- Collections
About Collections
The Library provides access to all sorts of information resources to support your learning and research. You can search all of our collections through the Library Catalogue, or learn more about different types of information resources below.
- Using the Library
Find your way
Find out about what Library services you can avail of, take our 360 degree Library tour and navigate your way around the Library. Each section includes a description of services available and allows you to become familiar with the Library before you visit us.
- We Can Help
We're here to help
Library staff provide support, help, and training to enable you to get to grips with the literature of your subject and the Library's resources.
- Digital Scholarship
Digital Scholarship
The Library welcomes opportunities to advance our Digital Scholarship. Our areas of contribution include content, technology, infrastructure, partnership and the practice-based expertise in our team.
- Open Scholarship
Open Scholarship
The Library supports the practice of research, education and knowledge exchange to enable open collaboration and learning.
- Search
Search
A single search interface to all collections and content, both physical and digital. It's quick, user-friendly, and a personalised discovery experience.
- About
Theses
The Library gives you access to research and taught theses. View the Finding Theses Guide for advice on locating the research you're looking for.
Do you want to submit your thesis to the University collection? Access to Research at NUI Galway, or ARAN, is the digital collection of open access scholarly publications from NUI Galway.
Review the process for submitting your thesis below:
PhD Thesis
Submission: Submit a print copy to the examinations office and upload an electronic version to ARAN.
Procedure: As advised by the supervisor. See our guide for uploading your thesis to ARAN.
Masters by Research/M.Litt
Submission: Submit a print copy to the examinations office.
Procedure: As advised by the supervisor.
Taught Masters
Submission: Electronic copy submitted to Taught Masters theses database following direction by Supervisor/Programme Director.
Procedure: See instructions on the Taught Thesis Submission system.