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Opening Hours

This page lists opening hours for all of the libraries associated with the University of Oxford, ordered alphabetically by library name. Many libraries have separate term-time and vacation opening hours. During term this page lists term-time opening hours and during vacation it lists the vacation opening hours.

Please note that admission and borrowing policies apply and may differ from library to library. Please consult the information page for the library in which you are interested for full details.

It is currently Trinity 2013 (21 April 2013 to 15 June 2013)

A

Alexander Library of Ornithology

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Term hours:

By appointment only. Mon-Wed 09.30-14.00 during school terms Mon-Tue 09.30-17.00 during school vacations

Vacation hours:

By appointment only. Mon-Wed 09.30-14.00 during school terms Mon-Tue 09.30-17.00 during school vacations

Closed:

Wed during school vacations Thur-Sun August Bank Holiday and when the Dept. of Zoology is closed over Christmas and Easter

All Souls College Library

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Term hours:

9.30-18.30

Vacation hours:

9.30-16.30

B

Balfour Library (Pitt Rivers Museum)

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 (upper level 16.50) Bank Holiday Monday 6, 27 May 10.00-13.00, 14.00-16.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-12.30, 14.00-16.00

Closed:

Closed during August; around 10 days at Christmas and Easter.

Notes:

Please report to the library desk on the ground floor when visiting.

Balliol College Library

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Term hours:

Visitors by appointment: Monday - Friday: 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.. Current members of Balliol: Monday - Sunday: 24/7

Vacation hours:

Visitors by appointment: Monday - Friday: 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Current members of Balliol: Monday - Sunday: 24/7

Closed:

Ten days at Christmas and ten days at Easter

Notes:

Entry is by University card, accredited by Balliol College Library

Bodleian Chinese Studies Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.15-19.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.15-17.00; closed Sats except 0th week

Closed:

Christmas and Easter same period as the Institute For Chinese Studies; late summer Bank Holiday; St Giles Fair

Bodleian Education Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Thurs 08.30-20.30, Fri 08.30-19.00, Sat & Sun 13.00-17.00 during Michaelmas term, Sat & Sun 10.00-17.00 during Hilary and Trinity terms.

Vacation hours:

Easter vacation: Mon-Thurs 9.00-19.30, Fri 09.00-17.30 Christmas and Summer vacations: Mon-Fri 09.00-17.30

Closed:

August Bank Holiday and when the Department of Education is closed over Christmas and Easter.

Notes:

Note that our term time opening hours follow the PGCE term, which is longer than the University term and closer to the Oxfordshire school term.

Bodleian Health Care Libraries - John Radcliffe Hospital site

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Term hours:

Open 24 hours; staffed Mon-Fri 09.00-19.00 (Wed 10.00-19.00)

Vacation hours:

Open 24 hours; staffed Mon-Fri 09.00-19.00 (Wed 10.00-19.00)

Closed:

Public holidays

Bodleian Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre site

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 09.00-18.00; staffed Mon-Fri 09.00-18.00 (Wed 10.45-18.00)

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 09.00-18.00; staffed Mon-Fri 09.00-18.00 (Wed 10.45-18.00)

Closed:

Public holidays

Bodleian History Faculty Library

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Term hours:

(Weeks 1-8) Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00; Sat 10.00-16.00; Sun 11.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00; Sat. 10.00-16.00

Closed:

Christmas and New Year: closes at 5pm on Friday 21 December 2012 and re-opens at 9am on Wednesday 2 January 2013. Easter: Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2013 inclusive. Encaenia: Wednesday 19 June 2013 the Library will open late, exact times to be confirmed. August Bank Holiday weekend: Saturday 24 August to Monday 26 August 2013 inclusive.

Bodleian Japanese Library

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Term hours:

1st - 8th weeks (Mon - Fri) 9.15-19.00, Sat (0th - 8th weeks) 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.15-17.00, Saturday closed

Closed:

Good Friday to Easter Monday inclusive; August Bank Holiday; Christmas Eve to New Year's Day inclusive

Bodleian Latin American Centre Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00 Closed 13.00-14.00 Mon-Fri

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00 Closed 13.00-14.00 Mon-Fri Closed for part of August and September.

