The Library
Library opening hours will be subject to change during the Academic Year, please see
https://mic-ie.libcal.com/hours/ for up to date opening hours.
Valid Student I.D. cards are needed to scan in and out of the library.
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Books you need to reference for assignments
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General interest books
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Children’s books (useful for planning lessons)
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TP section (resources for all subject areas)
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Audio Visual (AV) Materials section where you can take out CDs, DVDs, TV series etc.
In order to access the library or borrow books you need a valid college ID card.
All information regarding amounts of books that can be borrowed can be found on www.mic.ul.ie/library. Information on books available can also be found on this website.
Accessing Off-Campus
If you are a registered student or staff member, it is possible to access all online information resources from home. When you click on a link to a Database or an E-Journal, a window will pop up prompting you for a user name and password, please log in using your MIC username and password.
Online Resources Available
• Ebooks and EJournals Articles can be found through the Library’s Search All search box and E-Journals can be found on the A-Z of Journals Page – type the title of the journal in the search box
• Our Library Subject Guides can be found on the Library Webpage and give information on finding resources for a subject area. These 2 are particularly helpful:
• How to use Library Services
This guide covers basic library services from borrowing rules to physical and electronic resources and how to get more support.
How to Contact:
Currently library staff are available to answer online queries. All user queries should be emailed to library@mic.ul.ie or sent through the Ask A Question link on their webpage.
Did you know?
- Students taking Education as a subject can also borrow 10 Primary School Textbooks from the Limerick Campus for 1 day.
- Other students can borrow 5 Primary School Textbooks for 1 day.
- All students can borrow in both MIC Limerick and MIC Thurles
- Periodicals, Theses and Reference books (blue dots on spine) cannot be borrowed.
- There is also a reciprocal borrowing arrangement with UL library
Have you got further questions about the Limerick campus library? Contact them on 061-204370 or email library@mic.ul.ie