Humanities Journals to be re-sequenced into a single run in week 6 and 13 January

Posted on 7 January 2014 by iholowaty

Over the course of this week and next, the Humanities Periodicals section in the Lower Gladstone Link, covering the journals sequences for PER HIST (History), PER ENG (English) and so on, will be re-sequenced into a single interdisciplinary section.

They will remain in the same area of the Lower Gladstone Link and will shelved alphabetically by title.

When searching SOLO, journals shelved in the Lower Gladstone Link will have the shelfmark PER HUMS.

Handlists will be available in situ to help you.

Oxford has of course excellent ejournal collections so check SOLO or OU eJournals to find these online. Here is a guide to using OU eJournals. If you need help in how to browse ejournals and set up alerts, then just contact library staff.

Bod HFL books are moving

Posted on 17 July 2013 by iholowaty

As part of the programme of building works and improvements in the Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Links, Bodleian History Faculty Library material has started moving.

Lower Camera book move

Books in the Lower Camera (A-DA175) are being moved to create space for the new entrance to the Radcliffe Camera. The books are still housed within the Lower Camera but are being respaced across the bays.

To prepare for the move of Bodleian material in Upper Gladstone Link into the Lower Gladstone Link, some respacing is also taking place in the Lower Gladstone Link. Bod HFL books in the Lower Gladstone Link are being gathered together into a smaller space, with less gaps at the end of each shelf. Temporary signage is in place to show the more compactly shelved contents of the rolling stacks.

Temporary signage in the Lower Gladstone Link

Using Bod HFL books over the summer

No Bodleian History Faculty Library books are being removed from the Radcliffe Camera or Gladstone Link as part of this move and they should remain accessible throughout these initial changes. If you are unable to locate material, please ask library staff for assistance.

Plan ahead

Further changes and work, some of which will be disruptive, is scheduled to take place this summer. You can sign up for our mailing list (on the right hand side of this page) or RSS feed to receive updates about further work, or check our Summer Works webpage. If you are planning to use the library, do check ahead of your visit and contact us if your have any questions.

Related Links Summer Works webpage | Bodleian Library website | Contact us

Reading rooms survey this Wed 8 May

Posted on 7 May 2013 by iholowaty

In order to provide a better service, we would like to know who uses the seats in the Bodleian Library.

Here’s how you can help if you use the Old Bodleian Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link, on Wednesday 8th May:

Tell us what time you arrived at the desks in the libraries using the sheets on the desk

Fill in a brief survey
Paper survey forms will be available at all desks. The survey ask respondents what type of library user they are (e.g. undergraduate, academic, external reader) and if they are a member of the University which subject and college they are affiliated with. Readers are also invited to comment on the provision of seating in the reading room they are using.

If you have more detailed feedback that you would like to share at any time, please email reader.services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

The findings of the survey will be shared with library users.

Network replacement disruption in Gladstone Link today

Posted on 21 March 2013 by iholowaty

The final stage of the replacement of network equipment in the Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link may cause minor disruption in the link until 11am today.

TODAY Thursday March 21st – Gladstone Link

Thursday March 21st – Gladstone Link
Wifi and library PCs may be affected until approx 11am. There may be minor disruption between 9-11am to wifi and library PCs. Alternatives are in Lower Camera, Upper Camera and the Old Library.

Network disruption in the Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link this week

Posted on 18 March 2013 by iholowaty

Between March 18^th and 21^st, the Radcliffe Camera network equipment is being replaced. This means that wifi, library PCs, SunRays and PCAS (print, copy and scan) machines will not be available in on some mornings.

If you are planning to visit Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian Library on any of these days the following arrangements will apply:

Tuesday March 19th – Lower Camera
Book services, wifi, library PCs, PCAS will be affected until approx 11am. Alternative services, including help with enquiries, will be available in the Upper Camera, Gladstone Link or the Old Library, which are unaffected. Book deliveries from Swindon will not be processed until 11am, so there will be a 1 hour delay to the usual service. HFL books can be borrowed and returned to the Lower Camera desk but fines cannot be paid until the network is restored.

