Library
The Library at DkIT Institute of Technology (DkIT) is located in the Dr T.K. Whitaker building. The facility provides learning and research support to 5,000 + students and staff with 400 study spaces, over 50,000 books and journals and access to a range of online databases.
There are 100 PCs for project and research work as well as wireless internet access on two floors. The Library’s collection is mainly academic to support DkIT’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. There is also an eclectic fiction collection as well as films on DVD and music CDs.
The Library building was named after Dr. Whitaker in recognition of his contribution to the Irish economy. Books donated by him are available for consultation in the TK Whitaker collection.
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