Aberconway Library
Aberconway Library Contact Details
Email: abcyliby@Cardiff.ac.uk
Phone: 029 2087 4770
Extension: From Cathays Campus: 74770 / From Heath Park Campus: 01798 74770
Address:
Information Services
Cardiff University
PO Box 430
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
Additional information:
The address given above is the postal address for this library.
The location of the library is:
Aberconway Building
Colum Drive
Cardiff
CF10 3EU
Aberconway Library is located on the ground floor of the Aberconway Building. The Aberconway Guest Study Centre is in the Guest Building next to the Aberconway Building. The European Documentation Centre (EDC) is located in the Aberconway Guest Study Centre.
Access
Located in two adjacent buildings - Aberconway Library (Aberconway Building) and Aberconway Guest Study Centre (Guest Building)
Aberconway Library
- Situated on the ground floor, with a ramp at the entrance to the Library
- Two parking spaces for disabled users
- Accessible toilets on the ground floor of Aberconway Building
- Low level enquiry desk
- A service lift provides access to the 1st floor of the Library
- Low level Voyager library catalogue terminals
- Staff will retrieve books from the shelves, please ask for assistance
Aberconway Guest Study Centre
- All areas of the Aberconway Guest Study Centre are accessible for wheelchair users
- Low level enquiry desk
Opening Hours
| Aberconway Library | |
| Autumn Semester 2011 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 21.30 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday | 10.00 to 21.30 |
| Christmas Recess 2011/12 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday 17th December | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday 18th December | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd December | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Friday 23rd December | 8.45 to 12.00 |
| Saturday 24th December to Monday 2nd January 2012 | Closed |
| Tuesday 3rd January to Friday 6th January | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Saturday 7th January | Closed |
| Sunday 8th January | Closed |
| Spring Semester 2012 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 21.30 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday | 10.00 to 21.30 |
| Easter Recess 2012 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday 2nd April to Thursday 5th April | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Friday 6th April to Monday 9th April | Closed |
| Summer Recess 2012 (Saturday 16th June to Sunday 30th September) | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Wednesday | 8.45 to 20.00 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday 27th August (Bank Holiday) | Closed |
Aberconway Guest Study Centre / European Documentation Centre
| Normal Semester Dates 2011/12 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 9.00 to 17:00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
| Monday 7th May (Bank Holiday) | 9.00 to 17.00 |
| Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th June (Bank Holidays) | Closed |
| Monday 27th August (Bank Holiday) | Closed |
| Christmas Recess 2011 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December | Closed |
| Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd December | 9.00 to 17.00 |
| Friday 23rd December | 9.00 to 12.00 |
| Saturday 24th December to Monday 2nd January 2012 | Closed |
| Easter Recess 2012 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Friday 6th April to Monday 9th April | Closed |
Contacts
Ms Sally Earney
Position:Aberconway Library Manager
Email: earneys@cardiff.ac.ukTelephone: 029 2087 5317Extension: Cathays Campus: 75317 / Heath Park Campus: 01798 75317
Mr Stephen Ratcliffe
Position:Subject Librarian - Business
Email: RatcliffeS@Cardiff.ac.ukTelephone: 029 2087 6010Extension: Cathays Campus: 76010 / Heath Park Campus: 01798 76010
Ms Alice Percival
Position:Subject Librarian
Email: PercivalA@Cardiff.ac.ukTelephone: 029 2087 6010 Extension: From Cathays Park: 76010, From Heath Park 01798 76010
Ms Annette Seeley
Position:Library Operations Manager
Email: seeleyam1@cardiff.ac.ukTelephone: 029 2087 5311 Extension: From Cathays Park: 75311 / From Heath Park 01798 75311
Ms Susan Smith
Position:Subject Librarian
Email: smithsh2@cardiff.ac.ukTelephone: 029 2087 6010Extension: Cathays Campus: 76010 / Heath Park Campus: 01798 76010
Further information
Aberconway Library provides information services for Cardiff Business School. It has information resources in business, economics and transport.
The library contains:
- On the ground floor, all the loan collections of books including short loan books, the main collection and the photocopy collection. The collection of company reports is also on the ground floor.
- A self-service book issue and return system, with a 24-hour returns service.
- On the upper floor, the journals and newspaper backfiles, along with the reference collection which includes directories, market reports, statistical publications, abstracting and indexing publications, and PhD theses.
- A lift between the two floors for disabled library users.
- Informal browsing areas on the ground floor with newspapers and a digital plasma-screen TV showing news channels.
- Silent study and research facilities on the first floor, with extra study spaces available in Aberconway Guest Study Centre (formerly known as Aberconway Guest Library).