Resources for Welsh and Celtic Studies

Printed materials

The main collection of printed material for Welsh & Celtic Studies is found in the Hugh Owen Library within the Celtic Collection area on Level F (top floor). 

Key areas in the Celtic Collection (prefixed with CELT): 

CB206 Celtic Civilization and Race
DA700–745 Welsh History
E184.W4 Welsh in the U.S.
F2936 Welsh in Patagonia / Y Wladfa
G Geography / Anthropology
H Social Sciences
J Political Sciences
K Law
L Education
M Music
N Fine Arts
PA Classical Studies
PB Celtic Languages and Literature
Z Bibliography

Electronic resources

All the electronic resources for Welsh & Celtic Studies can be found through Primo where you can discover individual resources or cross-search a number of them at once. Primo includes key resources such as citation databases, e-journals and e-books, selected websites, subject gateways, data and media resources, news, reference materials and library catalogues.

Visit http://primo.aber.ac.uk/ and Sign In, then click on Databases A-Z and select Welsh from the Category menu to find important e-resources such as OCLC First Search and Welsh Biography Online. Information about each resource is available by clicking on the Show Info button next to it which includes essential information on access on and off-campus.

Find a summary of browsing and searching in Primo here: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/infoskills/primo/

Information skills

See our Information Skills pages:

• finding printed materials in the library
• finding and evaluating electronic information
• keeping up to date in your subject of study
• effective study and bibliographic referencing
• library induction and skills training

There are also useful online tutorials for your subject covering key online information skills - try the tutorial for Modern Languages

Collections

The University's collections contain a wide range of materials, including theses and past papers. You can find details of all our collections here.

The following may be of particular interest to Welsh and Celtic Studies students:

• Thomas and Mair Jones collection 
• Private Press books
• Rare books : includes a number of rare Welsh bibles such as Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan BS308 and other rare items, for example Llyfr y Resolusion - Dr I.D. Davies BV4500.P2.

Language Learning Materials: the Library has a number of courses to help individuals learn some of the Celtic languages.

Services for academic staff

Your subject librarian can provide skills training for students and staff, resource evaluation and more. For full details see this page.

Services for distance learners

Distance learners have access to the same services as on-campus students (i.e. e-resources, print materials, help and support) but the means of access may differ. If you are a distance learner please familiarise yourself with the information here.

Your subject support librarian is:

Elgan Davies (01970 62) 2130 epd@aber.ac.uk