eResources

Category: Mobile App
Access From: Anywhere on your Android tablet, iPad, or smartphone!
Access How: Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS

With our library app you'll have a quick and convenient way of:

• searching the library catalogue
• accessing and managing your library account
• issuing and returning items
• reserving and renewing items
• locating your nearest branch library and its opening hours
• viewing a list of upcoming library events
• downloading eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, digital Comics and accessing online resources courtesy of your library membership.

Categories: Databases | Genealogy
Access From: The Reading Room, Dublin City Library & Archive
Access How: Available on two PCs, on a first come, first served basis. Subscription allows for two simultaneous users.

Ancestry Library Edition contains official records for the First World War, i.e. British Army World War I Service Records 1914-20; British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-20; British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards 1914-20; UK Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 - so it is very useful if you are searching for Irish soldiers in the Great War.

Categories: Art | Music | Online Learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City Library membership number and PIN.
URL: https://libbyapp.com

Free music and art instruction through self-paced video lessons from Grammy Award-winning music and artistic professionals. Unlimited access to both beginner and advanced lessons for instruments, voice, art and music theory.

To sign in follow the prompts to find Dublin City library and sign in with your library card number and PIN.
When registering for Libby, do not put in your local branch please put in Dublin City.

Categories: eBooks | eAudiobooks
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number and PIN; also BorrowBox app. On first time login, complete your account details by adding an email address (required).
URL: http://library.bolindadigital.com/dublin
Mobile App: Yes
Support: [email protected] | support.librariesireland.ie

Borrow up to five eBooks and five eAudiobooks at a time.

Using your phone or tablet: download the BorrowBox app from your App Store (Google Play) (iTunes) (Kindle Fire). Once you have installed the app, search for Dublin in the ‘Library’ field and then sign in using your library membership card number and PIN.

Using your PC, laptop or eReader: Visit library.bolindadigital.com/dublin and sign in using your library card number and PIN. In order to download an ebook you need to install Adobe Digital Editions, and create an account. Read more instructions.

Don't know your PIN? You can reset your PIN online.

Please note: Members of other library authorities will need to access BorrowBox using a different link. Please see, https://www.librariesireland.ie/elibrary

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo ID and proof of address. 

Categories: Databases | Business Management & Marketing
Access From: Central Library
Access How: Staff assistance required to login

Information on over 140,000 Irish companies. Search all businesses in Ireland by location, sector, employee size, type or product.

Categories: Magazines | Consumer Information
Access From: Select Branch libraries only*
Access How: Staff assistance required to login
URL: http://thecai.ie/consumer-choice/about-consumer-choice/

*At Cabra, Pembroke, Raheny and Rathmines branch libraries, plus the Business Information Centre (Central Library).

Categories: Databases | Dublin Historic Records
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: No registration/login required
URL: https://databases.dublincity.ie/

databases.dublincity.ie is a resource from Dublin City Libraries and Archives focusing on databases derived from printed and other historic records related to Dublin city and surrounding administrative areas.

Categories: Dictionaries | Biographies
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: No registration/login required
URL: https://www.dib.ie/

The Dictionary of Irish Biography is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary for Ireland.

Please Note: We are moving our digital collections to the Digital Repository of Ireland. You can also browse curated galleries highlighting aspects of Dublin's history on Dublin City Libraries on flickr. 

Categories: Image/Photographic Collections | Dublin Historic Collections
Access From: Anywhere
URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dublincitypubliclibraries/albums

Browse curated image galleries highlighting aspects of Dublin's history on Dublin City Libraries on flickr. 

Categories: Image/Photographic Collections | Dublin Historic Collections
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: No registration/login required. Creating a free account allows some extra functionality.
URL: http://dcpla.ie/DCL-DRI

Our digital repository features photographs, postcards, letters, maps and more.  Traffic jams during the 1974 CIE Bus Strikes, and jubilant Heffo’s army supporters are among 43,000 historic photographs and documents that are freely available online. Highlights of the collection include the Fáilte Ireland Photographic Collection, the Jacobs Biscuit Factory Photographic Archive, and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive.

