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Merton College Library

Contact

Address:

Merton College Library
The Library
Merton College
Oxford
OX1 4JD

Phone:

01865-276380

Fax:

01865-276361

E-mail:

library@admin.merton.ox.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/aboutmerton/library.shtml

Library Staff

Fellow Librarian:

Dr Julia Walworth

Assistant Librarian:

Mrs Catherine Lewis

Archivist:

Mr Julian Reid

Library Assistants:

Mr Marten Krispijn, Mrs Lynne Wycherley

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:

Old Warden's Lodgings: Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m. to midnight. Saturdays 8.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays 10 a.m. to midnight. Mob Quad: Daily 8.30 a.m. to midnight.

Vacation:

Hours will be advertised

Closed:

[Library has not supplied this information]

Notes:

OPEN TO MEMBERS OF MERTON COLLEGE ONLY Archives, Manuscripts, Early Printed Books and Special Collections may be consulted by all bona fide researchers by appointment only.

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: some. Borrowing: some

OU postgraduate students:

Admissions: some. Borrowing: some

OU academic and research staff:

Admissions: some. Borrowing: some

Others:

Admissions: some. Borrowing: none

Subjects Covered

.

This library is indexed under: Ancient History; Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics ; Atomic and Laser Physics ; Biochemistry; Biological Sciences; Classics; Clinical Medicine; Computing; Economic and Social History; Economics; English Language and Literature; History; Human biology; Inorganic Chemistry; Law; Modern Languages and Literatures; Music; Organic Chemistry; Particle and Nuclear Physics ; Philosophy; Physics; Physiology; Politics.

OLIS Catalogue

The Merton College Library is a member of OLIS. We estimate that 65% of our holdings are on OLIS. This includes all current accessions since 1999. Almost all pre-1800 foreign imprints and about 25% of the pre-1800 English imprints are on OLIS. We are currently re-cataloguing the pre-1800 English imprints.

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 Merton College Library.

Institution Code

Description

Merton

Merton College Library

MER

Merton College Library

Merton Coll.

Merton College Library

Location Code

Description

MER Holdings

Merton holdings on OLIS

MER Library

Restricted Access

MER MOB

Reading Room

MER OWL

Old Warden's Lodgings

MER Stack

Bookstack