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Bodleian Library

There are 3 sections to this library: Bodleian Library - Old Library; Bodleian Library - Radcliffe Camera; Bodleian Library - New Library.


Bodleian Library - Old Library

Contact

Address:

Bodleian Library - Old Library
Catte Street
Oxford
OX1 3BG

Phone:

01865 277162

Fax:

01865 277182

E-mail:

reader.services@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley

Library Staff

Librarian:

Sarah Thomas

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 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 University of Oxford dates of full term: Hilary 2009: Sunday, 18 January to Saturday, 14 March Trinity 2009: Sunday, 26 April to Saturday, 20 June Michaelmas 2009: Sunday, 11 October to Saturday, 5 December Hilary 2010: Sunday, 17 January to Saturday, 13 March Trinity 2010: Sunday, 25 April to Saturday, 19 June

Vacation:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00

Closed:

Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, Good Friday to Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday weekend.

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: none

The Library is reference-only.

OU postgraduate students:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

The Library is reference-only.

OU academic and research staff:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

The Library is reference-only.

Others:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

See www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley/services/admissions

Subjects Covered

Classics and Ancient History, English, History, Linguistics, Local History, Palaeography, Philosophy, Reference, Theology .

This library is indexed under: Ancient History; Archaeology; Byzantine Studies; Classics; Economic and Social History; English Language and Literature; History; Linguistics; Philosophy; Theology.


Bodleian Library - Radcliffe Camera

Contact

Address:

Bodleian Library - Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Square
Oxford
OX1 3BG

Phone:

01865 277162

Fax:

01865 277182

E-mail:

reader.services@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley

Library Staff

Librarian:

Sarah Thomas

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 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 Official Papers Reading Room: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.30, Sat 10.00-15.30 University of Oxford dates of full term: Hilary 2009: Sunday, 18 January to Saturday, 14 March Trinity 2009: Sunday, 26 April to Saturday, 20 June Michaelmas 2009: Sunday, 11 October to Saturday, 5 December Hilary 2010: Sunday, 17 January to Saturday, 13 March Trinity 2010: Sunday, 25 April to Saturday, 19 June

Vacation:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 Official Papers Reading Room: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.30, Sat 10.00-15.30

Closed:

Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, Good Friday to Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday weekend.

Notes:

The Official Papers Reading Room always closes at least 30 minutes before the Lower Camera Reading Room.

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: none

The Library is reference-only.

OU postgraduate students:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

The Library is reference-only.

OU academic and research staff:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

The Library is reference-only.

Others:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

See www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions

Subjects Covered

Anthropology, English, Film Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Official Papers (UK government and UN), Theology.

This library is indexed under: Anthropology; Archaeology; Architectural History; Economic and Social History; English Language and Literature; History; History of Art; Latin American Studies; Theology.


Bodleian Library - New Library

Contact

Address:

Bodleian Library - New Library
Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3BG

Phone:

01865 277162

Fax:

01865 277182

E-mail:

reader.services@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley

Library Staff

Librarian:

Sarah Thomas

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 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 Indian Institute Reading Room: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.30, Sat closed (Saturday service available 10.00-16.00 from New Bodleian Reading Room). University of Oxford dates of full term: Hilary 2009: Sunday, 18 January to Saturday, 14 March Trinity 2009: Sunday, 26 April to Saturday, 20 June Michaelmas 2009: Sunday, 11 October to Saturday, 5 December Hilary 2010: Sunday, 17 January to Saturday, 13 March Trinity 2010: Sunday, 25 April to Saturday, 19 June

Vacation:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 Indian Institute Reading Room: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.30, Sat closed (Saturday service available 10.00-16.00 from New Bodleian Reading Room).

Closed:

Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, Good Friday to Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday weekend.

Notes:

For access to the Indian Institute Reading Room, please apply to staff in the New Bodleian Reading Room. Please apply to staff in the Special Collections Reading Room for access to the Special Collections Resources Room (room 132).

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: none

The Library is reference-only

OU postgraduate students:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

The Library is reference-only

OU academic and research staff:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

The Library is reference-only

Others:

Admissions: all. Borrowing: none

See http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions

Subjects Covered

Modern History, Music, Oriental Studies, Publishing, South Asian Studies.

This library is indexed under: History; Jewish Studies; Music; Oriental Studies; South Asian Studies; Yiddish Studies.


OLIS Catalogue

The Bodleian Library is a member of OLIS. We estimate that 90% of our holdings are on OLIS. This includes all current accessions since 1987. Records for Western-language and Roman-script printed material are on OLIS. Records for works in Chinese, Japanese and Korean are on the separate Allegro catalogue. Most maps, music scores and manuscripts are not on OLIS. Use the Stack Request option in OLIS to order items to reading rooms

The OLIS catalogue uses shortened forms of library names to give details of an item's location. The following table lists these codes for the Bodleian Library.

Institution Code

Description

Bodley

Bodleian Library

BOD

Bodleian Library

Bodleian

Bodleian Library

Location Code

Description

BOD 132 Res

Room 132 reserve counter

BOD Bookstack

Bodleian Bookstack

BOD Camera

Radcliffe Camera

BOD Conservat

Conservation Sect.

BOD D.Humfrey

Duke Humfrey's Library

BOD Engl.Acc.

BOD Engl.Acc.

BOD For.Acc.

Foreign Accessions

BOD Hispanic

Hispanic Accessions

BOD L. Camera

Lower Camera

BOD Lower RR

Lower Reading Room

BOD Mountain.

Mountaineering

BOD NewBod RR

New Bodleian Reading Room

BOD Nuneham

Nuneham Repository

BOD OffPapers

Official Papers
(considered to be a separate library: Official Papers Collection)

BOD Offsite

Offsite Storage

BOD Or.Acc.

Oriental Accessions

BOD Phil/Slav

Philosophy and Slavonic Reserve

BOD Room 132

Room 132 (Modern Papers, John Johnson, Phi) DO NOT USE - jep

BOD Room 319

Room 319 (Obsolete, = BOD Slav.Acc.)

BOD Slav. RR

Slavonic Reading Room - DO NOT USE - jep

BOD Slav.Acc.

Slavonic Accessions

BOD U. Camera

Upper Camera

BOD Upper RR

Upper Reading Room

PPE to SSL

PPE to SSL transfer