Wednesday March 20th – Upper Camera
Wifi, library PCs and PCAS will be affected until approx 11am. Alternative services, including help with enquiries, will be available in the Lower Camera, Gladstone Link or the Old Library, which are unaffected. This downtime is expected to be more limited than the previous day and services may be restored sooner than 11am.

Fetching from inaccessible area in Bodleian Gladstone Link

Posted on 25 July 2012 by iholowaty

Having difficulties getting hold of books in the Bodleian Gladstone Link? Here is the support you can draw on.

1. Books in M09, M10 and M11 that have been cordoned off: If you need a book in that section, the Just-in-Time team will assist readers locating alternative copies of material made inaccessible due to the moves. They can be contacted directly on moves@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

2. For books in the following sections:

C.Acad
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Whitakers
1773c. – 1392d.
M88-11 A, B and L sizes

the Bodleian Library is now operating a book fetching service for books in the following shelfmark ranges currently inaccessible in the Gladstone Link. Please submit your requests at the Lower Reserve in the Old Library. Books will be fetched twice daily at 11.45 and 4.30 and will be held in the Lower Reserve for one week. This service will operate until 27^th July and from 6^th-17^th August (when HFL books are to move in).

Reminder of the HFL closure

The HFL will beclosed from 6^th August, books are moving to RadCam and GL 6-17 August and will then be available as reference-only, with lending to resume from 3 Sept. operating from the LCam Desk. Watch this space for further announcements.

Seek help!

We are here to help. Please do not hesitate to ask staff if you have difficulty finding material that you need.

Gladstone Link: Official Opening Wednesday 5 October 2011

Posted on 28 September 2011 by iholowaty

The official opening of the Gladstone Link will be celebrated, in the Link, at 5.45pm on Wednesday 5 October*. Drinks and light refreshments will be served: all are welcome to attend.

The Gladstone Link is a new area of the Bodleian Library for open-shelf library material accessible by readers – the first in these buildings since 1912.

It has

new informal reading spaces
spaces for group study
underground connection and lift access to the Old Bodleian Library
historic shelving designed by William Gladstone himself
wifi, look-up terminals and copiers
open-shelf provision of high-use material previously kept in closed stacks
displays of new books
the Personal Development Collection of Mr Po Chung

* Readers wishing to continue with quiet study during the official opening may wish to move to reading rooms in the Radcliffe Camera or Old Bodleian Library.

Looking for the Gladstone Link?

Posted on 27 September 2011 by iholowaty

The Gladstone Link is a new area of the Bodleian Library that houses open access material that is directly accessible by readers. This space is situated between the Old Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera. It is accessible from:

the Old Bodleian Library via the North stairs or the lift in the nearby coat and bag lobby;
the Radcliffe Camera via Bay 1 in the Lower Camera reading room.

It has 120 seats, photocopiers and PCs. > More information on finding books and using the facilities.

Opening hours

Long Vacation 2011: Mon-Fri 9.00-16.30, Sat 10.00-15.30.

0th Week, Michaelmas Term 2011: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.30, Sat 10.00-15.30.

Michaelmas Term 2011: Mon-Fri 9.00-21.30, Sat 10.00-15.30, Sun 11.00-16.30.

Access to the Link ceases 15 minutes before the advertised time of closure in order to facilitate the clearing of the space.

Contact

Supervisor: Verity Westgate
tel: 01865 (2)77204
email: reader.services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

On public display: plans to upgrade Bodleian’s Underground bookstore and improve access to Old Library / Radcliffe Camera

Posted on 25 March 2010 by iholowaty

We have recently announced to the public (Gazette and Bodleian news) our plans to upgrade the Underground Bookstore and improve access to the Old Bodleian and Radcliffe Camera as part of our integrated estates strategy. The plans have been unveiled at a public exhibition in the Proscholium, Old Bodleian Library. The exhibition is currently unmanned but Estates and project staff will be available on the last day of the exhibition, Thursday 1st April, from 2.00 – 6.00pm if you wish to discuss the project with them. You can also view the exhibition boards online.

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