June was Pride Month. Did you catch our display in the SSL? This display contained books on Pride, the history of Pride and books on the LGBTQ+ community.
Some of these items were on loan to the Social Science Library from the Collections Storage Facility (CSF). However, most items in this display were from the SSLs own collection.
We also included several eBooks in this display. Here are a few examples.
Do you have any recommendations of LGBTQ+ books? Please let us know by emailing ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
To tie in with the Weston Library exhibition titled, Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home, (running until the 31st August 2025), we have created a pop-up book display.
The exhibition in the Weston Library, which primarily focuses on the early years of radio, explores how life in the home changed with the introduction of this new device.
The book display in the SSL is made up of books about radio during this time period and the history of broadcasting in Britain. It also contains items on the importance of the radios introduction around the world and the role that it played during certain social and historical events.
This book display contains books from the Collections Storage Facility (CSF) and the Social Science Library’s own collection. The items from CSF are for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. Many of the SSL items are loanable.
You can find out more about this, and upcoming exhibitions in the Weston Library on the Visit Bodleian website.
To tie in with the Weston Library exhibition on Oracles, Omens and Answers, we have created a pop-up book display.
The exhibition in the Weston Library (which runs until 27th April 2025) looks at several time periods and traverses the world, looking at ways that people tried to find answers to some of life’s questions.
The book display in the SSL includes books on the concept of divination as well as books on the anthropological studies of the practices that are displayed in the Weston Library exhibition.
This book display contains books from the Collections Storage Facility (CSF) and the Social Science Library’s own collection. The items from CSF are for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. The SSL items are loanable.
You can find out more about this, and upcoming exhibitions in the Weston Library on the Visit Bodleian website.
Spring has arrived at the Social Science Library! It is a wonderful time of year to spend outdoors exploring the world around us.
The team at the Social Science Library have put together a book display on the subject of Spring Wellbeing and getting out into nature! This display includes books on nature walks around Oxford, seasonal recipes and gardening, just to name a few.
These books are on loan to us from the Collections Storage Facility (CSF). They are for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. This book display can be found around the corner from the issue desk in the Social Science Library.
If you would like to take a break and read one of these books, why not make use of the Wellbeing Corner in the SSL? Located behind the reader PC area is a space where readers can take some time to relax while visiting the library. In our Wellbeing Corner you will find:
Mindful colouring books and colouring pencils
Puzzle books
Origami material and instructions guides and books
As the calendar changes from February to March, our pop-up book display changes along with it. This month is Women’s History Month, with International Women’s Day falling on 8th March 2025.
The display includes several books on Women’s History in general. It also includes a selection of books written by, or on the subject of, prominent women in the different Social Science fields that you find in the SSL.
The books in this display are a mixture of physical books and eBooks. Some books are loanable and others are for use in the library only. If you are unsure, please ask a member of staff. The display was put together from the SSL’s own collection and also includes several items from the Collections Storage Facility. The display can be found around the corner from the Issue desk in the SSL and it will be up for the entire month of March.
International Women’s Day falls on 8th March every year. The theme for this year is Accelerate Action, with the purpose of accelerating action for gender equality.
The month of February is LGBT+ History Month. Here at the SSL, we have put together a book display for the occasion.
The theme for this year’s history month is Activism and Social Change.
This display contains resources on the theme of Activism and Social Change, as well as on the topic of LGBT+ history more widely. This book display contains books from the Social Science Library collection as well as a selection of eBook resources.
Some of the physical books are loanable and some are for use in the library only. Each book contains a bookmark specifying the items status.
This book display can be found around the corner from the Issue Desk in the SSL and will be up for the entire month of February.
If you would like to learn more about LGBT+ History Month, the organisation, Schools Out! have a great deal of information on their website.
There has been a great deal of work done on the accumulation of LGBT+ history resources in recent years. The History Faculty Library held a LGBT+ history hackathon in November 2024 with the aim of crowdsourcing information and resources on LGBT+ history.
Do you have any suggestions on books that we might have missed? Do you have a recommendation of a book centred around LGBT+ history that is not currently in our collection? Please let us know by emailing ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Happy New Year from all of us here at the Social Science Library. With the new year and an approaching new academic term, we have created a pop-up book display to help you discover some new hobbies that you may like to try.
These books are on loan to us from the Collections Storage Facility (CSF). They are for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. We have put together a selection of books on a wide variety of subjects such as yoga, running, knitting, crochet and learning a new language. This book display can be found around the corner from the issue desk in the Social Science Library.
Balance between work and hobbies is important. Did you know that we have a Wellbeing Corner in the SSL? Located behind the reader PC area is a space where readers can take some time to relax while visiting the library. In our Wellbeing Corner you will find:
Mindful colouring books and colouring pencils
Puzzle books
Origami material and instructions guides and books
It can be a rather cold and gloomy time of year. Why not take a study break and browse the Winter Wellbeing book display in the Social Science Library?
This display was created by members of the SSL team using books from the Collections Storage Facility and covers everything from winter recipes, to the concept of Hygge to winter themed writing anthologies. This display can be found near the issue desk in the Social Science Library.
These books are for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. Feel free to use them while visiting the SSL but please remember to return them to the display once you are finished using them.
Did you know that we have a Wellbeing Corner in the SSL? Located behind the reader PC area is a space where readers can take some time to relax while visiting the library. In our Wellbeing Corner you will find:
Mindful colouring books and colouring pencils
Puzzle books
Origami material and instructions guides and books
Disability History Month is being marked from 14th November to 20th December 2024. This year’s theme is Disability, livelihood and employment. The team at the SSL have put together a display of some books from our collection that tie in to the theme and we’ve also included some books that discuss the subject of Disability History more widely.
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A reading list on ORLO has been created for you to peruse. This includes the physical and digital items that are on display this year as well as other useful resources and some titles from last years display.
There is also a reading list on understanding disability on ORLO which was created by a joint team of staff across the Bodleian Libraries, College Libraries and the Oxford Union Library. It covers a range of topics from ‘Disability and the Law’ to ‘Neurodivergence’.
Our display contains both physical books and ebooks from both the Social Science Library’s vast collection as well as a few items from the Collections Storage Facility. The display can be found near the issue desk in the Social Science Library and it will be up for the duration of the month.
If you would like more information about Disability History Month, UKDHM has a great deal of information about this year’s theme, as well as an archive of previous years. You can find out more on their website.
If you think we’re missing a relevant disability history title from our collections then let us know at ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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