Library Departments

This department supports the information needs of all taught students and those who teach them through the following functions:

  • Teaching and learning resources and collections
  • Reading List Service
  • Academic Liaison
  • Student Engagement
  • Information Skills and Supports
  • Enquiry Services and Information Desk

This department is responsible for developing and delivering specialist and innovative services to faculty and researchers.  It supports the information needs of research masters, PhD’s, postdoc researchers, research faculty, through the following functions:

  • Research data management
  • Bibliometrics and research impact
  • Research collections
  • Evidence based research methods support including systematic reviewing
  • Scholarly communications and Open Science
  • Arts Practice Outputs

This department is responsible library learning space and collections.  It supports the needs of all library users through the following functions:

  • Library learning spaces
  • Building management, security, health & safety
  • Collection Services
  • Cataloguing & Metadata
  • Stock management & circulation
  • Inter library loans

This department is responsible for building digital collections, seamless navigation and discovery of library collections and the development of digital scholarship.  It supports the needs of all library users through the following functions:

  • Digital Library
  • Digitisation Services
  • Institutional Repository
  • Library systems
  • Website and electronic resources

This department is responsible for all aspects relating to the management of special collections and archives, those who use them in their teaching, learning & research, and the related promotion & outreach.  It does this through the following functions:

  • Special collections management
  • Archives
  • Instruction and research support
  • Promotion and outreach

Staff

If you are not sure who is the correct person to contact in relation to your query, the staff at the Information Desk will be able to advise:  telephone: 061 202166, email: libinfo@ul.ie

Library Executive

Ciara McCaffrey
Director
Room: GL0-026
Email: ciara.mccaffrey@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202168

Helena Feighan
Executive Administrator, Library Executive
Room: GL0-030
Email: helena.feighan@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213030

Kathleen Crowley
Office Manager
Room: GL0-028
Email: kathleen.crowley@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202156

Patricia Walsh
Senior Library Assistant, Regional Medical Library
Email: patricia.walsh@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 482414

Janis Durack
Librarian, Library Executive
Room: GL3-006
Email:janis.durack@ul.ie
Tel:353 (0) 61 202037

Learning & Engagement

Michelle Breen
Head, Learning & Engagement
Room: GL0-021
michelle.breen@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 233625

Mícheál O hAodha
Librarian Learning & Engagement, Science & Engineering
Room: GL0-031
micheal.ohaodha@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202668

Peter Reilly
Librarian Learning & Engagement, Kemmy Business School
Room: GL0-023
peter.reilly@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 234380

Ailish Larkin
Librarian, Student Engagement and Success
Room:
GL0-018
ailish.larkin@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202 439


 

Jesse Waters
Librarian, Digital Learning Resources 
Room: GL0-009
jesse.waters@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202439
 

Margaret Phelan
Digital Learning Specialist
Room: GL1-009
margaret.phelan@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 213115

Siobhan Morrissey
Senior Library Assistant,
Learning & Engagement

Room: GL0-030
siobhan.morrissey@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202412

Helen Enright
Senior Library Assistant, Information Desk
Room: GL0-033
helen.enright@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202163

Breda Murphy
Library Assistant, Information Desk
Room: GL0-032
breda.murphy@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202166

Julie Rayson-Ward
Library Assistant, Information Desk
Room: GL0-032
julie.ward@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202166

Maeve Shanahan
Library Assistant, Information Desk
Room: GL0-032
maeve.shanahan@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202166

Clare Dwyer
Library Assistant, Information Desk
Room: GL0-032
clare.dwyer@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202166

Collections & Space

Mary Dundon
Head, Collections & Space
Room: GL0-020
Email: mary.dundon@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202170

Justine Bennett
Librarian, Cataloguing & Metadata
Room: GL1-009
Email: justine.bennett@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213159

Liz O' Sullivan
Librarian, Cataloguing & Special Projects
Room: GL1-032
Email: liz.osullivan@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202428

Judy Carmody
Senior Library Assistant
Cataloguing & Metadata

Room: GL1-009
Email: judy.carmody@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202152