Categories: Journals | Business, Management & Marketing | Library Studies
Access From: Branch libraries only.
Access How: PC or WiFi. No registration/login required.
URL: https://www.emeraldinsight.com/

Emerald provides access to articles on subjects such as business and management, accounting, economics, social sciences, engineering, linguistics etc.

Categories: Encyclopedias
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dubin City library card number

Access the full version of Encyclopaedia Britannica courtesy of Dublin City Libraries at any of our library PCs or at home! To access at home all you need is your Dublin City Library card number.

For ages 18+

• Encyclopaedia Britannica from Your Library.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica from Home.

For ages 12 - 18

• Britannica Student from your Library.
• Britannica Student from your Home.

For ages 5 - 11

• Britannica Junior from your Library.
• Britannica Junior from your Home.

Categories: Databases | Business, Management & Marketing | Consumer Information
Access From: Central Library
Access How: Staff assistance required to login

Euromonitor provides strategic review of global consumer trends in the industry and service sectors. It provides access to thousands of country and market research reports, company profiles and breaking news. 

Categories: Databases | Genealogy
Access From: Branch libraries only.
Access How: No registration/login required. Subscription allows for five simultaneous users, therefore available on a first come, first served basis.
URL: http://www.findmypast.ie

Findmypast: a family history website initially launched in the UK gives access to the Irish Prison Registers, the Landed Estates Court records,  and the complete Griffith's Valuation. It contains over 400,000 gravestones and church memorials, military records from the details of over 8,000 people involved in the 1798 Rebellion through to the names of more than 49,000 Irishmen who lost their lives fighting in World War I. Access to over 250,000 obituaries and other newspaper notices, and lists of 52,600 individuals eligible to vote in elections between 1832 and 1838.

Categories: Music
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Library Card number and pin number.
URL: https://dcpl.freegalmusic.com/
Mobile App?Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS | Kindle Fire

Music streaming with your library. Access over 15 million songs and 40,000 videos. 

See FAQs (top right corner, three dots). Depending on your libraries’ contract, you will be able to either stream or download music, or a combination of both.

Your Download Limit will reset every Monday at 12:00am (Central Time, USA). If you’re on a desktop computer, you will see your Download Limit at the top of your web page to the left of the search bar. If you’re using a mobile device, you’ll find the Download Limit under Settings (top right corner, three dots).

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo ID and proof of address. 

Categories: Databases | Journals | Business, Management & Marketing
Access From: Central Library
Access How: Staff assistance required to login

Abstracts and full text international business management and economic journals.

Categories: Online learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library number and PIN
URL: https://libbyapp.com

Watch thousands of streaming videos on hundreds of subjects.

To sign in follow the prompts to find Dublin City library and sign in with your library card number and PIN. When registering for Libby, do not put in your local branch please put in Dublin City.

Categories: Online Learning | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Access From: Anywhere

How to create an account: https://platformapi.learningcloud.infobase.com/register/dublincity

The passcode is the word learn.

Now enter email and name and surname. This will generate an email to your address then just click on link in your email and input a password. 

Categories: Databases | Business, Management & Marketing | Consumer Information
Access From: Staff assistance required to login
Access How: Central Library 

IBISWorld's collection of reports provides an abundance of information on the UK and Irish economies. IBISWorld's team of economists and industry experts research and analyse economic demographics and government statistics. Products include, Industry Research Reports, Risk Rating Reports, Business Environment Profiles.

Categories: Online Learning | Language Learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Registration required. Contact the [email protected] with your name and card number. 

Free online IELTS preparation course. This includes over 300 interactive activities, 17 videos giving advice and tutorials, 36 practice tests - everything a candidate needs to get a great IELTS score! 

Categories: Databases | Genealogy
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: No registration/login required
URL: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/

Dublin City Libraries working with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, and others, to help you in your search for records of family history for past generations. View over 1.3 million Church records of Baptism, Marriage and Death free of charge. Of these, 734,000 Church records are from Dublin City and 600,000 records are from Kerry.

Categories: Newspapers
Access From: Branch libraries only
Access How: PC or WiFi. No registration/login required
URL: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

With the Irish Newspaper Archives you can search, retrieve and view newspapers from 1700s to the present (except for the last ten days (dailies) or most recent issue (weeklies)).

