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Balfour Library (Pitt Rivers Museum)

Contact

Address:

Balfour Library (Pitt Rivers Museum)
Robinson Close
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PP

Phone:

01865 270939

Fax:

01865 270943

E-mail:

mark.dickerson@prm.ox.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/balfour.html

Library Staff

Librarian:

Mark Dickerson

Library Assistant:

Kirsty Braithwaite

Opening Hours

Note that opening hours may sometimes change at short notice. If travelling to visit a library you are advised to check with the library to confirm details.

Term time:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 (upper level 16.50)

Vacation:

Mon-Fri 9.00-12.30, 14.00-16.00

Closed:

Closed during August; around 10 days at Christmas and Easter.

Notes:

Please report to the library desk on the ground floor when visiting.

Admission and Borrowing Policies

Note that by necessity these policies are much simplified and provided for initial guidance only. Please check with the library for full details.

OU undergraduate students:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: some

Borrowing rights for students of Archaeology and Anthropology; others must apply to the Librarian.

OU postgraduate students:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: some

Borrowing rights for students of Archaeology and Anthropology; others must apply to the Librarian.

OU academic and research staff:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: some

Non-departmental staff have borrowing rights at the Librarian's discretion.

Others:

Admissions: some. Borrowing: none

Access at the discretion of the Librarian. Please contact in advance.

Subjects Covered

Anthropology/Ethnography, Archaeology, Ethnomusicology, Museology.

This library is indexed under: Anthropology; Archaeology; Ethnography; Museum Studies; Music.