Brian Cooke Dental Library

About This Clinic

Brian Cooke Dental Library is located on the fourth floor of the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff, within the School of Dentistry. The facility primarily serves undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, academic staff, and professionals from the Cardiff and the Vale NHS Trust. The library offers an extensive collection of resources, including access to over 1.1 million printed books and more than 1.5 million online journals and materials specifically focused on dentistry. Users benefit from practical onsite amenities such as loanable headphones and a dedicated book swap area, as well as accessible facilities including lifts, ground- and fourth-floor accessible toilets, and a water fountain. While the library itself is unstaffed, assistance is readily available via the Health Library or the Subject Librarian for Dentistry, Lucy Collins, for any queries or help with retrieving materials. The building is designed to accommodate all visitors and includes clear accessibility information and campus parking details. The library is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00, providing a reliable resource hub for dental education and healthcare research within the University Dental Hospital environment.