjects are located near to each other. However, when searching for a book or a particular topic, please bear in mind that it may not be shelved where expected. As a result, please consult the library catalogue and make a note of the correct location of a book before searching the shelves.  

When searching the online catalogue, key in the title, author’s name, subject term, or a combination of search terms to find the desired item. If the search results display a green tick next to the title, the item should be in the library; if a red tick is displayed, the item is out on loan. If the latter is the case, please observe the expected return date and reserve the item at the library issue desk.

If you cannot find a book you are looking for, for whatever reason, please check with a member of library staff and we will be happy to help you either to locate it or, if it is on loan, reserve it and notify you by email or text message when it has been returned to the library.

The library catalogue identifies a number of different locations for borrowable items, all of which are available to GCC students:

GCC – Griffith College Cork library
DUB – The main body of shelves in GCD library (available via inter-library loan)
LOB – The lobby located between the two study rooms
RR1 – Reading room 1 / The main study room
RR2 – Reading room 2 / The small study room

Borrowing Entitlements

The borrowing entitlements of students are outlined below: 

Please note:

• Undergraduate students may have 4 items maximum on loan at any one time.
• Masters students may have 6 items maximum on loan at any one time.
• Short term items are indicated with a red dot on the spine.

*Items borrowed on a Thursday or Friday can be kept until the following Monday.

** Items borrowed on a Friday can be kept until the following Monday

Overdue Fines

 Please note that the following fines apply for overdue loans:

• Long-term Books: 50 cent per day for overdue items
• Short-term Books: €1.50 per day for overdue items
• DVDs: €5.00 per day for overdue items

Any borrower with a fine on their card will NOT be able to borrow until the fine is cleared. In the case of very overdue books, further penalties may apply.