No, all campuses are now closed and neither students nor staff are currently allowed to access any of these sites. We will inform you if there are any changes to this.

Keep them safe at home until the college reopens.

No, we don’t charge fines.

Please keep any books which you currently have out on loan. This includes any books which you may have from other libraries. We have suspended all overdues and recalls and as mentioned, we do not fine.

Pan fyddwch am gyrchu unrhyw adnodd electronig, eich enw defnyddiwr a’ch cyfrinair yw’r un fath â’r un rydych yn ei ddefnyddio i fewngofnodi i gyfrifiadur personol.

Within your libraries, experienced and qualified staff are there to help you with your research. You can do this by booking a session using the Book a Librarian service.

Unfortunately, you will not be able to collect any books which you have reserved as all library sites are now closed.

You don’t need to do this. All items on loan have been renewed until the end of June 2020.

Yes, our electronic resources including e-books, journals, magazines and GCS TV are available via Library Online in Moodle. Login to your Moodle account, select ‘Library Online’ and then select ‘e-resources 24/7.’

Login to Moodle and select ‘Library Online,’ then select ‘Library Search.’ This will open a new tab with our library search engine. Type in the name of the book you are looking for and under the media option to the right of the search bar, select ‘e-books’ in the drop down. This will bring up all e-book titles which we have available.

You may be taken to a new page which will ask for your username and password, this is your Student ID and password which you use to log on at college. Don’t use the email version as this does not work, only use your Student ID number. Once accessed, you have the option to either download or read online. Enjoy!!

We are available every day on Facebook (Gower College Swansea Library Services), Twitter (GCSLibrary) and Instagram (gowercollege_library). We are also available via email at library@gcs.ac.uk.

Please be aware we are only available during standard library opening hours, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4.30 and Friday 8.30am to 4pm. We aim to answer all queries but please be patient when waiting for a response.

As all our campuses are closed, the only form of contact are the ones mentioned above.

Yes, just use the ‘Ask a Librarian’ service as found in Moodle.

No, not at present, unless you have already been issued one.

Please try using the advice given on the Staff/Student Portal. If this does not work for you then Your online Library Assistant will do their best to help, otherwise we will refer you to IT services.

Unfortunately, not all items are available in a digital format. If there is an item which is urgent for your studies, please contact either your tutor or us at library@gcs.ac.uk.