On Sunday 28 June our Summer Vacation opening hours begin.
See our website homepage for further information.
Please note that the Social Science Library entrance area will be fully refurbished over the Summer Vacation. The library will be closed to readers during August and September 2026, but we will offer book fetching, Scan & Deliver and other key services. See our previous blog post for more information.
On Monday 23rd March our Easter Vacation opening hours begin.
See our website homepage for further information.
See our website homepage for details of our Easter closure period.
If you are an Oxford University student or staff member and need to access library resources while you are away from Oxford, follow our tips below:
Access e-books, e-journals and databases remotely by logging in to SOLO with your Single Sign On (SSO) Take a look at the Bodleian Libraries SOLO Guide for further information.
For help with finding and using items on SOLO, you can also get immediate assistance via SOLO Live Chat during working hours (outside of the Bodleian Libraries Easter closure period – see below)
Look for the chat box to the right of the SOLO webpage.
Our eBook Subject & Research Guide has lots of information on how to access and use Oxford University eBooks.
Most postgraduate reading lists are available on Oxford Reading Lists Online ORLO and scans, online articles and e-books can be accessed there. Take a look at the ORLO reading lists webpage for further information.
Scan & Deliver is a free electronic document delivery service which enables you to obtain scans of book chapters or journal articles via email from the Bodleian Libraries’ print collections. Note that this service will closed for the Bodleian Libraries Easter Closure Period – see below.
Browse our online Subject Guides to find subject librarians’ specialist support and resources for your research and studies.
For more information on the above, and to find out about further resources available remotely, consult the Bodleian Libraries Online and Remote Access webpage.
Any questions, just get in touch with us!
Email: ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 271093
Our opening hours for the Easter vacation (starting on Monday 23 March) are on our website homepage.
See our website homepage for details of our Easter closure period.
On Sunday 11 January our term time opening hours begin.
See our website homepage for further information.
On Sunday 14th December our Christmas vacation opening hours begin.
See our website homepage for further information.
See our website homepage for details of our Christmas closure period.
If you are an Oxford University student or staff member and need to access library resources while you are away from Oxford, follow our tips below:
Access e-books, e-journals and databases remotely by logging in to SOLO with your Single Sign On (SSO) Take a look at the Bodleian Libraries SOLO Guide for further information.
For help with finding and using items on SOLO, you can also get immediate assistance via SOLO Live Chat during working hours (outside of the Bodleian Libraries Christmas closure period)
Look for the chat box to the right of the SOLO webpage.
Our eBook Subject & Research Guide has lots of information on how to access and use Oxford University eBooks.
Most postgraduate reading lists are available on Oxford Reading Lists Online ORLO and scans, online articles and e-books can be accessed there. Take a look at the ORLO reading lists webpage for further information.
Scan & Deliver is a free electronic document delivery service which enables you to obtain scans of book chapters or journal articles via email from the Bodleian Libraries’ print collections. Note that this service will closed for part of the Christmas holiday period, see the Christmas Service Changes update for full details.
Browse our online Subject Guides to find subject librarians’ specialist support and resources for your research and studies.
For more information on the above, and to find out about further resources available remotely, consult the Bodleian Libraries Online and Remote Access webpage.
Any questions, just get in touch with us!
Email: ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 271093
Our opening hours for the vacation (starting on Sunday 14th December) are on our website homepage.
See our website homepage for details of our Christmas closure period.
On Sunday 5 October our term time opening hours begin.
See our website homepage for further information.
On Sunday 29 June our Summer vacation opening hours begin.
See our website homepage for further information.
