Upper Camera closed Fri 30 Aug 9am-1pm

Posted on 29 August 2013 by iholowaty

News flash: We have now been advised that works to be undertaken 9am-1pm on Friday 30 August in the Upper Camera will be extremely noisy. The Upper Camera will have to close in the morning but will reopen at 1pm.

Desks will be available in the Gladstone Link and in the Old Bodleian Library.

Readers should contact staff at the circulation point in the Gladstone Link if they need access to items held in the
Upper Camera during this period.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Access set texts online and in the library

Posted on 17 June 2013 by iholowaty

This term we have 2 new Special Subjects for undergraduate historians on Britain in the 1970s and Race, Religion and Resistance in the United States, from Jim Crow to Civil Rights. As with other Further, Optional and Special subjects, set texts for the courses are available in the Bodleian History Faculty Library, and, where possible, online via WebLearn. The 2 new Special Subjects are still having material added to them in the Library and on WebLearn.

Set texts in the Library

Multiple copies of set texts are available in the Library whenever possible. Reference copies of set texts are located in the Upper Radcliffe Camera main level. These reference copies can only be used in the Upper Radcliffe Camera. Photocopying and scanning facilities are available in the Upper Camera.

Lending copies of set texts are housed in the main lending collection in the Lower Camera and Gladstone Link.

The example below shows the library catalogue record for Tony Parson’s Dispatches from the Front Line of Popular Culture, which has a reference copy in the Upper Camera and two lending copies in the Upper Gladstone Link. Of the two lending copies, one is available to borrow and the other is already out on vacation loan and due back on 14 October 2013. If all lending copies are out on loan you can place a hold on the book to request to use it next. There is also a Bodleian Library reference copy in the Upper Camera.

Accessing texts online

Set chapters or excerpts have been digitised and placed on WebLearn, where this has been possible within copyright limits. Links are also sometimes given to ebooks or related websites. Digitised set texts and online reading lists can be accessed by following the links for your course from our webpage on undergraduate collections or by going to the Bodleian History Faculty Library WebLearn site and selecting Resources for UGs.

Can’t find the book you need?

If you have a book or other type of material on your reading list and the Library does not hold a copy, please let us know by filling in our book recommendation form. We will then consider purchasing a copy. If the Library does have copies available but you can’t find them on the shelves please report the books as missing using our online form. Library staff will search for the book and can put it on hold for you when it is located.

Network disruption in Upper Camera today

Posted on 20 March 2013 by iholowaty

Between March 18^th and 21^st, the Radcliffe Camera network equipment is being replaced. This means that wifi, library PCs, SunRays and PCAS (print, copy and scan) machines will not be available in on some mornings.

TODAY Wednesday March 20th – Upper Camera

Wifi, library PCs and PCAS will be affected until approx 11am. Alternative services, including help with enquiries, will be available in the Lower Camera, Gladstone Link or the Old Library, which are unaffected. This downtime is expected to be more limited than the previous day and services may be restored sooner than 11am.

Further minor disruption tomorrow

Thursday March 21st – Gladstone Link
Wifi and library PCs may be affected until approx 11am. There may be minor disruption between 9-11am to wifi and library PCs. Alternatives are in Lower Camera, Upper Camera and the Old Library.

Network disruption in the Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link this week

Posted on 18 March 2013 by iholowaty

If you are planning to visit Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian Library on any of these days the following arrangements will apply:

Tuesday March 19th – Lower Camera
Book services, wifi, library PCs, PCAS will be affected until approx 11am. Alternative services, including help with enquiries, will be available in the Upper Camera, Gladstone Link or the Old Library, which are unaffected. Book deliveries from Swindon will not be processed until 11am, so there will be a 1 hour delay to the usual service. HFL books can be borrowed and returned to the Lower Camera desk but fines cannot be paid until the network is restored.

Wednesday March 20th – Upper Camera
Wifi, library PCs and PCAS will be affected until approx 11am. Alternative services, including help with enquiries, will be available in the Lower Camera, Gladstone Link or the Old Library, which are unaffected. This downtime is expected to be more limited than the previous day and services may be restored sooner than 11am.

Hansard on the move

Posted on 20 June 2012 by iholowaty

The duplicate set of Hansard in the Upper Camera is in the process of moving to the Book Storage Facility, Swindon. Another print set is available in the Bodleian Law Library.

Hansard is also available online:

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (via SOLO/ OxLIP+ for Oxford users)

Historic Hansard 1805-2005: http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/

In September the vacated space will be filled with the History Faculty Library’s Set Text collection and Lower Camera English Collections (class SE). For further details, see HFL Move.

Bodleian Upper Camera services and closure during Long Vacation

Posted on 5 July 2011 by iholowaty

The Upper Camera will be closed for re-flooring work from 18 July until 1 October. A fetching service from open shelf material will be provided on week days. There will be no book fetching service to UCam in week 4 July and HFL staff will provide minimal invigilation service in week 11 July.

OLIS will be down 8-18 July.

The UCam and LCam opening hours are as follows:

UCam

Mon. 4 July – Fri. 8 July 9am – 5pm No bookservice
Sat. 9 July 10am – 4pm
Mon. 11 July – Fri. 15 July 9am – 5pm Invigilated space
Sat. 16 July 10am – 4pm
Mon. 18 July – Sat. 1 Oct CLOSED

LCam

Mon. 4 July – Sat. 1 Oct
Mon. – Fri. 9am – 5pm
Sat. 10am – 4pm

Closed Sat. 27 – Mon. 29 Aug. inclusive for the Bank Holiday weekend

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