Closed:

Staff holidays, no set time

Bodleian Law Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-18.00, Sun 11.00-18.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 (Sat 10.00-13.00 in Aug & Sept)

Closed:

Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, Good Friday to Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday weekend

Notes:

Sat 10.00-18.00 and Sun 11.00-18.00 opening operate on the weekends preceding week 1 - week 9 of Term. Library closes at 5pm at start of Christmas/New Year break.

Bodleian Library - New Library

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Term hours:

The New Bodleian Library is currently closed to readers for refurbisment and redevelopment.

Vacation hours:

The New Bodleian Library is currently closed to readers for refurbisment and redevelopment.

Closed:

The New Bodleian Library is currently closed to readers for refurbisment and redevelopment.

Bodleian Library - Old Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-16.00, Sun 11.00-17.00 University of Oxford dates of full term: Michaelmas 2012: Sunday, 7 October to Saturday, 1 December Hilary 2013: Sunday, 13 January to Saturday, 9 March Trinity 2013: Sunday, 21 April to Saturday, 15 June Michaelmas 2013: Sunday, 13 October to Saturday, 7 December Hilary 2014: Sunday, 19 January to Saturday 15 March Trinity 2014: Sunday, 27 April to Saturday, 21 June

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 The Library is also open on the first Sunday of each vacation, 11.00-17.00 (Sunday 10 March, Sunday 16 June and Sunday 8 December 2013).

Closed:

The Library is closed on Good Friday to Easter Monday, and for the August Bank Holiday long weekend.

Notes:

Please note that the opening hours of the Duke Humfrey's Library are Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-1600 all year round. For fuller information about opening times of individual reading rooms please go to: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/library/hours

Bodleian Library - Radcliffe Camera

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-16.00, Sun 11.00-17.00 University of Oxford dates of full term: Michaelmas 2012: Sunday, 7 October to Saturday, 1 December Hilary 2013: Sunday, 13 January to Saturday, 9 March Trinity 2013: Sunday, 21 April to Saturday, 15 June Michaelmas 2013: Sunday, 13 October to Saturday, 7 December Hilary 2014: Sunday, 19 January to Saturday 15 March Trinity 2014: Sunday, 27 April to Saturday, 21 June

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00. The Library is also open on the first Sunday of each vacation, 11.00-17.00 (Sunday 2 December, Sunday 10 March and Sunday 16 June).

Closed:

Academic year 2012-13: The Library closes for the Christmas break at 5pm on Friday, 21 December 2012 and reopens to readers at 9am on Wednesday, 2 January 2013. The Library is also closed on Good Friday to Easter Monday, and for the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Notes:

For fuller information about opening times of individual reading rooms please go to: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/library/hours

Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House

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Term hours:

Weeks 0-8 Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 9.00-13.00; closed Sundays

Vacation hours:

Summer vacation and Christmas vacation: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00; closed at weekends Easter vacation: Mon-Thu 9.00-1900, Fri 9.00-17.00 (-19.00 in weeks 0 and 9), Sat 9.00-13.00; closed Sundays

Closed:

Easter weekend (6-9 April 2012), Early May Bank Holiday (7 May 2012), Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend (2-5 June 2012), August Bank Holiday (27 August 2012), Monday 3 September 2012, Christmas Eve to New Year's Day (24 December 2012-1 January 2013)

Bodleian Music Faculty Library

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Term hours:

Monday - Friday (0th and 9th weeks) 9.00-17.00 Monday - Thursday (1st - 8th weeks) 9.00-18.00 Fridays (0th - 9th weeks) 9.00-17.00 Saturdays (0th - 8th weeks) 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.30-16.30 from 10th week to Monday of 0th week.

Closed:

5 working days at Christmas and Easter. 3 weeks in August.

