We will be closed for the Easter break as follows:
- Friday 29 March: CLOSED
- Saturday 30 March: CLOSED
- Sunday 31 March: CLOSED
- Monday 1 April: CLOSED
We will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 2 April.
If you are an Oxford University student and need to access library resources while you are away from Oxford, follow our tips below:
Access e-books, e-journals and databases remotely by logging in to SOLO with your Single Sign On (SSO) Take a look at the Bodleian Libraries SOLO Guide for further information.
For help with finding and using items on SOLO, you can also get assistance via SOLO Live Chat.
This service is staffed from Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Look for the chat box to the right of the SOLO webpage.
Our eBook Subject & Research Guide has lots of information on how to access and use Oxford University eBooks.
Most postgraduate reading lists are available on ORLO and scans, online articles and e-books can be accessed there.
Scan & Deliver is a free electronic document delivery service which enables you to obtain scans of book chapters or journal articles via email from the Bodleian Libraries’ print collections.
For more details on the above, and to find out about further resources available remotely, consult the Bodleian Libraries Online and Remote Access webpage.
Any questions, just get in touch with us!
Email: ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 271093
The library is currently open as follows:
We will be closed for the Easter break as follows:
The library will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 2 April.
Women’s History Month runs from the 1st-31st March and is a celebration of phenomenal women throughout history.
To celebrate the Social Science Library has curated a pop-up book display.
We’ve chosen books that are either by, or about, women who have influenced how we see the world through their work.
A selection from the display
Sister outsider : essays and speeches
Aurdre Lorde
Frida Kahlo : her life, her work, her home
Francisco De La Mora
It’s a don’s life
Mary Beard
Come, tell me how you live
Agatha Christie Mallowan
Undreamed shores : the hidden heroines of British anthropology
Frances Larson
The Bodleian’s collection is full of Women’s history but if you think there is something missing or if you have a suggestion for our display please let us know at ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
On Sunday 17 March, our Vacation opening hours will begin. The library will be open as follows:
We will be closed for the Easter break as follows:
Bodleian iSkills workshops aim to develop your skills in information discovery and scholarly communications, covering a variety of resources across a wide range of disciplines. They are primarily aimed at University of Oxford students and staff. Some workshops take place face-to-face, whilst others are run online.
The workshops are FREE but online booking is essential. A list of the sessions taking place this term can be found on the iSkills Workshops webpage.
Thursday 14th March 14:00-15:30
Open Scholarship: Forum of Open Scholarship
During this forum speakers from Bodleian Open Scholarship Support and across Oxford will discuss current changes in the field of open scholarship. Including subjects like data, open access, open monographs, copyright and more. It is advised that attendees of the forum have previously attended the Fundamentals and Logistics courses to improve understanding.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.
Tuesday 19th March 10:30-12:00
Open Scholarship: Fundamentals of Open Access
Are you baffled by open, confused by embargoes? Does the mention of the colour gold or green catapult you into a realm of perplexed irritation? Come to this session, where we’ll break down open access and all its many jargon terms, confusing publishing structures and hint at the advantages you can reap by publishing open.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.
We’re celebrating World Book Day at the Social Science Library by highlighting the value of reading for pleasure.
As well as being a way of travelling through time, space, and perspectives, reading for pleasure has been proved to be a highly important factor in future academic success and mental health
We’ve curated a selection of past Booker, and International Booker, prize winners to provide a taste of some to the titles that are held by the Bodleian.
These are just some of the books on display around the corner from the issue desk.
If you’re inspired to read more you can find loanable fiction at your college library, and of course it is free to join the Oxfordshire County Library Service.
Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.
March’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Andy Kernot, Subject Consultant for Geography, Social Policy & Intervention, Public Policy, and Internet Studies.
Andy’s choice is CAB Abstracts. It was chosen because it is one of the less well known databases that is more specialised but has particular relevance to geography as well as other subject areas.
CAB Abstracts is a bibliographic database compiled by CABI. It covers the significant research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, human health and nutrition, animal health, and the management and conservation of natural resources. Over three million records have been added to the database since its computerization in 1973 and it searches over 1200 academic journals.
CAB Abstracts is hosted on the OVID platform and can be accessed through SOLO. A Single-Sign-On (SSO) is required to access this database, as it is restricted to Oxford University students and staff members.
The SSL ‘Book of the Month’ feature highlights a book in our collection that has been chosen by one of our Subject Consultants. This may be a recent addition to our stock or an existing item that we would like to share with you.
March’s Book of the Month was selected by Andy Kernot, Subject Consultant for Geography, Social Policy & Intervention, Public Policy, and Internet Studies.
Taming the flood: rivers, wetlands and the centuries-old battle against flooding
Jeremy Purseglove
William Collins, 2015
It was chosen because it is regarded as a standard work on flood alleviation, nature conservation and river management.
In recent years the Somerset Levels suffered from the worst flooding in over twenty years, and more recently, flooding in Cumbria and other parts of Britain have reached new levels of severity. Taming the Flood analyses many of the conflicting demands made on rivers and wetlands, offering practical solutions which aim to protect, rather than destroy, these important ecological habitats.
Exploring the old arguments and new solutions raised over the last 400 years, this completely updated edition of the classic Taming the Flood reveals how harnessing nature, rather than attempting to repress it, is the only answer to the environmental disasters we are faced with today.
Taming the Flood most deserves its status as a classic […] for its evocation of place […] the descriptions of wetlands are exquisitely written. This fine book calls for, and takes, a longer view.
The Sunday Times
Jeremy Purseglove has a gift that is increasingly rare in these days of scientific specialisation of joining practical wisdom about working with nature and the land to an imaginative appreciation of their place in our history and culture.
Richard Mabey
A most authoritative book which appears at a very appropriate time. It will give rise to new attitudes in an extremely important aspect of conservation, and new hope to those who are fighting for a more enlightened approach to wetlands.
Sir Peter Scott
We have two lending copies of this book. One of our copies is currently located in our New Books Display Area (around the corner from our Issue Desk). Its shelfmark is GB1399.PUR 2015
What would your SSL Book of the Month be? Do you have a favourite book in our collection? If so, we would love to know what it is. Add a comment below or email us.
We are pleased to announce that we now have 6 monitors that you can connect your own device to in the library.
The monitors are located at the end of our main PC area, on the desks by the windows.
If you need a HDMI or USB-C cable to connect your device, these are available to borrow from our Issue Desk.
Bodleian iSkills workshops aim to develop your skills in information discovery and scholarly communications, covering a variety of resources across a wide range of disciplines. They are primarily aimed at University of Oxford students and staff. Some workshops take place face-to-face, whilst others are run online.
The workshops are FREE but online booking is essential. A list of the sessions taking place this term can be found on the iSkills Workshops webpage.
Thursday 7th March 09:30-12:30
Open Scholarship: Copyright the Card Game
This interactive, games-based session introduces you to the key concepts of copyright law and allows you to apply them in practice. No prior knowledge is required, and the session caters for all whatever their level of experience with copyright. At the end of the session participants will be able to: explore how copyright really works in practice; interpret the legislation and apply the relevant legal concepts to their own work; practice using the exceptions and licences in sector-specific examples; discuss the role of risk management in making decisions about the ethical creation and use of copyright material.
Format: Classroom-based (Seminar Room, Radcliffe Science Library).