Gerardine Ahern
Library Assistant
Cataloguing & Metadata

Room: GL1-009
Email: gerardine.ahern@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202150

Cora Gleeson
Librarian,
Collection Services

Room: GL2-028
Email: cora.gleeson@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202167

Mark Gallagher
Senior Library Assistant
Collection Services

Room: GL1-009
Email: Mark.Gallagher@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202425

Evelyn Doherty
Library Assistant
Collection Services

Room: GL1-009
Email: evelyn.doherty@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202036

Trudy Kenny
Library Assistant
Collection Services

Room: GL1-009
Email: trudy.kenny@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213032

Post Vacant
Senior Library Assistant, Operations
Room: GL1-009
Email:
Tel:

Seán Fox
Library Assistant
Collection Services

Room: GL1-009
Email: sean.fox@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213031

Janine Behan
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: janine.behan@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Clare Dwyer
Library Assistant
Inter-Library Loans

Room: GL1-009
Email: clare.dwyer@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202157

Carmel Bourke
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: carmel.bourke@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Louise O' Shea
Library Space Manager
Room: GL1-033
Email: louise.oshea@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213378

Máiréad Burns
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-055
Email: mairead.burns@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Natalie Caulfield
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: natalie.caulfield@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Thomas Cronin
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: thomas.cronin@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Claire Curran
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: claire.curran@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Kay Daly
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: kay.daly@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Tracy Howard
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: tracy.howard@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

AnneMarie O' Brien
Library Attendant, Operations
Room: GL0-005
Email: annemarie.obrien@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213131

Special Collections & Archives

Ken Bergin
Head, Special Collections & Archives
Room: GL0-022
Email: ken.bergin@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213158

Anna-Maria Hajba
Archivist
Room: GL2-017
Email: anna-maria.hajba@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 234370

Kirsten Mulrennan
Archivist, Engagement, Exhibition and Outreach
Room: GL0-056
Email: kirsten.mulrennan@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 233238

Kate Harris
Archivist, UL50
Room: GL0-055
Email: kate.harris@ul.ie

 

Olivia Lardner
Librarian, Cataloguer for the Bolton Library
Room: GL2-006
Email: olivia.lardner@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202049

Seán Cafferkey
Senior Library Assistant, Special Collections & Archives
Room: GL0-055
Email: sean.cafferkey@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202698

Diarmuid O’Callaghan
Library Assistant, Special Collections & Archives
Room: GL0-053
Email: diarmuid.ocallaghan@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202690

Digital Scholarship & Systems

Caleb Derven
Head, Digital Scholarship & Systems
Room: GL0-029
caleb.derven@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 234989

Anne Butler
Senior Library Assistant, Digital Services
Room: GL1-009
anne.butler@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 233606

Kyle Christy
Technical Officer
Room: GL1-009
kyle.christy@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 202757

Anne McMahon
Librarian, Electronic & Web Services
Room: GL1-009
anne.mcmahon@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 234248

Monica Curtin
Library Assistant, Digital Services
Room: GL1-009
monica.curtin@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 233274

Joan O' Connor
Library Assistant, Electronic & Web Services
Room: GL1-009
joan.oconnor@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 233692

Denis Garvey
Library Assistant, Digital Services
Room: GL1-009
denis.garvey@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 213180

Sinéad Keogh
Librarian, Digital Services
Room: GL1-009
sinead.keogh@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 233296

Olivia O' Keeffe
Library Assistant, Digital Services
Room: GL1-009
olivia.okeeffe@ul.ie
353 (0) 61 213105

Research Services

Ashling Hayes
Head, Research Services
Room: GL0-023
Email: ashling.hayes@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 233241

Pattie Punch
Librarian, Arts,
Humanities & Social Sciences Research Liaison

Room: GL3-007
Email: Pattie.Punch@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202185

Liz Dore
Librarian, Health Research Methods
Room: GL2-029
Email: liz.dore@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 202407

Armin Straube
Research Data Manager
Room: GL1-028
Email: armin.straube@ul.ie
Tel: 353 (0) 61 213562