Categories: Newspapers
Access From: Branch libraries only
Access How: PC or WiFi. No registration/login required
URL: http://www.irishtimes.com/search/archive.html

View, search and retrieve the entire Irish Times Digital Archive from the first edition of 1859 to the present (except for the last seven days).

Categories: Journals | Arts & Humanities | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Access From: Branch libraries only
Access How: PC or WiFi. No registration/login required.
URL: http://www.jstor.org/action/showJournals?browseType=collectionInfoPage&selectCollection=ireland..

The Ireland Collection contains titles and resources across the arts, humanities, and sciences in disciplines such as music, art, history, literature, archaeology, mathematics, and biology. Materials span from the 1780s to the present.
Note: If no icon beside the title, we are subscribed to it; if 'X' icon, we are not. The 'half moon' icon indicates partial access (e.g. abstract, citation).

Categories: Comics
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number and PIN
URL: https://libbyapp.com

Libby (formerly RBdigital) offers full-colour, interactive digital comics and graphic novels.

To sign in follow the prompts to find Dublin City library and sign in with your library card number and PIN. When registering for Libby, do not put in your local branch please put in Dublin City.

Mobile App: Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

Categories: Children's Content | Language learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number
URL: https://lote4kids.com/uk-dublin-city-council/

Storytime, in your own language!

LOTE4Kids allows children to enjoy the magic of books in World Languages from the comfort of home. Each book is provided with an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills. Children can also watch a selection of English-only books with Australian, US, and UK accents.

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

Categories: Magazines
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number and PIN.
URL: https://libbyapp.com

Libby offers full-colour, interactive digital magazines.

To sign in follow the prompts to find Dublin City library and sign in with your library card number and PIN. When registering for Libby, do not put in your local branch please put in Dublin City.

Mobile App: Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

(27.01.23)  The Economist will no longer be available to borrow from Libby from February 1. You can still access The Economist with your library membership on PressReader. 

N.B. New lending rules by The Economist restrict readers who borrow a title to a maximum 24-hour lending period.  After 24 hours, if you want to continue to read the same issue, you will not be able to access it remotely. To continue access to the issue, you must visit the library to renew access. 

Categories: Business, Management & Marketing | Databases | Consumer Information
Access From: Central Library only
Access How: Staff assistance required to login

Company, industry, financial, city and country business data, case studies, data and statistics for every major marketplace in the world.

Categories: Music
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number
URL: https://connect.liblynx.com/wayfless/medicitv?lcard=dublincity

The world's leading classical music channel featuring an extensive selection of concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and master classes.

NEW Nov 2022: You can now create your own individual account within Dublin City Libraries' Medici subscription. This allows you to save your viewing history and your favourites. When logged in with your library card, click the log in button on the top right of the screen and register or log in.

Categories: Databases | Consumer Information
Access From: Central Library only
Access How: Staff assistance required to login

Mintel’s Irish database contains detailed consumer data and tracks product innovation. It provides objective in depth analysis, looking at current and past performance and forecasting trends for the future. Research topics include Finance, Food & Drink, Leisure, Lifestyles and Retail.

Categories: Online Learning | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Download Zip files to your PC.

This learning tool offers training in Microsoft Office suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. To get a full list of resources available, please email [email protected]  with your name and library card number. Once you choose a course, we will send you the Zip files to download to your pc. Dublin City Libraries does not offer Microsoft certifications. 

Categories: Music
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Username and password.
URL: https://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com/

Naxos Music Library Jazz
https://www.NaxosMusicLibrary.com/Jazz

Mobile App? Yes Google Play | iTunes

Listen to your favourite music on demand or find out about your favourite composer. To register for Naxos please send an email with your name and library card number to [email protected]

You can then access the Naxos Music online, via the apps or in the library. Our subscription includes Naxos Music Library which covers classical music and Naxos Music Library Jazz.

Categories: Art | Encyclopedias
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Sign In > Login with your library card'. In branch library no login required.
URL: http://www.oxfordartonline.com/

Oxford Art Online is the access point for: Grove Art Online, Benezit Dictionary of Artists; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.

Covers both Western and non-Western art, the content of Grove Art encompasses all aspects of visual culture.

