Cardiff Library

• Silent Study - There is a silent study room in the library. 
• PCs & Macs - PCs and Macs are available throughout the library. 
• Laptop Bars - The centrally located laptop bar has plenty of power sockets available for laptop/tablet use (19 seats available). 
• Pods - There are 4 bookable study pods available with power sockets, adjustable air circulation and lighting (2 large pods - seats 6 and 2 small pods - seats 4). 
• Huddle booths - There are 10 huddle high work booths in raspberry, charcoal, forest green and Egyptian blue to suit your study mood. 
• Group workspaces - available around the library.

Parking 

Disabled parking spaces are in the car park at the rear of the building.  

Disabled parking permits are issued free of charge to students who are in receipt of a blue badge (a copy of which must be provided) to enable them to park within the campus. For more information see Student Parking at USW. 

General access 

The library has a ground floor entrance with ramp access. The library is on one floor.  

Adjustable tables 

Computers and height adjustable desks.

Fire Evacuation 

Evac chairs are available for mobility restricted users and alternative exit routes are available from all parts of the buildings in the case of an emergency.  

Toilets 

Toilets with disabled access are on the ground floor of the main building.

Stuart Morgan Collection 

Donated by the author’s family, this collection of exhibition catalogues from the 1980s & 1990s, includes some curated by the author. Some of his selected writings are also part of the collection. 

Exhibition catalogues 

The Library has standing orders from many of the major galleries in the UK and receive the catalogues that accompany these exhibitions soon after the event. Catalogues can be discovered on FINDit, and you can search by artist, gallery or exhibition name or via the collection 

Photography 

David Hurn collection 

The David Hurn Collection is an archive of books and journals specialising in documentary photography, from the Magnum photographer’s personal collection. 

Raissa Page collection  

The Raissa Paige Collection has been donated by the photojournalist and co-founder of the Format Photographers Collective. 

Newport Survey Photographic Collection 

The Newport Survey Photographic Collection is a collection of black and white photographs taken by documentary photography students which documented Newport in the 1980s. These photographs formed the basis of a series of 8 publications on various themes relating to the town, also called the Newport Survey. Details of the 2,200 images are available on the library catalogue and the photographs are available to view for reference only. 

Historical costume

We have a small photographic collection of historical costumes. 

Storytelling  

George Ewart Evans collection 

The collection was kindly donated by the Evans family. It contains a number of titles examining storytelling and oral history. Further information about the centre can be found at the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling. 

Science Fiction collection 

This collection comprises of over 1500 novels, many by noted authors in the science fiction genre. 

Theatre 

Henry Evans Theatre Programme collection  

This is a large collection of theatre programmes donated by the family of the late Henry Evans. It dates from the 1940s through to 2006.  

Other Collections

DVD collection 

The Off-Air and Pre-Recorded DVD Collections contain a selection of television programmes, feature and documentary films to support the teaching and learning on the Campus.  

Music CD collections 

The collection reflects most musical genres from classical to indie, film scores to easy listening and world music to jazz 

Sound effects CD collection  

The BBC Sound Effects Collection ranges in subject from transport, domestic, nature, human as well as electronically generated sounds.

Set Design

The Gerald Murphy collection.

This eclectic collection of visual research was accumulated by production designer Gerald Murphy during his career and kindly donated to primarily support students on BA TV and Film Set Design degree at USW.

Access

The special collections are housed at our Cardiff Library. The items are available for consultation between Monday to Friday when the library is open and staffed. A form of ID will need to be brought to access items.