As we enter the final week of Hilary Term, our Easter vacation borrowing begins today on standard loan items. Items can be taken out throughout the vacation with a due date of Monday 24th April in week one of Trinity Term. Loan limits will increase on Thursday 9th March to allow for 20 items to be taken out over this period and short loans can also be borrowed from Thursday as vacation loans. We hope you have a lovely break.
From all of our staff, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Winter vacation loans begin on Monday 28th November. Loan limits increase to 20 books on Thursday 1st December and will include Short Loans. Everything will be due back on Monday 16th January (1st Week Hilary Term).
Don’t forget you can access many of our resources electronically. With your Single Sign On, you can make use of all our ebook, ejournal and database subscriptions while away from Oxford via SOLO.
Camera staff would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Welcome tours to the Radcliffe Camera (including the History Faculty Library) are now available for undergraduates and taught postgraduate students to book.
You can book a place on one of our tours here:
Getting started: Undergraduates and taught postgraduates | Bodleian Libraries (ox.ac.uk)
Tours last approximately 30 minutes and will run on the following dates and times in 0th and 1st weeks of Michaelmas Term:
Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th October – 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Monday 10th to Friday 14th October – 11am, 3pm
We look forward to welcoming you to the library and introducing you to our collections and services.
With the end of Trinity Term fast approaching, readers are advised that vacation borrowing for the summer will commence on Wednesday 22nd June. Please note, this is 9th week, due to the History of the British Isles assessment for 2nd year History undergraduates. From this date onwards, HFL borrowing limits will increase to 30 items (short loans inclusive), with a due date of Monday 10th October. Wishing you all the best of luck in the coming weeks!
For those of you about to undertake the History of the British Isles assessment, please note that library staff will be ready and willing to offer assistance during the next few weeks. Don’t hesitate to approach us if you need help locating resources..
Contact us at library.history@bodleian.ox.ac.uk with any further questions. Most importantly, good luck!
As we enter the final week of Hilary Term, our Easter vacation borrowing begins today on standard loan items. Items can be taken out throughout the vacation with a due date of Monday 25th April in week one of Trinity Term. Loan limits will increase on Thursday 20th March to allow for 20 items to be taken out over this period and short loans can also be borrowed from Thursday as vacation loans. We hope you have a lovely break.
A little survey, a BIG result
Between 17 January – 19 February we are inviting all members of the University of Oxford and Bodleian Libraries cardholders to complete our short online reader survey. This enables us to assess user satisfaction and expectations of our libraries, collections and library services.
The survey seeks feedback on a number of areas including the provision of information resources, the libraries as a space for study, how staff interact with readers, information skills and support, and overall satisfaction with library support for research, teaching and learning.
We are using a standardised survey tool (LibQual+) for our Reader Surveys, although it has been customised to make it relevant for Oxford. LibQual+ has been used by over 1340 libraries worldwide and therefore enables us to benchmark our performance against comparative institutions. Find out more about LibQUAL+.
Take the 10-minute Reader Survey here.
If you have any questions about the Reader Survey 2022, please look at our Reader surveys FAQs or email Frankie Wilson at survey@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Survey is open from 17 January – 19 February 2022 – All completed entries can enter into a draw to win one of ten £50 Amazon or Blackwell’s vouchers!
In addition, the College with the highest response rate (% of students who complete the survey) will win a visit from a herd of Alpacas.
Responses are confidential.