Access set texts online and in the library

Posted on 17 June 2013 by iholowaty

This term we have 2 new Special Subjects for undergraduate historians on Britain in the 1970s and Race, Religion and Resistance in the United States, from Jim Crow to Civil Rights. As with other Further, Optional and Special subjects, set texts for the courses are available in the Bodleian History Faculty Library, and, where possible, online via WebLearn. The 2 new Special Subjects are still having material added to them in the Library and on WebLearn.

Set texts in the Library

Multiple copies of set texts are available in the Library whenever possible. Reference copies of set texts are located in the Upper Radcliffe Camera main level. These reference copies can only be used in the Upper Radcliffe Camera. Photocopying and scanning facilities are available in the Upper Camera.

Lending copies of set texts are housed in the main lending collection in the Lower Camera and Gladstone Link.

The example below shows the library catalogue record for Tony Parson’s Dispatches from the Front Line of Popular Culture, which has a reference copy in the Upper Camera and two lending copies in the Upper Gladstone Link. Of the two lending copies, one is available to borrow and the other is already out on vacation loan and due back on 14 October 2013. If all lending copies are out on loan you can place a hold on the book to request to use it next. There is also a Bodleian Library reference copy in the Upper Camera.

Accessing texts online

Set chapters or excerpts have been digitised and placed on WebLearn, where this has been possible within copyright limits. Links are also sometimes given to ebooks or related websites. Digitised set texts and online reading lists can be accessed by following the links for your course from our webpage on undergraduate collections or by going to the Bodleian History Faculty Library WebLearn site and selecting Resources for UGs.

Can’t find the book you need?

If you have a book or other type of material on your reading list and the Library does not hold a copy, please let us know by filling in our book recommendation form. We will then consider purchasing a copy. If the Library does have copies available but you can’t find them on the shelves please report the books as missing using our online form. Library staff will search for the book and can put it on hold for you when it is located.

Snow warning – plan ahead, keep up-to-date and use online resources

Posted on 16 January 2013 by iholowaty

Snowy camera, original image by Simon Bentley

There’s some bad weather expected this week in Oxford and the surrounding areas, so here are our top 3 tips for minimising the impact of any disruption.

1) Plan ahead
If there is any severe weather there may be disruption to our deliveries of material requested from closed stacks. If you urgently require material from the Book Storage Facility at Swindon then please place your order as soon as possible.

2) Keep up-to-date with disruption
Any information about disruption to services, such as delays in deliveries of closed stack material or alterations to library opening times will be posted online. We’ll put the news here on our blog and you can sign up to receive email alerts about new blog posts using the sign up box on the right of this page. We’ll also spread the news on Twitter and Facebook.

You can also contact us by email at library.history@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or phone us on 01865 277262 if you have any questions.

3) Look for online alternatives
You can access our services and many resources online. Bodleian History Faculty Library book can be renewed twice online via SOLO (see the SOLO guide for instructions on this). Oxford University students and staff can also access a wealth of subscription journals and ebooks online even when they are off campus. SOLO lists ebooks along side print editions. Electronic journals and databases can be accessed via OxLIP+. To access online resources when off campus, remember to sign in to SOLO or OxLIP+ with your single sign on.

History undergraduate and taught postgraduate students will also find links to online material and digitised set texts available on the HFL WebLearn sites under Resources for UGs and Resources for PGs (single sign on required).

English Historical Documents available via SOLO as ebooks

For older material that is out of copyright, try searching sites such as the Internet Archive and Google Books for free online digitised copies. We have also bookmarked hundred of free to access quality websites on our Delicious page.

For more information about about online resources for historians, visit the eResources section of our website or check out our resources for historians guides which includes a handy PDF guide on Primary Sources Online.

Related Links Contact us | SOLO | OxLIP+ | eResources for Historians

Undergraduate Set Texts in the Library and Online

Posted on 15 January 2013 by iholowaty

This term we have 2 new Further Subjects for undergraduate historians on the Middle East in the Age of Empire, 1830-1971 and China since 1900. As with other Further, Optional and Special subjects, set texts for the courses are available in the Bodleian History Faculty Library, and, where possible, online via WebLearn.

Set texts in the Library

Lending copies of set texts are housed in the main lending collection in the Lower Camera and Gladstone Link.

The example below shows the library catalogue record for Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, which has a reference copy in the Upper Camera and two lending copies in the Upper Gladstone Link. Of the two lending copies, one is available to borrow and the other is already out on loan and due back on 21 January. If all lending copies are out on loan you can place a hold on the book to request to use it next.

Accessing texts online

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Access set texts online and in the library

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Undergraduate Set Texts in the Library and Online