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Learning Supports
Student Learning Development
Student Learning Development provides learning support to help
students improve their academic performance and to reach their
academic potential. The supports include:
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Individual consultations – meet with a learning advisor
to discuss your study issues and ways to become a self-
directed learner.
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Free workshops throughout the year on a variety of topics for
students from all departments, including undergraduate and
postgraduate students.
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A website with a range of resources including podcasts,
downloads and interactive workshops that provide academic
support to students. Topics include time management,
effective study skills, exams, academic writing, presentation
skills and more.
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For more information please visit
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Other supports for learning in College include:
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The Maths Help Room, which provides informal help
from Trinity students. It is located in the Maths Seminar
Room, 2nd Floor, 18 Westland Row and is open on
Monday-Friday, from 1-2pm.
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The Programming Support Centre is available to all
computer science and engineering students taking
programming courses. See
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Peer Learning is available in several of the modern language
departments. It involves working with other students to get
the most from your course to improve performance. E-mail
us for further information:
Library
Trinity College’s library is the largest research library in Ireland.
The collections include 4.5 million printed volumes, almost
300,000 electronic books and journals and an extensive
collection of literary, historical and political manuscripts, including
the Book of Kells. The Library has the country’s largest collection
of maps and printed music.
The reading rooms are in a number of buildings, all of which
have access to the College wireless network. The Berkeley/
Lecky/Ussher library complex contains the collections for arts,
humanities, social sciences, geography, geology, and nursing,
together with the Map Library.
The Hamilton Science Library holds the collections for
engineering, mathematics, science and some health sciences.
Clinical health science material is held at the John Stearne
Medical Library at St. James’s Hospital at the AMNCH Hospital,
Tallaght.
The Old Library (1732) is one of Ireland’s greatest buildings,
and the Long Room is one of the most famous library spaces
in the world. It contains the reading rooms for manuscripts and
for early printed books, as well as providing a public exhibition
space with the Book of Kells (entrance is free for Trinity College
students).
The Library offers many facilities including group study rooms,
a multimedia resource area and assistive technology suites.
Undergraduates are encouraged to browse and explore the
online catalogue: the key to finding the Library’s printed and
electronic resources. You can also use the catalogue to renew
and request books online.
Tours, seminars and workshops are given throughout the year to
help students get the most out of using the Library. One to one
help is available too at the Duty Librarian desks and from the
Subject Librarian team who offer specialised subject help.
Students can access the Library’s electronic collections on
campus or at home. Find out more about the Library at
IT services for students
Undergraduate students at TCD are provided with access to
a wide range of computer facilities and services provided by
the Information Systems Services department, known as IS
Services. These include:
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Access to hundreds of computers located in over twenty
student computer rooms across the campus. Many of these
rooms are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition
to the standard software packages such as MS Office,
some computer rooms have specialist software to support
particular courses or projects. Dedicated e-mail/web stations
located close to large lecture theatres enable students to
check their e-mail and to use the web between lectures.
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All student residences are networked to provide a fast
broadband service. In addition, some residences, and many
areas of the campus, have Wi-Fi access to the College
network and internet. This network is designed to the highest
security standards and students register their computers to
gain access.
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At registration each student is issued with a Trinity College
e-mail account, together with a range of other applications,
hosted by Google. Students retain this account for life after
leaving Trinity College.
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E-learning plays an important role in the learning experience
of students in Trinity College. Resources for many courses
are available in the College’s learning management system.
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All students have access to the IS Services Helpdesk where
queries regarding any of the above services are dealt with by
a team of IT professionals.
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Find out more at
isservices.tcd.ie
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