DARD Library

Contact Details

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Library
Room 615
6th Floor
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3SB

Tel:  028 90 5(24401)
Fax: 028 90 5(25546)
Textphone: 028 90 5(24420)

email: library@dardni.gov.uk
Intranet: Library Intranet (DARD staff only)

Librarian: Library policy, information enquiries, budget management, FOI
Assistant Librarian: Information enquiries, stock management, library intranet, staff management

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 0900 - 1700 (excluding Bank and Public Holidays)

Collections

  • Approximately 25,000 books and pamphlets plus an extensive range of legislation

  • Approximately 300 current periodical titles, most of which are available for circulation to DARD staff

These collections cover a wide range of subjects, including:

  • agri-food

  • rural development

  • fisheries

  • forestry

  • public administration

  • business management

  • economics

  • ICT

  • health & safety

  • law

  • travel & accommodation

  • veterinary

Facilities and Services

  • Books, reports, standards, journals and magazines, videos, language courses, maps, etc. which may be borrowed

  • Reference and information sources providing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, rail, bus and air timetables, company information, etc.

  • Legislation - NI, GB, RoI and EU

  • Statistical information

  • Journal circulation

  • Provision of photocopies (subject to copyright law)

  • Inter-library loans

  • Online access to the Library catalogue and a number of full-text electronic journals via your own PC (available to DARD staff)

  • Online access to a large number of commercial and technical databases (available to DARD staff)

  • IT touchdown points (available to DARD staff)

  • Quiet study areas

  • ISBN allocation for DARD publications

  • Legal deposit for DARD publications


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