Michaelmas Term 2013 Update from the Bodleian Libraries
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Don't Forget Your Library Induction!
Bodleian Freshers Libraries Don’t forget your Library induction! The Queen's College Welcome to Oxford Please make sure you attend the Library introduction sessions scheduled for you in week 0 and afterwards. Library induction will help you to: • Track down the books and articles that you need for your academic work • Access Oxford's extensive online collections: many of the materials are not publicly available on the WWW! • Find out about ordering materials from the closed book stacks, reserving and borrowing items • Familiarise yourself with Library services and facilities such as computing, photocopying and scanning • Find out how to get help You can also find out about using Oxford Libraries by visiting 'Library Assistant for Oxford Freshers' at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/assistant Timetable Please check the times of your Library induction below. If you are unable to attend a session or have any questions please contact [email protected] Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Radcliffe Science Library: Induction for Freshers Venue Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Road, OX1 3QP Date/Time Thursday week 0 (Michaelmas Term) 10/10/2019 11.30 - 12.15 Biology Radcliffe Science Library: Induction for Freshers Venue Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Road, OX1 3QP Date/Time Thursday week 0 (Michaelmas Term) 10/10/2019 11.30 - 12.15 Biomedical Sciences Radcliffe Science Library: Induction for Freshers Venue Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Road, OX1 3QP Date/Time Thursday week 0 (Michaelmas Term) 10/10/2019 11.30 - 12.15 Chemistry Radcliffe -
Strategy 2018-2022
BODLEIAN LIBRARIES STRATEGY 2018–2022 Sharing knowledge, inspiring scholarship Advancing learning, research and innovation from the heart of the University of Oxford through curating, collecting and unlocking the world’s information. MESSAGE FROM BODLEY’S LIBRARIAN The Bodleian is currently in its fifth century of serving the University of Oxford and the wider world of scholarship. In 2017 we launched a new strategy; this has been revised in 2018 to be in line with the University’s new strategic plan (www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/strategic-plan). This new strategy has been formulated to enable the Bodleian Libraries to achieve three key aims for its work during the period 2018-2022, to: 1. help ensure that the University of Oxford remains at the forefront of academic teaching and research worldwide; 2. contribute leadership to the broader development of the world of information and libraries for society; and 3. provide a sustainable operation of the Libraries. The Bodleian exists to serve the academic community in Oxford and beyond, and it strives to ensure that its collections and services remain of central importance to the current state of scholarship across all of the academic disciplines pursued in the University. It works increasingly collaboratively with other parts of the University: with college libraries and archives, and with our colleagues in GLAM, the University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums. A key element of the Bodleian’s contribution to Oxford, furthermore, is its broader role as one of the world’s leading libraries. This status rests on the depth and breadth of its collections to enable scholarship across the globe, on the deep connections between the Bodleian and the scholarly community in Oxford, and also on the research prowess of the libraries’ own staff, and the many contributions to scholarship in all disciplines, that the library has made throughout its history, and continues to make. -
Strategy 2017-2022
Bodleian Libraries Strategy 2017–2022 Sharing knowledge, inspiring scholarship Advancing learning, research and innovation from the heart of the University of Oxford through curating, collecting and unlocking the world’s information. MESSAGE FROM BODLEY’S LIBRARIAN The Bodleian is currently in its fifth century of serving the University of Oxford, and the wider world of scholarship. This new strategy has been formulated to enable the Bodleian Libraries to achieve three key aims for its work during the period 2017-2022, to: 1. help ensure that the University of Oxford remains at the forefront of academic teaching and research worldwide; 2. contribute leadership to the broader development of the world of information and libraries for society; and 3. provide a sustainable operation of the Libraries. The Bodleian exists to serve the academic community in Oxford and beyond, and it strives to ensure that its collections and services remain of central impor- tance to the current state of scholarship across all of the academic disciplines pursued in the University. It works increasingly collaboratively with other parts of the University: with college libraries and archives, and with our colleagues in GLAM, the University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums. A key element of the Bodleian’s contribution to Oxford, furthermore, is its broader role as one of the world’s leading libraries. This status rests on the depth and breadth of its collections to enable scholarship across the globe, on the deep connections between the Bodleian and the scholarly community in Oxford, and also on the research prowess of the libraries’ own staff, and the many contributions to scholarship in all disciplines, that the library has made throughout its history, and continues to make. -