Categories: Bibliographies
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Login with your library card' then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/

Every article on Oxford Bibliographies is written and reviewed by experts, and with original commentary and annotations. The Victorian Literature module includes annotated bibliographies on over 100 topics including Gender, Charles Dickens, Race, and many more. In the British and Irish Literature module you’ll find over 100 bibliographies, including topics such as Arthurian Literature, John Keats, and Christopher Marlowe. Subscription courtesy of Oxford University Press for 2018.

Categories: Genealogy | Dictionaries
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Sign In > Login with your library card', select 'Dublin City Libraries'.  In branch library no login required.
URL: http://www.oxfordreference.com/ | Alternate Link

Over 45,000 entries. This is the ultimate reference work on family names, covering English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames.

When performing a search, you need to filter results 'By Availability', ticking the 'Unlocked' option.

Categories: Dictionaries | Language Learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Login with a library card' then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: https://premium.oxforddictionaries.com/

Up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, translations, and language and culture reference content in the following languages:
English and Spanish | Arabic | German | French | Italian | Portuguese | Russian | Chinese

Categories: Dictionaries
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select Library card login', then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: http://www.oed.com/

The most authoritative and comprehensive record of the English language in the world, tracing the evolution and use of words. The Oxford English Dictionary Online gives you not only the latest content of the full Oxford English Dictionary, but also the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Categories: Music
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Sign in > 'Sign in with your Library card', then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/

Oxford Music Online is the access point for The Grove Music Online, plus The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.

With over 60,000 articles written by over 6,000 music scholars, Grove Music Online is the authoritative resource for music research.

Categories: Encyclopedia
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Sign in > 'Sign in with your Library card', then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: https://www.oxfordreference.com/

Discover the breadth of Oxford Reference’s publishing by learning more about the titles and experts behind each distinct discipline. Oxford Reference spans 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitised entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.

Categories: Encyclopedias
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Sign in > 'Sign in with your Library card', then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: https://oxfordre.com

Current, peer-reviewed trustworthy research, read in 30 minutes or less across 25 encyclopedias.

Includes the Encyclopedia of Social Work and the Oxford Classical Dictionary

Dublin City Libraries and Archives organises and hosts a range of talks and other events, some of which are recorded and made available online.

How to Access:

• Listen on the Library Blog's podcasts section
• Listen on SoundCloud
• Subscribe to Dublin City Libraries and Archives podcast on your favourite podcast app.
• Watch videos, and listen to recordings while viewing accompanying presentations on YouTube and Vimeo.

Dublin Festival of History podcast

• You can listen back to recordings of talks and discussions on the history of Dublin, Ireland and beyond on the Dublin Festival of History podcast. Featuring internationally renowned historians including Dan Jones, Richard Grayson, Tom Holland, James Holland, Janina Ramirez, Robert Service, Sir Ian Kershaw and Helen Rappaport.
• Subscribe to the Festival podcast using your favourite podcast app.

Categories: Newspapers | Magazines
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City Library card number
URL: https://pressreader.com

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

Access over 7,400 international newspapers and magazines, including Irish local and national publications including the Mirror, Hot Press, Image and the RTÉ Guide. International media from Albania to Zimbabwe is available with hundreds of Spanish, French and Italian titles as well as selections for China, Poland and Russia. Follow the link above and sign in with your Dublin City library card number to access the service. There are also apps available on Android and iOS.

The Irish Examiner is available when you access PressReader using the Wi-Fi in any public library and you can retain access by using the app. This means that for the next 5 days you can continue to access new editions of The Irish Examiner without needing to go back to the library.

You don't need to login when in a library, but you may choose to do so to save material to your account.

Mobile App? Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS | Kindle Fire
Support: PressReader Help Centre

Categories: Journals | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Access From: Branch libraries only.
Access How: PC or WiFi. No registration/login required.
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/

Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect. Search for peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content.

Categories: eBooks |eAudiobooks |Books
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number
URL: http://www.teenbookcloud.com
Support: [email protected]

TeenBookCLoud is a curated database of e-books aimed at readers 11-18. It includes Graphic Novels, Enhanced Novels, eBooks, classic literature, National Geographic videos, educator resources, and audiobooks.

