A slightly topsy-turvy post this month…
Firstly, to get things out of the way (and make sure that people notice them), we have some
Announcements and reminders:
FINALISTS! Don’t forget to return your books to the Library or you will not be able to graduate!
The reminders for library fines have now gone out; outstanding fines will also prevent graduation, so make sure you have cleared your accounts!
As we have mentioned before, you can now pay fines for any Bodleian Library in any Bodleian Library, so there is no need to traipse round all the libraries in turn, but please remember that lost book fees may only be paid to the library which owned the book in the first place.
Library staff will be pleased to help if you have any questions.
May Headlines:
May is a month which always seems to fly by; the two bank holidays being one of the reasons, although of course the Library remained open for those.
It is always at this time of year that we notice a change in the readers’ behaviour as revision and exams alter priorities. We also notice a marked decline in the numbers of readers asking directions; most of you are now familiar with the library’s idiosyncrasies, although there are always the perennial “this book says it’s here but isn’t on the shelf” questions…
We also tend to see new readers from different subject areas who find themselves needing to access the Library – Hello to all the History undergraduates who are visiting us! Hope you found us without too much difficulty.
Meanwhile the additions to the Library’s Window On Korea collection are continuing with some urgency; the official Grand Opening will be on the 21st June (watch this space for updates and photos!) and the reclassification of the collections into Library of Congress Classification is also progressing. As we have no major moves planned for this Summer Vacation period – unlike last year when we were moving the Middle East Centre books – we hope to make some real progress with the reclassification during the quieter period.
