The Continuing Education Library’s term time opening hours start Saturday 6 January and are Monday -Thursday 9.00am -7.30, Friday 9.00am-5.00pm, Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm, Sunday 9.30am-4.30pm
Term time opening hours end on 22 March when our vacation hours of Mon-Fri 9am-5pm resume.
Travelling a long way? – It is very, very rare, but occassionally we have last minute changes to our opening hours. Phone us on 01865 270454 to check for any last minute changes if you are travelling a long way.
Bodleian Libraries iSkills programme is running a range of free workshops during January and February for history students. Some are online and others face-to-face classroom based sessions. Please see further details below and be sure to book a place at any sessions you wish to attend – to do so, click on the title of the course below. This will take you to a web page where you will see full details of the course – scroll down to book your place.
A general online introduction to the vast range of electronic resources which are available for all historical periods of British and Western European history.
A classroom-based session to introduce you to the key catalogues and finding aids for post-1500 archives and manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries.
This session will introduce key online sources of news with the focus on historical and contemporary newspapers from the 17th century across most countries of the world.
The Bodleian Libraries Weston Library has a wealth of resources covering almost all aspects of modern British society and culture. This session will introduce key finding aids and get you started with the research skills needed to make the most of these resources.
Happy New Year! If you’d like a refresher on making best use of Oxford Libraries please feel free to book a one to one (either in person or online) with Continuing Education Library staff. Contact us to arrange a time.
In addition, the Bodleian Libraries are running Bodleian Libraries Refresher online webinars on Teams on 10th, 11th and 12th January. Please be sure to book a place at these sessions if you wish to attend. (To book visit Bodleian Libraries Refresher and scroll down the page to find booking information)
Don’t forget, library staff here at the Continuing Education Library are always available to you, in-person or online, for any help you need. Please feel free to contact us
The Bodleian Libraries run a programme of free workshops (many of which are online) called ‘iSkills’. Check the programme online and book your place. The programme covers:
Prefer a one to one? Continuing Education Library can meet with you one-to-one in person or on Teams or Zoom to cover many of the topics above and particularly finding scholarly materials, referencing and using reference management software. Please feel free to contact us to book an appointment.