Library
Welcome to Froebel College Library. The Library has a collection of over 19,000 items - including books, journals, articles, charts, posters, CDs, CD-ROMs and DVD's. The majority of the collection is available for borrowing by students. The remainder can be consulted within the Library.
In April 2010, Froebel College and NUI Maynooth have announced a new partnership and students beginning their study programmes after September 2010 will be registered as NUI Maynooth students and have library privileges at NUI Maynooth library in addition to the Froebel library.
Current Froebel students who have begun their studies before Summer 2010 will continue to have library privileges at Trinity College, Dublin.
Opening Hours
The Library opening hours during term are as follows:
| Monday | 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. |
| Tuesday - Wednesday | 8.30 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 8.30 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. |
| Friday | 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 12.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. |
Library opening hours during holiday periods are as follows:
| Monday - Thursday | 9.00 - 5.00 |
| Friday | 9.00 - 4.30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
Staff
Please make your requests to any of the Library staff. They are:
Librarian: Frank Brady frank.brady@froebel.ie
Library Assistant: Angela Barrado
Library Assistant: Mary Brien
Library Collections
The Library is divided into two main areas: The Main Loan collection, which is classified at LIB for Library, and the Teaching Practice section, which has TP as a prefix. The majority of items can be consulted for a week at a time. However some items may have a shorter loan period.
Library Layout
The main loan collection takes up the majority of the wall shelves. This collection is organised using Dewey Decimal Classification System and includes theoretical books on core subjects and literary texts. The Dewey Decimal system is a numerical system with a number corresponding to a subject. It runs from 000 to 900,
000 General Works
100 Philosophy, parapsychology, psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
370 Education
370.9415 Education in Ireland
371.9 Special Education
400 Language
500 Natural Science and Mathematics
600 Technology (applied sciences)
700 The Arts fine and decorative arts
780 Music
800 Literature
900 Geography, History and auxiliary disciplines
Education and the teaching of specific subjects are located between 370 and 379. English Literature is found from 820 to 828 whereas Irish Literature is found at 891.62.
The Teaching Practice books are held on the shelves located in front of the computers area. This section is heavily used during TP and TP preparation. It includes general fiction and non-fiction books for children between the ages of 4 - 12. It also includes the majority of textbooks used in schools. The books in this section are also organised using the Dewey Decimal System.
There are a certain number of books, which are heavily used and are available for short-loan. This means you can borrow them for a period of 2 days.
The Photocopy room is located at the back of the Library near the TP collection. The Library also contains 2 cabinets for Charts and Posters. The cabinets are locked and keys can be obtained at the Library desk. Please take care in opening cabinet or ask the Librarian to demonstrate as the posters can easily fall.
The Journals rack is located at the end of the Library, beside the computer area. Journals are organised in alphabetical order by title. Older issues are kept within the rack. Some of the more important journal articles are catalogued.
CDs, CD-ROMs and DVD' are held at the pillar before the TP shelves. All of this material can be borrowed for two day period.
Library Equipment
Small Laminator:
Students can use the small laminator located in the Library. Laminating sheets can be purchased from the office and the laminating card can be obtained from the Issue Desk.
Photocopiers:
The Library currently has five photocopiers (four black and white and one colour) which may be used by all students of the college. Students can use the photocopiers with a student card, which has photocopying units added. Please obtain further credit from the re-evaluating machine in the old canteen. Disposable cards can be purchased from Issue Desk in the library. Price is as follows:
4.00 - 50 copies
Should you encounter any difficulty, with your card or with the machine, please contact a member of staff.
Access-IT - Library Catalogue LINK TO THE CATALOGUE HERE
All of the material held in the Library, with the exception of the journals, can be found on the computerised catalogue. This can be accessed through any of the computers in the college by clicking on the link on the Froebel Moodle page. There is also an OPAC machine located at the far end of the library which can only be used for accessing the library catalogue.
http://intranet.froebel.ie/autoloader/
Using the Catalogue:
The catalogue can be searched
Click on Fast Find.
Simply enter author's name, title, subject or a keyword
Press the return key or enter
A list of possible items is returned
Use the mouse to highlight your choice and double click on the title to find out further details on the item such as its call number which will tell you the section where the item is located.
The opened record gives you the item's bibliographic details and will tell you the status of the item which will tell you if the item is available or checked out and when it is due back.
Changes to Library Policy
Please check the Library Notice board for any changes to opening hours or lending policies. The Library is eager to respond to the academic needs of students. Please pass on information or suggestions to your student representatives and these can be passed onto the Library staff. All suggestions in this area will be considered.
We hope that your use of Froebel College Library will be both informative and beneficial to your academic studies.