page_title: Dublin City University
section_title: Libraries
hierarchical_section_title: Dublin City University / Organisation / Libraries
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of DCU Glasnevin Library
context_page_description: Dublin City University is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980, and was elevated to university status in September 1989 by statute.
  In September 2016, DCU completed the process of incorporating four other Dublin-based educational institutions: the Church of Ireland College of Education, All Hallows College, Mater Dei Institute of Education and St Patrick's College.
  As of 2020, the university has 17,400 students and over 80,000 alumni. In addition the university has around 1,200 online distance education students studying through DCU Connected. There were 1,690 staff in 2019. Notable members of the academic staff include former Taoiseach, John Bruton and "thinking" Guru Edward De Bono. Bruton accepted a position as Adjunct Faculty Member in the School of Law and Government in early 2004 and De Bono accepted an adjunct Professorship in the university in mid-2005.
  The founding president of the institution was Dr Danny O'Hare, who retired in 1999 after 22 years' service.
context_section_description: DCU library is a deposit library, making it legally entitled to a copy of every book published in Ireland. It is a member of the IReL (Irish Research E-Library) consortium, allowing staff and students full access to over 100 online academic databases.
  The John and Aileen O`Reilly Library building on the Glasnevin Campus opened in 2002, replacing a facility in the original NIHE building, with funding from The O'Reilly Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies. The building was designed by Scott Tallon Walker and received the SCONUL Library Design Award. The building also hosts the university's maths learning centre and writing centre.
  The Cregan library on the Saint Patrick's campus opened in 2015, costing €50 million, replacing previous facilities nearby.  The library at All Hallows is, as of 2020, undergoing renewal and expansion, and will also host the Jesuit Library from Milltown Park when complete.
  In November 2008, DCU Library launched DORAS, an open access institutional repository, to promote the university's research by providing free online access to DCU's research publications and theses.
  In 2009, the library received the private papers of Charles Haughey, a former Taoiseach.
caption: Interior of The John and Aileen O`Reilly Library on the Glasnevin campus
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