Libraries

Arts and Social Studies Library

The Arts and Social Studies Library contains collections on humanities, languages, psychology, social sciences, Welsh and Celtic studies.

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Opening hours

All our libraries are closed from 17:00 Tuesday 17 March until further notice.
Enquiry services will be managed via Ask a Librarian live chat and email between 09:00 and 21:00, Monday to Friday and 10:00 to 17:00 at weekends.

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	Closed
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

These are the opening hours for this week. View opening times for 2019-20

About

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

Lower ground	Special Collections and Archives Print Services eLounge
Ground	Social and behavioural studies, including psychology, education, sociology, social work and politics. Short Loan collection. myPrint pay station
First	Law, optometry and vision sciences
Second	Humanities, including philosophy, religion and theology, archaeology, history, anthropology, art, language and literature, and modern Welsh and Celtic studies

Access

Entry to the building is via card-operated gates. Please note: Reference ID card holders and other visitors are permitted access to the building during staffed service hours only.

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 4818
: Blog
: cardiffunilib

Library location

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

Postal address

McKenzie House
30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE

Subject librarians

Martha Ashford

Library Team Leader (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), Subject Librarian (Ancient History / History / Archaeology / Religious Studies and Theology)