Who can forget the 1967 classic ‘Hello, Goodbye’ by the Beatles? Perhaps not the most diverse set of lyrics of any Christmas number 1, indeed here is a short sample; “You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don’t know… Read More »
On first listening to the strains of There is no one quite like Grandma, this writer’s inner Scrooge leapt out unbidden: initial reaction was “A sugar tax cannot come soon enough!” (It remains to be seen whether the 2016 Budget‘s proposal of a new Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SIDL consultation) from April 2018 will survive… Read More »
Welcome to Oxford for Michaelmas Term for all those returning or those who are just joining us. We were hoping that we would be able to unveil our new refurbished library complete with new entrance and enquiry desk. However, despite valiant efforts from everyone, the work is still being finished off. We apologise for any… Read More »
Those of you that have visited our Library during the last six months will have noticed that many of our collections have been on the move as part of our major refurbishment programme. The European Documentation Centre (EDC) is no exception, as it will move from Level 1 to Level 0, reuniting the current EDC… Read More »
My Christmas film is Russian Ark. In one lingering ‘take’, the film leads us through the Hermitage in a series of dreamlike sequences, like the thread that guided Theseus through the labyrinth, until we arrive not at the Minotaur, but at a magnificent Romanov Ball. The film brilliantly negotiates 300 years of history as the… Read More »
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light, from now on your troubles will be out of sight This wonderful Christmas classic was debuted by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St Louis. Fans of the song may be interested to know that the lyrics were changed a few times over the… Read More »
It’s that time of year again, the time when we at the Law Bod pull on our Christmas jumpers and sit down to write our annual Christmas blog series. This year we are drawing inspiration from the much-loved genre of the Christmas movie! There are plenty to choose from, this Wikipedia page (although slightly out of… Read More »
A very warm welcome to all new and returning students! Last year we were celebrating our 50th birthday – this year we are having some renovation work done. To keep our readers fully informed we have a web page called refurbishment which deals outlines the expected time scale of the works, while we are using… Read More »
The Bodleian Law Library is participating in this year’s Oxford Open Doors weekend on Friday and Saturday, 11-12 September 2015. The purpose of the event is to enable a wider public to see interesting and important buildings, including many that are not normally open to visitors, and, equally, to learn about the activities that take place in… Read More »
Where can I find … Jean Monnet’s speeches at the inauguration of the European Coal and Steel Community High Authority in August 1952, Luxembourg … or … a 2010 EU study of gender differences in educational outcomes … or …a 1976 study on the mobility of performing artists within the European Community? At one time,… Read More »
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