The Arts and Social Studies Library contains collections on business and economics, humanities, languages, law, optometry, music, psychology, social sciences, Welsh and Celtic studies.

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Opening hours

Monday	09:00 - 21:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 21:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 21:00
Thursday	09:00 - 21:00
Friday	09:00 - 21:00
Saturday	10:00 - 17:00
Sunday	Closed

These are the opening hours for this week. View opening times for 2024-25

About

The building is on four floors and the entrance is on the ground floor.

Lower ground	Special Collections and Archives eLounge vending machines
Ground	Social sciences, psychology, anthropology, education and politics.
First	Business and economics, law, optometry and vision sciences
Second	Humanities, including philosophy, religion and theology, archaeology, history, art, language and literature, music, and modern Welsh and Celtic studies

You can contact a subject librarian if you have a subject-specific question, or use our general contact details for any other queries.

Watch our short student-led video guide to the Arts and Social Studies Library at Cardiff University.

Services and facilities

We provide the following services and facilities for your convenience and to support your study needs:

• Toilets (male, female, gender neutral and accessible)
• Water fountains and hot water point
• Food and drink vending machines
• Large and small storage lockers
• Loanable student laptops, headphones, charger cables , PC mice, whiteboard marker kits and calculators
• Book swap area for sharing fiction
• Wellbeing area for your relaxation

Access

The library is open to all Monday to Friday 08:30-21:30, Saturday 10:00-17:30 and Sunday 10:00-21:30. A valid Cardiff University ID card is required for access outside these hours.

• An accessible entrance for assisted entry to the building is located on the west side of the building at lower ground floor level. Entry is staff-mediated, use the intercom by the entrance.
• A lift provides access to all floors of the library.
• Two disabled parking spaces are available close to the Arts and Social Studies Library (by the railway line) which can be accessed from Colum Drive.
• An accessible toilet is provided on the entrance floor.
• Low-level catalogue terminals are available.
• Staff will retrieve books from the shelves, please ask for assistance.

Arts and Social Studies Library enquiries

asslliby@cardiff.ac.uk

+44 (0)29 2087 4971

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Library location

Arts and Social Studies Library
Colum Drive
Cathays
Cardiff
CF10 3EU

Postal address

Arts and Social Studies Library (returns)
Colum Drive
Cathays
Cardiff
CF10 3LB

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Subject librarians