Oxford Heritage Walks Book 3
Oxford Heritage Walks Book 3 On foot from Catte Street to Parson’s Pleasure by Malcolm Graham © Oxford Preservation Trust, 2015 This is a fully referenced text of the book, illustrated by Edith Gollnast with cartography by Alun Jones, which was first published in 2015. Also included are a further reading list and a list of common abbreviations used in the footnotes. The published book is available from Oxford Preservation Trust, 10 Turn Again Lane, Oxford, OX1 1QL – tel 01865 242918 Contents: Catte Street to Holywell Street 1 – 8 Holywell Street to Mansfield Road 8 – 13 University Museum and Science Area 14 – 18 Parson’s Pleasure to St Cross Road 18 - 26 Longwall Street to Catte Street 26 – 36 Abbreviations 36 Further Reading 36 - 38 Chapter 1 – Catte Street to Holywell Street The walk starts – and finishes – at the junction of Catte Street and New College Lane, in what is now the heart of the University. From here, you can enjoy views of the Bodleian Library's Schools Quadrangle (1613–24), the Sheldonian Theatre (1663–9, Christopher Wren) and the Clarendon Building (1711–15, Nicholas Hawksmoor).1 Notice also the listed red K6 phone box in the shadow of the Schools Quad.2 Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of the nearby Weston Library, was responsible for this English design icon in the 1930s. Hertford College occupies the east side of Catte Street at this point, having incorporated the older buildings of Magdalen Hall (1820–2, E.W. Garbett) and created a North Quad beyond New College Lane (1903–31, T.G. -
From Oxford to Williamsburg Ruth Bird
College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Library Staff ubP lications The oW lf Law Library 2012 From Oxford to Williamsburg Ruth Bird James S. Heller William & Mary Law School, [email protected] Repository Citation Bird, Ruth and Heller, James S., "From Oxford to Williamsburg" (2012). Library Staff Publications. 84. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/84 Copyright c 2012 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs Legal Information Management, 12 (2012), pp. 284-289 © The Author(s) 2012. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians doi: I 0. 10 17/S 1472669612000643 From Oxford to Williamsburg: Part I - The University of Oxford, Faculty of Law and Bodleian Law Library Abstract: The Bodleian Law Library has only existed as an entity in its own right for less than 50 years. Yet part of the collection dates back to the days before the founding of the Bodleian Library in 1602. The rise and fall in fortunes of the teaching of law at Oxford is closely tied to the establishment of the law library. A lesser known aspect of the history includes the ties between Oxford and the United States, especially its oldest law school, William and Mary Law School. In this paper, Ruth Bird offers a brief history of the University of Oxford and then looks at the history of law teaching, before moving on to the evolution of the Law Library itself, and some links with our cousins across the pond. -
SAFA Excursion
SOCIETY OF AFRICANIST ARCHAEOLOGISTS 25th BIENNIAL MEETING: AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY — A 20:20 VISION FOR THE FUTURE Conference Excursions 1. Bristol Led by Prof. Mark Horton, an Africanist with extensive experience in the historical archaeology of Bristol and the Caribbean, this excursion will visit the urban landscape of Bristol, a little over an hour to the west of Oxford and a major centre for both the trans-Atlantic slave trade and continuing debates over its legacy (e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-47670756). Travel to and from Bristol will be by train, departing at 9.20 a.m. from Oxford railway station. Those taking part will be met at Bristol Temple Meads station by Prof. Horton and returned in time to catch an early evening train back to Oxford. Later departures are also available for those wanting to stay longer. The tour will begin with a trip by ferry through Bristol’s harbour (https://www.bristolferry.com/our-fleet/emily/) followed by a guided walk (±75 minutes) through its city centre taking in sites on the city’s recently developed Slavery Trail (https://geographical.co.uk/uk/discovering-britain/item/3000-walking- bristol-s-slave-trade and https://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/explore/collection/bristol-slavery-trail). After lunch (which does not form part of the excursion price) the tour will resume with a visit to the M Shed Museum and the newly installed CARGO art exhibition on College Green, which offers an ‘alternative narrative’ to the trans-Atlantic slave trade (https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/cargo-bristols-biggest-art- event-3412104). -
