Presented at CONUL conference, May 2017, Athlone, Ireland

1. The National Folklore Collection
Library online: a UCD Library
project to support researcher
access to a unique collection
Andrew Slattery
Collection Services, UCD Library

2. National Folklore Collection
The National Folklore Institute (1930-1935)

3. National Folklore Collection
The National Folklore Institute (1930-1935)
The Irish Folklore Commission (1935-1971)

4. National Folklore Collection
The National Folklore Institute (1930-1935)
The Irish Folklore Commission (1935-1971)
The Department of Irish Folklore in UCD
(1972-2005)

5. National Folklore Collection
The National Folklore Institute (1930-1935)
The Irish Folklore Commission (1935-1971)
The Department of Irish Folklore in UCD
(1972-2005)
National Folklore Collection UCD (2005-)

6. National Folklore Collection - Homepage

7. National Folklore Collection – Manuscripts and IVRLA

10. THE NATIONAL FOLKLORE COLLECTION LIBRARY

41. MAY 2017
There are currently 3,677 titles set up for Folklore.
Of the 3,677 titles, 2,338 are unique to Folklore, approximately 63.5%
All other titles share a location, mostly with the James Joyce Library
(the Main Library Collection) and with the Library’s Special Collections.
Some items are also held in Richview, UCD’s Architecture Library.
Since some are multiple copies, 4,112 Folklore items
have been set up on the system
2,565 are solely in Folklore, just over 62%.

42. JUNE 6th
to 16th
, 2017
Compact shelving in Folklore to be repaired.
Folklore Library material will be temporarily re-housed in
a secure storage location while the work is ongoing.
Upon completion of the work, the library stock will be re-shelved.
Shelf numbers will be assigned (number-letter-number system).
SUMMER 2017
With each book now assigned a shelf number,
Library Assistants will add the shelf location to the
4,000 items already set up on the Library Management System

43. SEPTEMBER 2017
In a Global Change on the Library Management System,
the 4,000 Folklore Library items that have been created will be
un-suppressed, making them visible on the Library catalogue
to researchers and library users.
Once this is done, work will then continue on creating item records for the
collection, with shelf mark numbers assigned as work proceeds.