Mobile App? Google Play - Android | App Store - iOS.  

Categories: Online Learning | Literacy Skills
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Registration required.Contact one of the following branches: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. Please include name and card number.
URL: http://www.readandspell.com/about

Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) is an online computer course.  As well as developing typing skills, TTRS is designed to benefit students of all ages who experience spelling, reading or writing difficulties. You learn at your own pace either in the library or at home. 

Categories:  Online learning / Language-learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Username and password.
On your first visit, create a new account by clicking 'Sign up' (inputting your Dublin City library card number) and complete registration. Email address required.

URL: https://library.transparent.com/lgma/game/enroll?code=dublincity
Mobile App? Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS

Categories: eBooks |eAudiobooks |Books
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number
URL: http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com

The following instructions are for App users only. Select "Library" tab: in country box fill in "Ireland" (note that state is NOT required) Then select Dublin City Council Library and enter your library card number. In main menu select "View by Detail" to add your favourite books to "My Favourites".

Mobile App? Google Play - Android | iTunes - iOS
Support: [email protected]

TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1,100 children’s e-books. It includes their unique animated talking picture books; read-along chapter books; national geographic videos; non-fiction books; playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. 

If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

Categories: Online Learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Registration required. Register using your Dublin City library card number. Register at http://LGMA.universalclass.com/register.htm
URL: http://LGMA.universalclass.com
Mobile App? No
Support: [email protected]

Universal Class offers a unique online education experience. There are over 400 courses available. The courses involve real instructors to guide your learning, video-based lessons and certificates of achievement. You can learn in your own time, at your own pace. More info...

Please register for this service by using your Dublin City library membership card barcode number and by completing the registration form. If your barcode begins TEMP, visit your local library to upgrade to full membership. Please bring photo I.D. and proof of address. 

Categories: Online Learning | Language Learning
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Registration required. You will be given an access code which will enable you to unlock all languages. You can register for uTalk by emailing [email protected] with your name and Dublin City Library card number.
URL: http://utalk.com/start
Mobile App? Yes - all platforms
Support: [email protected]

Learning a language the uTalk way will give you confidence to begin learning the language of your choice. You can choose from any of over 130 languages from all over the world and the App is designed to get you speaking from the word go.
The App is also available for ESOL learners for English only.

Categories: eBooks | Arts & Humanities | Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select 'Sign in > 'Sign in with your Library card', then select 'Dublin City Libraries'.  In branch library no login required.
URL: http://www.veryshortintroductions.com/

From Oxford University Press this collection of 600 books cover a range of subjects in the Arts, Law, Medicine, Sciences and Social Sciences from Abolitionism to Zionism and everything in between. All titles provide intelligent and serious introductions to a range of subjects.They're written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable.

Categories: Databases | Business, Marketing & Management
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City Library card number
URL: https://www.vision-net.ie/library.jsp

Access documents filed in the Irish Companies Registration Office. Information available includes Irish Company and Business addresses, activities, directors, profit and loss, assets etc., and is updated daily. Limited information on UK and Northern Ireland companies.

Categories: Books
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select Log in with your library card number, then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.
URL: https://www.whoelsewriteslike.com

Who Else Writes Like...? is an established reference web resource and reading promotion tool. It is designed to help anyone who enjoys reading fiction to expand the number of writers they read.

Who Next…? A guide to children's authors
Categories: Books
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select Log in with your library card number, then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required.URL: https://www.whonextguide.com

Who Next...?, is specially designed to help parents, teachers and librarians in encouraging children and young people to explore the world of reading.

Category: Encyclopedia
Access From: Anywhere
Access How: Dublin City library card number. Select Log in with your library card number, then select 'Dublin City Libraries'. In branch library no login required. On a mobile device after logging in you may have to click on 'Go to full site'.
URL: https://www.worldbookonline.com?subacct=IE08212018

Early World of Learning: learning through stories, videos and games for preschoolers and children in early primary.

Kids: reference website for primary school students. It features an intuitive user interface and thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and engaging games and activities.

Student: older primary and secondary school students can research projects with access to thousands of articles and multimedia sources. Subjects include biography, history, geography, STEM, business and technology.