Bodleian Oriental Institute Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9:15-19:00, Sat 10:00-16.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9:15-19.00, Sat 10:00-16.00

Closed:

1 week at Christmas and Easter, St Giles Fair, late August Bank Holiday

Bodleian Social Science Library

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Term hours:

Weeks 0 to 9: Mon to Fri 9.00 to 22.00, Sat 10.00 to 18.00, Sun 12.00 to 18.00: Library doors open at 8.45am Mon-Fri during term to enable those with early lectures to borrow books

Vacation hours:

Weeks 0 and 9: Mon to Fri 9.00 to 22.00, Sat 10.00 to 18.00, Sun 12.00 to 18.00; Full vacation: Mon to Fri 9.00 to 19.00, Sat 10.00 to 18.00 (Christmas and Easter Vacations); 10.00 to 16.00 (Summer Vacation)

Closed:

Saturday 22 December 2012 - Tuesday 1 January 2013 (Library closes at 5pm on Friday 21 December), Friday 29 March - Monday 1 April 2013, Saturday 24 August - Monday 26 August 2013

Bodleian Staff Library

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Term hours:

8.30-17.00 Monday - Friday. The library is unstaffed and there is a self-issue machine

Vacation hours:

8:30-17:00 Monday - Friday. The library is unstaffed and there is a self-issue machine

Closed:

The library is only closed when the whole Osney One building is shut - usually the week between Christmas and New Year

Brasenose College Library

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Term hours:

24 hour - staffed 9:00-17:00 Mon-Fri.

Vacation hours:

24 hour - staffed 9:00-17:00 Mon-Fri.

C

Cancer Epidemiology Unit

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Term hours:

Monday - Friday 8am- 6pm

Vacation hours:

Monday - Friday 8am- 6pm

Closed:

Between Christmas and New Year

Careers Service Library

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Term hours:

Monday-Friday: 09.00-17.00 (except Thursday) Thursday: 10.00 - 17.00 (to allow for staff training) Please check our website for details

Vacation hours:

Monday-Friday: 09.00-17.00 (except Thursday) Thursday: 10.00 - 17.00 (to allow for staff training) Please check our website for details

Closed:

All University fixed closure (normally 1 week and Bank Holidays at Christmas and Easter) plus all other Bank Holidays; closures for maintenance and updating resources advertised on our website

Chantry Library

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Term hours:

Mondays: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm; Tuesdays 9.00 am - 5.00 pm; Wednesdays 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm ONLY BY APPOINTMENT

Vacation hours:

As above

Closed:

Christmas, Easter and bank holidays.

Notes:

Everyone is welcome to use the Library, but please telephone or email the librarian for an appointment.

Christ Church Library

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Term hours:

Christ Church members: 9am-midnight 7 days a week All other readers: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Closed:

Christ Church Library is usually closed for 10 days at Christmas and for the Easter weekend. Please contact the library for further details.

Computer Science Library

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Term hours:

9.00-16.30 (closed 13.00-14.00)

Vacation hours:

9.00-16.30 (closed 13.00-14.00)

Closed:

The library is only closed when the whole Wolfson building is shut - usually the week between Christmas and New Year.

Corpus Christi College Library

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Term hours:

Corpus Library is open 24 hours a day on a reference basis for members of the College. Issue Desk hours, and access information for non-members, can be found on the Library website.

Vacation hours:

Corpus Library is open 24 hours a day on a reference basis for members of the College. Issue Desk hours, and access information for non-members, can be found on the Library website.

Closed:

The Library and Archives are closed when the College is closed (over the Christmas and New Year break, and over the Easter weekend), and usually for two weeks in August.

Notes:

External readers (including members of the University of Oxford) by appointment only. Please see the webpages for more information, and contact library staff in advance of any visit.

E

Earth Sciences Library

Information

Term hours:

Staffed: Monday 8.30am-4pm Tuesday 9.30am-6pm Wednesday 8.30am-1pm Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 8.30am-1pm

Vacation hours:

As above

Closed:

Easter and Christmas

Engineering Science Library

Information

Term hours:

Mon-Fri 8.30-16.30 (contact before visiting)

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 8.30-16.30 (contact before visiting)

Closed:

Departmental closed periods

English Faculty Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-13.00 (open as normal on the two May Bank Holidays) 0th week: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 0th week: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Closed:

Public holidays, except in May as above; between Christmas and New Year

Notes:

Details of closed periods will be publicised as necessary in the Library, on its website, and in the Gazette

Exeter College Library

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Term hours:

24 hour access for members of Exeter College - staffed 9.00-17.00 Mon.-Fri.