Bodleian Libraries What’S on January – March 2020
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BODLEIAN LIBRARIES WHAT’S ON JANUARY – MARCH 2020 The Art of Advertising Talking Maps Thinking 3D EXHIBITIONS OPENS 5 MARCH 2020 FROM BODLEIAN PUBLISHING The Art of Advertising The Art of Advertising tells the story of early advertising communication MARCH through an incredible collection of 2020 handbills, trade and greeting cards, novelties, posters and much more. Drawing from the Bodleian’s renowned The Art of John Johnson Collection of Printed Advertising Ephemera, one of the largest and Julie Anne Lambert most important collections of printed 9781851245383 | HB £30 ephemera in the world, the exhibition Vintage will reveal how advertisements Advertising: reflect social attitudes over time An A to Z Julie Anne Lambert APRIL while showcasing some of the finest 9781851245406 | PB £15 examples of advertising illustration 2020 and commercial art. Talking Maps THE TREASURY, WESTON LIBRARY Jerry Brotton & ADMISSION FREE Nick Millea 9781851245154 HB £35 The Art of Advertising Activity Day Saturday 28 March | 12–4pm ADMISSION FREE DROP IN COMING SOON 9 APRIL 2020 Thinking 3D Books, images and ideas from Leonardo to the present Sensational Books Edited by Daryl Green & Laura Moretti Explore the experience of the book beyond 9781851245253 reading in our upcoming exhibition HB £35 Sensational Books, which features books and items from the Bodleian’s collections that invite a sensory response across the five senses of sight, sound, taste, smell and Available in the Bodleian Shops or online touch and beyond. at www.bodleianshop.co.uk OPEN UNTIL 8 MARCH 2020 Talking Maps Every map tells a story Drawing on the Bodleian’s unparalleled collection of more than 1.5 million maps, Talking Maps is a celebration of maps and Join our maps experts in the gallery what they tell us about the places they for an informal tour of the exhibition depict and the people that make and use Every Mon, Wed, Fri | 1–1.30pm them. -
MLF Students 2012-13 Contents a Introduction to the Law Faculty
1 Student Handbook for MLF students 2012-13 Contents A Introduction to the Law Faculty ........................................................................................ 3 1. Administration ................................................................................................................................ 4 2. Lectures and Seminars.................................................................................................................... 4 3. The St Cross Building and Bodleian Law Library ............................................................................. 5 3.1 Access to Electronic Library Services.................................................................................. 5 3.2 Other Libraries.................................................................................................................... 6 4. Computing Services ........................................................................................................................ 6 4.1 Your Oxford 'Single-Sign On' Account and Access to Student Self Service, Network Services..................................................................................................................................... 6 4.2 University Rules for Computer Use .................................................................................... 6 4.3 Email Lists ........................................................................................................................... 7 4.4 Faculty Website ................................................................................................................. -
Year in Review 2017/18 Contents
BODLEIAN LIBRARIES Year in Review 2017/18 Contents Introduction from Bodley’s Librarian .............................1 About the Bodleian Libraries .............................................2 Optimizing our spaces ......................................................... 4 Creating 21st century library spaces ................................. 7 Providing world-class collections & resources ............ 8 Digital resources .................................................................10 Accessing our collections ...................................................14 Researching our collections .............................................16 Conserving our collections ................................................ 17 Visiting Fellows Programme .............................................18 Public engagement .............................................................. 20 Exhibition programme ...................................................... 21 Events ...................................................................................27 Education programme .......................................................30 Welcoming visitors .............................................................. 32 Philanthropic support .........................................................35 Year in the life of the Bodleian........................................ 36 Accounts ................................................................................. 38 Our Libraries.........................................................................40 -
