Bute Library
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Bute Library Contact Details
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:
Bute Building
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NB
The Bute Library is situated on the first floor of the Bute Building on King Edward VII Avenue.
A floor plan of the Bute Library can be viewed here. A floor plan of the Architecture Library can be viewed here.
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Access
- Situated on the first floor of the Bute Building
- An adjacent lift provides access from the ground floor and lower ground floor
- Two reserved disabled parking spaces are provided in the Bute car park. The side door from the car park is the main entrance route for wheelchair users
- An accessible toilet is situated on the first floor landing
- Low-level Voyager library catalogues are available
- Staff will retrieve books from the shelves please ask for assistance
Contacts
Mrs Helen Staffer
Ms Rebecca Mogg
Ms Sarah Nicholas
Ms Sarah Puzey
Mr Andrew Blackmore
Mrs Zoe Young
Ms Catherine Borwick
Mrs Jean Bool
Opening Hours
| Normal Semester Dates 2011/12 (including both May Bank holidays) | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 21.30 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday | 10.00 to 19.30 |
| Christmas Recess 2011/12 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday 17th 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 2011 | Closed |
| Easter Recess 2012 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 10th April to Friday 13th April | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Friday 6th April to Monday 9th April | Closed |
| Spring Semester 2012 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 21.30 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday | 10.00 to 19.00 |
| Summer Recess 2012 (Saturday 16th June to Sunday 23rd September) | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
| Monday 27th August (Bank Holiday) | Closed |
Further information
The library collection is arranged as follows:
North corridor
- City and Regional Planning books and journals
South corridor
- Journalism and Media Studies books and journals
- Newspapers
- Social Sciences books
- Photocopy collection
Entrance area
- Daily newspapers
- Laptop lounge
- Reference collection
- Pharmacy books
- Pharmacy journals
Entrance Area Gallery
- Planning statistics
- Abstracts and Indexes
- Examination papers
- Videos and DVDs
- Theses and dissertations arranged alphabetically by author
The following special collections are available in Bute Library:
Newspapers
The library subscribes to all British national daily and weekend newspapers as well as the Western Mail and South Wales Echo. These are held for one year in the Newspaper Room in the South corridor.
Online versions of these and many other newspapers are available through the Nexis service.
Bute Library also has the archive of the Observer (1900 - 2002) and the Daily Express (1974-1978) available on microfilm.
Full-text UK and Welsh national daily newspapers are available in Cardiff University libraries in a number of formats and date ranges. Full-text newspapers in Cardiff University [89.0 Kb]
Those titles not available on campus can be accessed at British Library Newspapers in London, which is the national archive of British and overseas newspapers. As it is not possible to view these newspapers online from the British Library a personal visit will be necessary.
Osman Archive
Contains material relating to Sir Tom Hopkinson and photojournalism. Amongst other publications, it holds long runs of Picture Post, Sunday Times Magazine and Telegraph Magazine. For further details of this collection, see The Osman Archive.