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Books


The library’s overall book stock exceeds 30,000 volumes.  Books are shelved in subject order according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system.  Each book in the Library is assigned a Dewey shelf number that appears on the spine of the book.  As Dewey is a numerical system, the books are arranged on the shelves in strict numerical order.  Books on the same subject are given the same shelf number.

The following are the Dewey numbers relevant for Design
Information Technology starting at 004
Web Design starting at 005.72
Digital Media starting at 006.7
Media & Cultural Studies starting at 302
Culture & Institutions starting at 306
Ergonomics starting at 620.82
Management starting at 658
Business Planning starting at 658.022
Operations Management starting at 658.5
Product Design/Product Development starting at 658.57
Marketing starting at 658.8
Packaging & Design starting at 658.823
AutoCAD starting at 670.42
Typography starting at 686.22
Fine & Decorative Arts starting at 700
Art starting at 703
Art Education starting at 707
Architecture starting at 720
Sculpture starting at 730
Visual Communication starting at 741
Drawing & Drawings starting at 741
Graphic Design starting at 741.6
Decorative Arts starting at 745
Industrial Design starting at 745.2
International Design starting at 745.4
Calligraphy, illumination starting at 745.6
Textile Arts starting at 746
Interior Design starting at 747
Glass starting at 748
Furniture & Accessories starting at 749
Painting starting at 750
Graphic arts, printmaking & prints starting at 760
Photography starting at 770
Recreational & Performing Arts starting at 790
Radio starting at 791.44
Television starting at 791.45

The General Lending Collection consists of books which may be borrowed for up to one week at a time. These are shelved in Stacks # 1 - 8. Each student may have three items on loan simultaneously, but fines of 10c PER BOOK PER DAY will be charged on items not returned to the library by the due date. If a student accrues unpaid fines totaling EUR5.00, borrowing facilities will be withdrawn until the account has been cleared. Your student I.D. card is your library card and you must present it on each occasion that you wish to borrow library materials.


The Short Loan Collection consists of books which are in constant demand and the loan period is therefore restricted to two overnight or weekend loan only. These are shelved in Stack #9. Each student may  borrow two items at a time and fines of 1EURO PER DAY will be charged on items not returned on the due date. If a student accrues unpaid fines totaling EUR5.00, borrowing facilities will be withdrawn until the account has been cleared. Please note that items borrowed on Fridays are not due for return until the following Tuesday and items borrowed on the Friday of a Bank Holiday Weekend are not due for return until the following Wednesday.


The Reference Collection consists of materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers etc.  Reference material is for library use only and is located on the ground floor Stacks # 14 - 16.

Material in the Official Publications collection is for library use only.  This collection is located on the first floor of the LRC and contains material such as government reports, ESRI and NESC reports etc.

 


Special Collections

The following is a list of Special Collections (not listed in the catalogue) which are relevant for the area of Design  

Click on a link below to view a list of items on the selected topic.
Please note that these items are for Reference only and may not be removed from the library.

Design Studies Information Files

Company Information & Annual Reports

 

Video/DVD Collections

The following is a list of Video/DVD collections which are relevant for the area of Design. These recordings can be viewed online.

HANDS - Series of 37 DVD’s on Irish Traditional Crafts.

Reeling in the Years - Access is limited to on-campus users at IT Carlow.

 

Design Reading Lists

Click on the programme codes below to see what material the Library holds from the Reading List for that programme.  Please note that some programmes have yet to be mapped against Library holdings.

- Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design CW707 »
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Product Design Innovation CW728 »
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Industrial Design CW738 »

If we do not stock a book that is on your reading list or you would like to suggest a book purchase for the Library, please click here.

PAGE AUTHOR:Brigid Carey Liaison Librarian to School of Business & Humanities

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