The History of Medicine Library will be open Monday-Friday, 2-5pm, with the exception of the 25th, 28th and 30th of March, when the library will be unstaffed.
To make an appointment, please email historyofmedicine@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
February Opening Hours
December Opening Hours and Christmas Closure
November opening hours
The History of Medicine Library will be open Monday-Friday, 2-5pm with the exception of Friday 12th November when the library will be unstaffed.
All readers must make an appointment before visiting, by emailing historyofmedicine@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
History of Medicine Library re-opening!
We are pleased to say that from this week (w/b 3rd May) the History of Medicine Library will be open again on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2pm-5pm.
We have very limited seating available due to our small size, so booking is essential. To let us know you want to visit the library, please email historyofmedicine@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
We look forward to seeing some of you again at the library!
The History of Medicine Library is closed with immediate effect
Following guidance from the UK Government and Public Health England, The Bodleian Libraries will be closed until further notice. The health, welfare and safety of readers and staff is our number one priority. This policy will also apply to the History of Medicine Library, again until further notice.
Please do check the Bodleian webpage ( https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ ) and Bodleian Twitter ( https://twitter.com/bodleianlibs ) for the latest information.
Though the Bodleian’s scan-and-deliver service will now apply (where possible, and within copyright limits) to open-shelf books, this will not be possible for books held only in the History of Medicine Library, as both Bethan and George will have either to work from home or work at the Central site as appropriate. You will still be able to access green electronic resources via SOLO, using your Single Sign-On login; more information and any updates or changes to e-resources will be posted at https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/finding-resources/online-resources
Some of our e-resources providers will be extending provision and number of logins to cope with these unprecedented times. At the moment, however, we do not anticipate any possibility of making Electronic Legal Deposit items (by law, only available on Bodleian Libraries computers) available elsewhere, for which we apologise. If this changes, updates will be put on the online resources page.
There is now a COVID-19 tab on the ebooks libguide, which will contain more up-to-the-minute changes to provision: https://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/e-books/covid-19
We will be monitoring the Library inbox of course, so if you have any questions you can contact us either at historyofmedicine@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or direct to bethan.jenkins@bodleian.ox.ac.uk and we will help where and when we can.
Please do what you are able to stay safe! Take care out there.
Bethan and George
Opening hours: 16th – 20th March
Next week, the History of Medicine Library will be staffed:
Monday 16th: 2.15pm-5pm
Tuesday 17th: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday 18th: 2.15pm-4.30pm
Thursday 19th: 2.15pm-4.30pm
Friday 20th: UNSTAFFED
The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome; if you would like to visit please contact us by email or phone to arrange your appointment.
Credit: Photograph of Sir Thomas Browne’s Skull. Opposite title page. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Opening hours: 9th – 13th March
Next week, the History of Medicine Library will be staffed:
Monday 9th: UNSTAFFED
Tuesday 10th: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday 11th: 2.15pm-4.30pm
Thursday 12th: 2.15pm-5pm
Friday 13th: 2.15pm-5pm
The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome; if you would like to visit please contact us by email or phone to arrange your appointment.
Credit: The Wellcome Building, Euston Road, London: the Hall of Statuary as adapted for the Library, c. 1960. Photograph. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Seminars in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology (Hilary Term, Week 8)
Who? The final lecture of this term will be given by Dr Andreas Winkler, who will be speaking about ‘Stars, Time, and Birth: The Temple and Astral Science in Graeco-Roman Egypt’.
What? ‘Although astronomers are attested already in the earliest written sources in Egypt from the 3rd millennium BC, the preserved sources suggest that there was an increased focus on astral knowledge in the 1st millennium BC, and particularly from ca 500 BC onwards. A similar process can be observed in Mesopotamia, particularly after the introduction of the zodiac, which also made its appearance relatively early on in Egypt. In my talk, I will discuss the introduction of the zodiac in Egypt and its impact on the culture country in a broader sense, as well as the role of the Egyptian priesthood in transferring this knowledge further afield..’
Where? History Faculty Lecture Theatre, George Street, Oxford
When? Monday 9th March 2020, 16:00.
This lecture has been organised by the Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology as part of the Seminars in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology series.
All are welcome to attend!
Opening hours: 2nd – 6th March
This week, the History of Medicine Library will be staffed:
Monday 2nd: 2.15pm-5pm
Tuesday 3rd: 2.15pm-5pm
Wednesday 4th: 2.15pm-4.30pm
Thursday 5th: 2.15pm-5pm
Friday 6th: 2.15pm-5pm
The Library’s books on the history of medicine are available to search on SOLO, or you can view our newest arrivals on LibraryThing! New readers are always welcome; if you would like to visit please contact us by email or phone to arrange your appointment.
Two men walking near a mill; representing March. Etching by G. Perelle, c. 1660.. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)