Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts will be offline on Friday 26 June for essential maintenance work. You will still be able to use MARCO to search our catalogues, or you can download catalogue PDFs in advance of the temporary shutdown by clicking the ‘PDF version’ button on collection homepages within Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Requesting items from closed stacks
Between 16 – 23 August, you will not be able to use SOLO to request items from closed stacks or offsite storage. We strongly recommend that you place any requests through SOLO by 5pm on 11 August.
Libraries will extend item due dates, and items will not be returned to the stacks during the upgrade period.
We will be running a limited service to handle urgent stack requests placed between 16 – 23 August. To place a request, email book.fetch@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. You will only be able to pick up ordered items from the Bodleian Old Library or Weston Library. Please allow 48 hours for your item to be delivered.
Orders for manuscript and archival material will be unaffected. Rare Books held onsite can be ordered by emailing specialcollections.bookings@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
Please email specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further assistance.