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The Trinity College Library, the centrally-administered library
Library

A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual....
 of Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin , corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England as the "mother of a university", and is the only constituent residential college of the University of Dublin....
, Dublin
University of Dublin

The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592, Queen Elizabeth I of England issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin as "the mother of a university" - this date making it Ireland's List of...
, is the largest library in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. As a "copyright library", it has legal deposit
Legal deposit

Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their publications to a repository, usually a Library. The requirement was originally limited to books and journals, but with the advance of technology many countries amended the law to include voice recordings, movies, maps and even internet sites....
 rights for material published in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
; it is also the only Irish library to hold such rights for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

The current librarian, Robin Adams, is Chair of the Irish Universities Association
Irish Universities Association

The Irish Universities? Association is the representative body of the heads of the seven Irish universities and is based at NUI offices in Merrion Square, Dublin....
 Librarians' Group.

Staff and students of the University of Dublin also have access to the libraries of Tallaght Hospital
Tallaght Hospital

The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital , often referred to simply as Tallaght Hospital , is a teaching hospital hospital in Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland....
 and the Irish School of Ecumenics
Irish School of Ecumenics

The Irish School of Ecumenics is a postgraduate institute in the School of Religions, Theology and Ecumenics at Trinity College, Dublin. It is a multi-disciplinary, cross-border institute with campuses in Dublin and Belfast....
, Milltown
Milltown

Milltown may refer to:Places in Ireland:*Milltown, County Kerry*Milltown, Dublin, a suburb of Dublin, and its station on the LUAS light rail system...
.

Library proper occupies several buildings, four of which are on the campus of Trinity College itself and another at St. James's Hospital
St. James's Hospital

St. James's Hospital is the largest university teaching hospital in Dublin. Its academic partner is the University of Dublin. The Teaching Centre was opened in 1994 and it incorporates the clinical departments of the Medical School, Unit for Dietetics and Nutrition, the Nursing School, Postgraduate Centre and the library of the Faculty of...
, Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
:

Further materials are held in reference stacks in college and also at a book depository in the Dublin suburb of Santry
Santry

Santry is a suburb on the Northside of Dublin, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin and Ballymun. Today it straddles the boundary of Dublin City and the new Fingal County Council area....
.

rding to the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
's Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000, the library is entitled, along with the National Library of Ireland
National Library of Ireland

The National Library of Ireland is a national library located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism is the member of the Irish Government responsible for the library....
 and the libraries of the National University of Ireland
National University of Ireland

The National University of Ireland , , is a Federation university system of constituent universities, previously called university college, and recognised colleges set up under the , and significantly amended by the ....
, the University of Limerick
University of Limerick

The University of Limerick was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by Act of the Oireachtas in 1989 in accordance with the ....
, and Dublin City University
Dublin City University

Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Ballymun and Whitehall, Dublin on the Northside of Dublin in Republic of Ireland....
, to receive a copy of all works published in the Republic of Ireland.






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The Trinity College Library, the centrally-administered library
Library

A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual....
 of Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin , corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England as the "mother of a university", and is the only constituent residential college of the University of Dublin....
, Dublin
University of Dublin

The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592, Queen Elizabeth I of England issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin as "the mother of a university" - this date making it Ireland's List of...
, is the largest library in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. As a "copyright library", it has legal deposit
Legal deposit

Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their publications to a repository, usually a Library. The requirement was originally limited to books and journals, but with the advance of technology many countries amended the law to include voice recordings, movies, maps and even internet sites....
 rights for material published in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
; it is also the only Irish library to hold such rights for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

The current librarian, Robin Adams, is Chair of the Irish Universities Association
Irish Universities Association

The Irish Universities? Association is the representative body of the heads of the seven Irish universities and is based at NUI offices in Merrion Square, Dublin....
 Librarians' Group.

Staff and students of the University of Dublin also have access to the libraries of Tallaght Hospital
Tallaght Hospital

The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital , often referred to simply as Tallaght Hospital , is a teaching hospital hospital in Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland....
 and the Irish School of Ecumenics
Irish School of Ecumenics

The Irish School of Ecumenics is a postgraduate institute in the School of Religions, Theology and Ecumenics at Trinity College, Dublin. It is a multi-disciplinary, cross-border institute with campuses in Dublin and Belfast....
, Milltown
Milltown

Milltown may refer to:Places in Ireland:*Milltown, County Kerry*Milltown, Dublin, a suburb of Dublin, and its station on the LUAS light rail system...
.

Buildings

The Library proper occupies several buildings, four of which are on the campus of Trinity College itself and another at St. James's Hospital
St. James's Hospital

St. James's Hospital is the largest university teaching hospital in Dublin. Its academic partner is the University of Dublin. The Teaching Centre was opened in 1994 and it incorporates the clinical departments of the Medical School, Unit for Dietetics and Nutrition, the Nursing School, Postgraduate Centre and the library of the Faculty of...
, Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
:
  • the Old Library, incorporating:
    • the Early Printed Books Reading Room;
    • the Manuscripts Reading Room;
  • the Berkeley-Lecky-Ussher (BLU) library complex, incorporating:
    • the Berkeley Library;
    • the Lecky Library;
    • the James Ussher Library (including the Multimedia Area);
    • the Glucksman Map Library and Conservation Department;
  • the Hamilton Science and Engineering Library;
  • the 1937 Reading Room (for postgraduate use);
  • the John Stearne Medical Library, housed at St James's Hospital.


Further materials are held in reference stacks in college and also at a book depository in the Dublin suburb of Santry
Santry

Santry is a suburb on the Northside of Dublin, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin and Ballymun. Today it straddles the boundary of Dublin City and the new Fingal County Council area....
.

Copyright library status

According to the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
's Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000, the library is entitled, along with the National Library of Ireland
National Library of Ireland

The National Library of Ireland is a national library located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism is the member of the Irish Government responsible for the library....
 and the libraries of the National University of Ireland
National University of Ireland

The National University of Ireland , , is a Federation university system of constituent universities, previously called university college, and recognised colleges set up under the , and significantly amended by the ....
, the University of Limerick
University of Limerick

The University of Limerick was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by Act of the Oireachtas in 1989 in accordance with the ....
, and Dublin City University
Dublin City University

Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Ballymun and Whitehall, Dublin on the Northside of Dublin in Republic of Ireland....
, to receive a copy of all works published in the Republic of Ireland. Also, as a result of the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003
Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003

The Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which regulates the legal deposit of publications in the United Kingdom....
, which continues a more ancient right which was stated in a British Act of 1911, the library is entitled, along with the British Library
British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is based in London and is one of the world's largest List of Research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; books, journals, newspapers, magazines, Sound recording, patents, databases, maps, stamps, Printmaking, drawings and much mor...
, the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest library in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library....
 at Oxford
Oxford

Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
, Cambridge University Library
Cambridge University Library

The Cambridge University Library is the centrally-administered library of the University of Cambridge in England. It comprises five separate libraries:...
, the National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales

The National Library of Wales is the national legal deposit library of Wales, located in Aberystwyth. It is one of the Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies....
 and the National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland

The National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Edinburgh#Old Town and the University of Edinburgh quarter....
, to receive a copy on request of all works published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

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