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Christmas Vacation Opening Times 2024

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As Michaelmas term draws to a close, here is a run-down of useful information about our opening hours and staffing across Christmas and the New Year.

Library Staffed hours

The library will be unstaffed from 5pm on Monday 23rd December until 9am on Thursday 2nd January. Once the library is unstaffed, access will be for SBS members only until the building closes for the holiday.

Building Opening hours

The Park End Street building (including the Sainsbury Library) will be closed from 6pm on Tuesday 24th December and will re-open at 7am on Thursday 2nd January. Normal opening hours will then resume.

Have a great vacation and we’ll see you in the new year!

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Training needs survey

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We value your feedback to enhance your experience with the Sainsbury Library. To better understand your confidence in information skills, your use of library resources, and your preferences for training formats and timing, we invite you to take part in a short survey.
The survey will take just 3–5 minutes to complete and will help us tailor our support services to your needs.

:date: Access the Survey online.

Thank you for being an active part of the Sainsbury Library community! Don’t forget to explore the training sessions and workshops we currently offer on our LibGuide page. Your input makes a difference!

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Christmas Vacation Opening Times 2023

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As Michaelmas term draws to a close, here is a run-down of useful information about our opening hours and staffing across Christmas and the New Year.

Library Staffed hours

The library will be unstaffed from 5pm on Friday 22nd December until 9am on Tuesday 2nd January. Once the library is unstaffed, access will be for SBS members only until the building closes for the holiday.

Building Opening hours

The Park End Street building (including the Sainsbury Library) will be closed from 6pm on Friday 22nd December and will re-open at 7am on Tuesday 2nd January. Normal opening hours will then resume.

Have a great vacation and we’ll see you in the new year!

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Library system upgrade: 16–23 August

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This summer, the University of Oxford’s libraries are upgrading to a new library system. From Wednesday 16 August – Wednesday 23 August (inclusive), we will be running a reduced service while this essential work takes place.

We apologise for any inconvenience the upgrade work may cause. Our new library system will go live on 24 August, when normal services will restart.

Access to resources

During the period 16 – 23 August:

  • The self-issue machine in the Sainsbury Library will be out of action. If you wish to borrow or return a book, please speak to a member of library staff or complete a book borrowing slip and place it in the book return box. It is essential that you bring your University Card with you, as books cannot be issued without your barcode number.
  • You can access the library catalogue SOLO, but you will not be able to log into your SOLO account (My SOLO).
  • Information on SOLO will be frozen until the update work is complete, including information about item availability. If you are travelling to a library for a particular item, contact library staff or email services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk to check that it is available for you to use.
  • Your access to e-resources will not be affected, both on campus and via remote access.

Unavailable services

From 16 – 23 August, the following services will not be available:

  • Scan & Deliver
  • Ordering items from offsite storage through SOLO
  • Inter-library requests (unavailable from 5pm on Friday 11 August – Wednesday 23 August inclusive)

Please place any Scan & Deliver requests, inter-library requests or requests for items from offsite storage by 5pm on Friday 11 August to guarantee processing.

Changes to SOLO data from 16 August

As part of the library system upgrade, some SOLO data will not be carried over to the new system. This includes SOLO favourites, saved searches and loan history. If you’d like to keep your SOLO favourites, you must export them by Wednesday 16 August. To find out how to save your SOLO data, visit our SOLO guide or email reader.services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

New rules for borrowing from 24 August

On 24 August, the Bodleian Libraries will be introducing new, simplified rules for borrowing across all our libraries. Find out more about the upcoming changes.

More information

For more details and updates on library services during the essential upgrade work, visit the Bodleian Libraries website.

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Resources: Mental Health Awareness Week

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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (15 – 23rd May). The theme this year is anxiety with the aim of starting a national conversation and encouraging people to share their experiences. At the Sainsbury Library, you can take a look at our new book display in the lower reading room and the posters near the library entrance. They are packed with reading and listening ideas for reducing stress and anxiety. You can also find the links to all the resources below.

Ebooks

Audiobooks

For more resources and support see our recent post on Self-help e-books.

