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
Fax: 029 2087 6499
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
| Normal Semester Dates 2009/10 (including both May Bank Holidays) | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 21.30 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 17.30 |
| Sunday | 12.00 to 17.00 |
| Christmas Recess 2009 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday 14th to Friday 18th December | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th December | Closed |
| Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd December | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Wednesday 23rd December | 8.45 to 12.00 |
| Thursday 24th December to Sunday 3rd January 2010 | Closed |
| Easter Recess 2010 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday 29th March to Thursday 1st April | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Friday 2nd to Monday 5th April | Closed |
| Summer Recess 2010 (Saturday 12th June to Sunday 26th September) | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8.45 to 17.00 |
| Saturday | 10.00 to 13.00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday 30th August (Bank Holiday) | Closed |
Aberconway Guest Study Centre
| Normal Semester Dates 2009/10 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 9.00 to 17:00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
| Christmas Recess 2009 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th December | Closed |
| Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd December | 9.00 to 17.00 |
| Wednesday 23rd December | 9.00 to 12.00 |
| Thursday 24th December to Sunday 3rd January 2010 | Closed |
| Easter Recess 2010 | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Friday 2nd to Monday 5th April | Closed |
| Early May Bank Holiday | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday 3rd May | Closed |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday 31st May | Closed |
| Summer Recess 2010 (Saturday 12th June to Sunday 26th September) | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Normal Opening Hours | |
| Monday 30th August (Bank Holiday) | 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.
Aberconway Library was refurbished in the summer of 2007 - a new, more accessible library entrance was built on the ground floor, and the library’s lighting, ventilation, layout and décor were improved.
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, newspaper backfiles, along with the reference collection including directories, market reports, statistical publications, abstracting and indexing publications, and 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).