Also in this section
The Library provides access to a range of collections, most of which are accessible via the Library Discovery Service. We also provide access to some specialist information resources and guidance on using open-access collections.
Print collections
All print collections are held on level 2 of the Library. The collections include reading list items and other material related to the range of disciplines taught at IADT. All print items can be borrowed with the exception of print journals which are for library use only.
eBooks
IADT Library subscribes to a wide range of ebooks which can be accessed both on and off campus. Our ebook collection can be searched here.
Online journals & databases
Online Journals
Click here for help logging in to our databases
IADT Library provides access to a range of online journal platforms including JSTOR and Taylor & Francis Online that include our online journals. These can be accessed both on and off-campus. The below link allows you to browse an alphabetical list of journal titles and to search within individual titles once you’ve located the one you want.
Search all online journals by title (eJournal Finder)
| Online Journals |
| JSTOR |
| Taylor & Francis Online |
| Vogue Archive Online |
Copyright of journals is owned by the publisher except as noted on individual articles. No material from online journals may be substantially or systematically reproduced, re-engineered, redistributed, resold or sub-licensed in any way. Furthermore, no part of online journals may be supplied or distributed to an unauthorised user. For details on copyright use in Ireland, click here.
Databases
The Library provides access to a range of online journal and multimedia database resources that provide access to unique discipline content.
| Databases |
| Art & Architecture Source |
| Bloomsbury Resources – Contact infolib@iadt for the Bloomsbury username and password. |
| Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts |
| Bloomsbury Design Library |
| Bloomsbury Fashion Central (Berg Fashion Library) |
| Bloomsbury Fashion Central (Fairchild Books Library) |
| Drama Online (Bloomsbury) |
| Screen Studies (Bloomsbury) |
| Digital Theater Plus Off-campus access: Click “Sign In”, enter your IADT email address ending in @iadt.ie. You will then be prompted to log in through Microsoft using your @iadt email address again, and your regular IADT password. |
| EBSCO Databases |
| APA PsycArticles |
| Film & Television Literature Index |
| Financial Times – Please email infolib@iadt.ie to get your FT account set up. |
| JSTOR |
| Kanopy |
| LinkedIn Learning |
| Project Muse |
| ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Taylor & Francis Online |
| Vogue Archive |
LinkedIn Learning
IADT Library has full access to LinkedIn Learning, which provides a wide range of online short courses on a wide range of topics. Topics include avoiding procrastination, social media marketing, project management, design research, photoshop essentials, and many more.
For information on how to log in to LinkedIn Learning, click the button below.
DVDs & online streaming
DVDs
The Library houses a large DVD collection which is located on level 1. DVDs can be viewed in the Library in the silent cinema or borrowed for a week.
Use the button below to search for DVDs. After typing in a search and hitting enter, click the ‘DVD’ under “Item Types” on the left hand side.
Kanopy
The Library subscribes to online streaming service, Kanopy that can be accessed both on and off-campus.
Irish Film Institute Archive Player
The IFI Archive Player is a digital platform hosting the remarkable Irish moving image collections held in the IFI Irish Film Archive.
The material on the IFI Archive Player includes Irish home movies, newsreels, travelogues, animation, feature films, public information films and documentaries.
Open Access Collections
Open Access refers to unrestricted online access to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs. Learn more about the IADT Library Open Access Collections here.
Past theses + dissertations
You can access dissertations written by previous undergraduate students at the link below. Not every dissertation is included yet, but we have added all these dissertations we have been given access to. These are the dissertations that were previously accessible at the dedicated dissertations computer in the Library.
You will need your IADT login to access the files on Sharepoint.
IADT Undergraduate Dissertations
Previous postgraduate theses can be found in our Institutional Repository, available at the link below:
Institutional Repository
Click here to access our open access institutional repository, which is hosted by THEA. The repository contain published works from IADT staff and researchers.
Requesting new materials
Staff can fill in the form at the below link to request we purchase a new book for the Library. Please ensure to give as much information as posisble about the book you are requesting.