Self-help e-books

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2023 BRASS Excellence in Business Librarianship Award – Winner Hal Kirkwood

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Congratulations to the The Sainsbury Library’s very own Hal Kirkwood, the winner of the 2023 BRASS Excellence in Business Librarianship Award!

“Hal’s contributions to business librarianship include extensive publication and editorial work related to business information literacy, entrepreneurship, and information sources. Other notable contributions encompass mentorship of business librarians, years of service to professional organizations, teaching and outreach to underrepresented populations, and support of veterans’ entrepreneurship initiatives.” – Award Committee statement

The full announcement is available on the RUSA Update website.

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Trial of GlobalData Explorer

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We currently have a short trial to GlobalData Explorer, which is a new enhanced version of Disruptor and MarketLine. To find it, go into either Disruptor or Marketline and then look for the Switch Intelligence Center link to get to the higher level menu. You can choose Explorer there. It has a similar interface to Disruptor but significantly more content.

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FT Business Book of the Year Display 2022

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All the books on the @FT Business Book of the Year shortlist are now available in the library. You can take a look at the display in the lower reading room. In this post we highlight each book and link to the record or ebook in SOLO.

Dead in the Water: Murder and Fraud in the World’s Most Secretive Industry by @MattCampbell and @KitChellel
Written in a novelistic style, this book looks at the crimes surrounding an attack on a tanker, to uncover the realities of the global shipping industry. It is available to read online via SOLO.

Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent and China’s Tech Ambition by @luluyilun 
Influence Empire charts the rise of Tencent, the developer of WeChat and the wider Chinese tech economy.

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era by @glgerstle
This book looks at the rise of neoliberalism since the 1970s, through to Trumpism and the reinvigorated American left. It is available to read online via SOLO.

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Art of Disruption by @scmallaby
The Power Law looks at Silicon Valley VC firms and how they have influenced both innovation and global economics.

Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century by @HelenHet20 
This book looks at the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the current decade. It is available to read online via SOLO.

Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by @crmiller1
Chip War is the winner of Business Book of the Year, it looks at the decades-long battle to control microchip technology and the economic and geopolitical forces that shaped this industry.

We hope you enjoy reading some of these books. If you have any ideas for other business books do contact us! You can also use the Bodleian request form to suggest a new book, e-book, database or resource.

Christmas Vacation Opening Times 2022

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As Michaelmas term draws to a close, here is a run-down of useful information about our opening hours and staffing across Christmas and the New Year.

Library Staffed hours:

The library will be unstaffed from 5pm on Thursday 22nd December until 9am on Tuesday 3rd January. Once the library is unstaffed, access will be for SBS members only until the building closes for the holiday.

Building Opening hours:

The Park End Street building (including the Sainsbury Library) will be closed from 6pm on Thursday 22nd December and will re-open at 7am on Tuesday 3rd January. Normal opening hours will then resume.

Have a great vacation and we’ll see you in the new year!

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Sainsbury Library Closure 11th-15th July 2022

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As part of our efforts to improve library study spaces, the Sainsbury Library at the Saïd Business School will be closed for the week of 11th July for the installation of new desks and revised study layouts across the first floor reading room.

  • Books required from the Sainsbury Library can be fetched by library staff on request to library@sbs.ox.ac.uk. Library staff will be working from home but will aim to have the book ready for you to collect on the next working day.
  • Sainsbury Library book returns can be made to the main Oxford Saïd reception desk, for later collection by library staff.
  • Bodleian stack books that have been ordered to the Sainsbury Library will not be available during this period. These books should be ordered to other Bodleian reading rooms across Oxford during the closure.
  • Access to the library’s Bloomberg terminal will be unavailable during this week. Other financial databases including Eikon are available remotely, more information is available on our subject guide.

Alternative study space will be available for Saïd Business School students in the old Careers office off reception. The Common Room, Dining Room and Marquee spaces will also be available to SBS students as usual.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience while these improvements are carried out. If you have any questions, please email us at library@sbs.ox.ac.uk