Welcome to the Library service of SETU Carlow, part of the wider SETU Libraries network. The services provided by SETU Carlow Library includes book lending, individual and group study facilities, photocopying, information retrieval service and access to a range of online databases.
SETU Carlow Library holds a broad range of resources both printed and electronic to support the subject area of Social Studies. These include books, journals, case studies, databases, official publications, newspapers and various other items.
To facilitate the research process, this guide provides a brief outline of how to search for these different types of material.
New IRel Resources Available
SETU Libraries now have access to a range of new online resources and also now have access to enhanced content in some of our existing resources through the IRel consortium.
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries. Established in 2004, it provides participating member institutions with access to a wide range of licensed e-resources, open access publishing agreements with over twenty publishers, and open science infrastructure.
The new resources available are as follows:
The Irish Newspaper Archive is the world's largest database of Irish Newspapers with publications dating back to 1738. This database provides full-text access to a range of Irish national and local newspapers.
SETU's subscription provides full-text access to a wide range of books offering extensive overviews on all aspects of Research Methods. Access is also provided to a range of podcasts from researchers in the Social Sciences and how they deal with methodological issues.
Cambridge Core Journals
Oxford University Press Journals
Proquest Social Science Premier
Science Classic
Enhanced online content is now available in the following resources:
Sage Online Journals
JSTOR
Taylor & Francis Online
Wiley Online
For more information on these resources click HERE
E-Books Available
Check out this series of free e-books on Social Care Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care, edited by Dr. Denise Lyons (SETU Carlow) and Dr. Teresa Brown (TUS Athlone Campus).
Written by social care workers for social care workers, this e-book series aims to explain the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers (CORU), through a social care lens.
