Frank O' Connor website

This authorised website has been commissioned by the Boole Library, University College Cork and is designed to provide accurate information about the life and work of the Irish writer (1903-1966). The site includes samples of his less well-known publications, rare photographs, manuscripts, and video clips including Richard Ford speaking on O' Connor in the RTE documentary 'Lonely Voice'. Access the site here, or through the Library website.

E-resource of the week - Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection

This resource offers access to over 150 of Oxford University Press' reference titles including an extensive range of language and subject dictionaries, plus access to some General Reference material. Also included are titles from the "Oxford Companion" Series providing informative subject overviews. In all there are over 1 million entries across 25 subject areas, with a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations and timelines.View a complete list of contents here. You can also access the resource through the Library web site, on or off-campus. This resource is available to UCC as a result of our participation in IReL.

Information Literacy

Our Information Literacy web pages have been updated and can be viewed here. You can read about how information literacy is of benefit to students, postgraduates and researchers. There are links to useful guides to writing a literature review and searching the internet. Further guides will be added at a later stage. Updates about information literacy initiaves will also be included.

New Blog For UCC

This is the new blog for the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences in UCC.