Welcome to Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme

The CONUL Customer Services Group are delighted to announce the new name for the ALCID Cooperative Access Scheme. Following a renaming competition that received many creative suggestions Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme was voted the winner by the Customer Services Group.

Congratulations to Aoife Murphy, Senior Library Assistant in DCU Library for her winning entry. Aoife also designed the new logo for the cards. Aoife wins a €100 One4All voucher.

This year we welcome the Royal Irish Academy of Music as a new member to the Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme. The full list of participating institutions for the 2024/25 year are:

  • Dublin City University
  • Technological University Dublin
  • Mary Immaculate College
  • Maynooth University
  • Queen’s University Belfast
  • RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Royal Irish Academy
  • Royal Irish Academy of Music
  • Trinity College, Dublin
  • University College, Cork
  • University College, Dublin
  • University of Limerick
  • University of Galway
  • Ulster University
  • Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
  • National College of Art & Design

The new cards will be introduced for September 2024. There will be no changes to how the scheme currently operates. For more information visit the Library Link: CONUL Access Scheme page.