UCD Library Structure and Managers

UCD Library Structure and Managers

Connecting people with services, information and expertise, the Library is the centre for information and knowledge management services in UCD.

The Library Executive Team oversees the strategic development of all aspects of UCD Library's services and operations, including national and international collaborations. It determines and sets strategic priorities in the context of University and Library strategic plans. 

University Librarian Dr Sandra Collins Sandra Collins
Deputy University Librarian Lorna Dodd Lorna Dodd
Associate Librarian, Director of Collections and Digital Services Arlene Healy Arlene Healy
Associate Librarian, Director of Cultural Heritage vacant portrait placeholder image

Responsible for the ongoing development and management of high quality Library services, that are dynamic and responsive to user needs. Leads and coordinates the effective customer relationships with Colleges, and supports the University’s Teaching & Learning agenda.

Head of Information & Learning Services Peter Hickey
Information Services Manager Philip Russell

Collection Services oversees the selection, purchase, management and description of UCD Library collections including those received via donation or legal deposit, with a view to enhancing the accessibility and discoverability of all resources. Using qualitative and quantitative measures, this unit ensures that our collections support university research, teaching & learning.
Its staff represent UCD Library on national initiatives such as IReL (Irish Electronic Library), and promote access to the resources available through such programmes.

Head of Collection Services Julia Christopher
Collection Services Manager Aoife O'Brien

Digital Services includes the Digital Library team, Research Repository UCD (RRU) and the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA).

The Digital Library team digitise, curate, preserve and manage digital cultural heritage collections of the Library, increasing the discoverability and availability of the collections online.  The team are responsible for building and managing the digital repository environment to support these collections, incorporating new technologies for knowledge discovery.  Working with colleagues in Cultural Heritage Collections, the team supports the development and implementation of the Library’s digital preservation strategy for both digitised and born-digital materials, to ensure digital content, including our national heritage and the knowledge and data produced by researchers is preserved and accessible for current and future generations.

Digital Library Manager Audrey Drohan

Research Repository UCD (RRU) collects, preserves, and provides online, open access to UCD scholarly research publications, including peer-reviewed articles, working papers and conference papers created by UCD researchers.

The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) is a national repository for quantitative data acquisition, preservation, and dissemination. Its mission is to ensure wide access to quantitative datasets in the social sciences, and to advance the promotion of international comparative studies of the Irish economy and Irish society.

Library IT Services oversees the continuous advancement and administration of IT services and technical operations throughout UCD Library. With a keen focus on innovation and efficiency, the team leads the development and seamless management of technical services and business systems in alignment with the overarching goals outlined in the UCD Library strategy.  We are dedicated to ensuring that our technological infrastructure remains robust and responsive, empowering the library to fulfil its mission of supporting the academic community with innovative services.

Head of Library IT Services Samantha Drennan

Academic and Research Services is responsible for delivering high quality and specialist services in support of academic staff and the research community including: support for quality reviews and accreditation processes, copyright, open research and scholarly communications, research data management and citizen science. This unit also leads and coordinates the effective customer relationships with Colleges and schools.

Head of Academic & Research Services Michelle Dalton Michelle Dalton

 

Head of Buildings Management Ursula Byrne
Library Services Manager Séamus Murphy

 

Responsible for the curation, preservation and management of UCD's unique book and archival collection, dating from 1477 to 1930s. Working with the Library Research Services and the UCD academic community, provides direction and advice regarding the digitization of these collections for inclusion in the UCD Digital Library, ensuring important primary materials are made accessible for research and teaching. Facilitates access to collections through the provision of the Special Collections Reading Room.

Special Collections Librarian Evelyn Flanagan

UCD Archives' core function is the curatorship of the archives of the university and the significant institutions which predated its foundation; and of those outstanding collections of private papers and institutional archives acquired and preserved to help document the foundation and development of modern Ireland.

Principal Archivist Kate Manning

Home to one of the largest collections of oral and ethnological material in the world. Visitors are invited to explore the large selection of books, manuscripts, audio recordings, videos and photographs, drawings and paintings dealing with Irish life, folk history and culture.

Director, National Folklore Collection vacant

Planning & Administration Unit manages the infrastructure of core functions which support the full range of library services for the UCD Community.  It is responsible for developing effective relationships and processes,  across library units and with central UCD administrative units, to provide critical functionality in the following key areas:

  • Financial & Management Information
  • Development & Strategic Initiatives
  • Communications & Outreach
  • Human Resources & Staff Training/Development
Staffing and Finance Officer Shirley Moloney

Communication and Outreach

Responsible for a wide range of outreach activities to promote our Library identity, optimise the visibility and awareness of our services and resource range and the value placed upon them. Ensuring the consistency and quality of our communications and marketing, providing information on request to internal and external parties, co-ordinating physical and online Library events. Strategic management of our websites and use of social media is included in the brief and collaboration with colleagues regarding the overall user experience of our online interfaces.

Library Communications and Public Engagement Manager Dr. Catherine Wilsdon
Ursula Byrne

Ursula Byrne

Head of Buildings Management

716 7025
Julia Christopher

Julia Christopher

Head of Collections Services

716 7575
Sandra Collins

Sandra Collins

University Librarian

716 7698
Michelle Dalton

Michelle Dalton

Head of Academic & Research Services

716 7356
Lorna Dodd

Lorna Dodd

Deputy University Librarian

716 7614
Samantha Drennan

Samantha Drennan

Head of Library IT, Collections & Digital Services

716 2199
Audrey Drohan

Audrey Drohan

Digital Library Manager, Collections & Digital Services

716 7506
Evelyn Flanagan

Evelyn Flanagan

Head of Special Collections, Cultural Heritage

716 7149
Arlene Healy

Arlene Healy

Associate Librarian, Director of Collections and Digital Services

716 7059
Peter Hickey

Peter Hickey

Head of Information and Learning Services

716 7355
Kate Manning

Kate Manning

Principal Archivist, UCD Archives

716 7547
Shirley Moloney

Shirley Moloney

Library Staffing & Finance Manager, Planning & Administration

716 7697
Séamus Murphy

Séamus Murphy

Library Services Manager, Buildings Management

716 7664
Aoife O'Brien

Aoife O'Brien

Collection Services Manager, Collections & Digital Services

716 7638
Philip Russell

Philip Russell

Information Services Manager, Information & Learning Services

716 7695
Dr. Catherine Wilsdon

Dr. Catherine Wilsdon

Communications and Public Engagement Manager