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Welcome to the National Library of Ireland.
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This is a short video guide to help you to find a
book on the catalogue:
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Start at the Library homepage
Click on Main Catalogue in the centre of the
screen.
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You can search for a book or journal article by
‘Title’, ‘Author’ or ‘Subject’:
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If you do not know the exact title or author; you
can type one or more keywords into the search
box:
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You can then scroll through the search results to
find an item on the topic you’re interested in.
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You can narrow this list down based on dates,
names or subject headings using the options on
the right hand side of the screen:
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When you have found what you are looking for,
click on the item record.
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Here you will see further details of the book, this
is the call number, this number indicates where
the book is shelved.
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You will need this number
when filling in your order form.