18 July 2012
The Curators have provided regular updates on the strategic direction and implementation of changes in the library, based on consultation with academic staff and students. Please see relevant documents below.
Responses to the Resolution of Congregation of May 2005
- 24 June 2005: Outline statement
- On 24 June 2005, the Curators provided an outline statement in the Gazette which they had prepared following discussions with the proponents of the resolution. www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2004-5/weekly/240605/notc.htm#2Ref
- Vision for 2010 was approved by the Curators on 13 June 2005. www.admin.ox.ac.uk/lib/vision2010.pdf
- 22 September 2005: A University Library for the 21st Century www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/1_4743.htm
- 20 October 2005: Voting on Resolution concerning Oxford University Library Services Book Depository www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/weekly/171105/acts.htm#3Ref
- Vision for 2011 was approved by the Curators in January 2006 www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/22919/vision2011.pdf
- 26 April 2006 Oxford University Library Services Annual Report 2004/2005 www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/1_4767.pdf
Selection of Additional Updates since 2006
- Curators of the University Libraries Oxford University Library Services, Annual Report 2007-8 and an Update on a University Library for the Twenty-first Century www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2008-9/supps/1_4875.pdf (19 March 2009)
- Voting on Resolutions authorising the use of space for the Oxford University Library Services' Book Storage Facility www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2008-9/weekly/140509/agen.htm#3Ref (14 May 2009)
- Academic Strategy for Oxford University Library Services www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2008-9/weekly/260609/notc.htm#5Ref (26 June 2009)
- Refugee Studies Centre Library and Social Science Library: timetable for integration www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2008-9/weekly/300409/notc.htm#6Ref (30 April 2009)
- Curators of the University Libraries Oxford University Library Services: Annual Report 2008–2009 www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2009-10/supps/1_4907.pdf (10 Feb 2010)
- The Bodleian Libraries Annual Report 2009-2010 www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2010-2011/24february2011-no4945/supplements (24 February 2011)
- Update from Sarah E Thomas, Bodley’s Librarian www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/107784/Update-from-the-Bodleian-Libraries-July-2012.pdf (16 July 2012)
- Bodleian Libraries: A timeline of key events 2000-2012
- The Bodleian Libraries Michaelmas Term Newsletter 2012