The Arts and Letters Club Tour 1 by Susan Morley the Arts and Letters Club Tour President’S Report 2 by Tom Eadie by Susan Morley
Number 66/Fall 2019 ELAN ELAN Ex Libris Association Newsletter www.exlibris.ca INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Arts and Letters Club Tour 1 By Susan Morley The Arts and Letters Club Tour President’s Report 2 By Tom Eadie By Susan Morley Canadian Federation of Library 3 n May 29th, two dozen Ex Libris Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) members toured Toronto’s By Shelagh Paterson Arts and Letters Club at 14 Elm Street. Scott James, ELA member CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom 3 O Committee and the club’s archivist, greeted our By Deb Thomas group as we gathered in the great hall, eager to begin our tour and discover the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service 4 to Seniors 2020 club’s fascinating history. Being there By Rick Ficek evoked fond memories for many of us — in my case, I remembered wine- Ex Libris Biography Project 4 By Nancy Williamson and-cheese receptions held there by the Canadian Association of Special The Arts and Letters Club archives Technology Unmasked: The Internet 4 Libraries and Information Services. Photo credit: Joan Winearls Archive and the Wayback Machine By Stan Orlov The Arts and Letters Club formed in 1908 to provide a “home” for artists in explore the very compact library — tiny Upcoming Events 4 disciplines that spanned architecture, but well formed — that is managed by Why I became a Librarian (by Mistake) 5 literature, music, painting, sculpture, the part-time librarian Bill Denton, and How I Became Chief Librarian and the stage. According to Scott, who also works at York University. -
NEWSLETTER Summer 2017 – Winter 2017/18 Photos: Photos: Ian Walllman
Bodleian Library Friends’ NEWSLETTER Summer 2017 – Winter 2017/18 Photos: Photos: Ian Walllman. THE WELCOMING OXFORD: MARTIN PARR, BODLEIAN LIBRARIES 8 SEPTEMBER – 22 OCTOBER 2017 he Bodleian Library has always artin Parr is one of Britain’s best- research activity, and college life. Parr was Twelcomed readers and visitors since it Mknown contemporary photographers able to capture the many different quirks was established in 1602. In recent years it and President of Magnum, the world-famous of university life at Oxford that have rarely has been making its spaces more accessible photographic agency. For more than 40 been seen or documented by those outside and collections visible for all to enjoy and years, he has largely turned his lens towards the institution. The culmination of his explore. aspects of British culture. Parr’s photographs work – in collaboration with the Bodleian The Weston Library, in particular, has demonstrate tremendous perception and Libraries and Oxford University Press – opened up opportunities previously not affection for his subjects. By focusing on the were 69 photographs in which he casts a wry available. There are two exhibition spaces mundane, Parr is renowned for his unique eye over these events and brings together in Blackwell Hall, the main entry space in brand of satire and wit. both ancient traditions and contemporary the Weston Library, the S.T. Lee Gallery From 2014 to 2016 Parr was given unique innovation. A selection of the photographs and the Treasury – with two further display access to ceremonies and celebrations was on display at the Weston Library’s cases in Blackwell Hall, one showing the across the University: graduations, balls, and Blackwell Hall. -
Bodleian Libraries Annual Report 2018/19
Bodleian Libraries 2018/19 ANNUAL REPORT Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Serving our readers .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 3. Enhancing our physical and digital spaces and infrastructure ................................................................................... 3 4. Providing world-class resources ....................................................................................................................................... 6 5. Collections .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 6. Access, engagement and outreach ................................................................................................................................. 11 7. Welcoming visitors and enterprise activity ................................................................................................................. 14 8. Development and Finance ................................................................................................................................................ 15 9. Key Statistics and Finance ...............................................................................................................................................