Vacation hours:

24 hour access for members of Exeter College - staffed 9.00-17.00 Mon.-Fri.

Closed:

22 Dec. - 2 Jan. (inc.)

G

Green Templeton College Library

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Term hours:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2.00-5.30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 4.30-7.30 p.m. Saturday 10.00a.m.-12.30 p.m.

Vacation hours:

Hours of opening remain unchanged.

Greyfriars Oxford Centre for Franciscan Studies Library

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Term hours:

The Library is open 24 hours a day to Greyfriars members only.

Vacation hours:

As above.

Closed:

Never.

Notes:

Open to Greyfriars members. External readers should email either Br Mark or Dr Neagu to make an appointment.

H

Harris Manchester College Library

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Term hours:

Monday - Sunday 8.30am - 11pm

Vacation hours:

Monday - Sunday 9am - 10pm. Notification will be sent out if there are any changes

Closed:

The Library is only closed during periods of College closure such as at Easter, during the Michaelmas vacation, and during the last two weeks of August each year.

Hertford College Library

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Term hours:

24 hour access for members of Hertford College.

Vacation hours:

24 hour access for members of Hertford College.

Notes:

External readers (including members of the University of Oxford) by appointment only. Please contact the Librarian in advance.

J

Jesus College Library

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Term hours:

Open to members of Jesus College with access key. Non-members may use the Library strictly by appointment (see below).

Vacation hours:

Open to members of Jesus College except when the College is closed. Non-members may use the Library strictly by appointment (see below).

Closed:

The College closes at Christmas, New Year, and Easter.

Notes:

The Librarian's office hours are Monday-Friday, 9-5.

K

Keble College Library

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Term hours:

24 hour access for members of College. Staffed: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Vacation hours:

24 hour access for members of College Staffed: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

L

Lady Margaret Hall Library

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Term hours:

If not member of LMH, apply to Librarian for admission.

Vacation hours:

Ditto

Closed:

Between Christmas and New Year

Language Centre Library

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Term hours:

Weeks 0 and 9 Mon-Fri, 8.45-18.30; Weeks 1-8 Mon-Thur, 8.45-20.00; Friday, 8.45-18.30; Sat, 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Christmas and Easter Vacation Mon-Fri 8.45-13.00 and 14.00-17.30; Summer Vacation Mon-Fri 8.45-16.30 (until 18.00 Mon, Tue, Thur, for the duration of the Pre- Sessional English course in August and September)

Closed:

10 days at Christmas, 6/7 days at Easter (23 March till 1 April 2013) August Bank Holiday

Notes:

Induction session (required for all new Library users) held Mon-Fri at 10.00 and 14.00 or other times by prior arrangement.

Linacre College Library

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Term hours:

All members of Linacre College are entitled to 24-hour access to the library and computing facilities. A security sytem on the door prevents unauthorised access. The library operates a self-issue system that allows readers to check out their own books. All Linacre College members have been registered on OLIS. If you have any problems please contact the Librarian (library@linacre.ox.ac.uk).

Vacation hours:

All members of Linacre College are entitled to 24-hour access to the library and computing facilities. A security sytem on the door prevents unauthorised access. The library operates a self-issue system that allows readers to check out their own books. All Linacre College members have been registered on OLIS. If you have any problems please contact the Librarian (library@linacre.ox.ac.uk).

Closed:

Christmas and Easter.

Notes:

Linacre College members may access the library and computing facilities 24 hours a day every day except when college is closed during Easter and Christmas vacations.

Lincoln College Library

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Term hours:

Daily 8.30 a.m. - 2.00 a.m.

Vacation hours:

Daily 8.30 a.m. - 11.30 p.m. Any variations will be advertised in the Lodge.

Closed:

Christmas and New Year.

M

Magdalen College Library

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Term hours:

The New Library is open 24 hours a day to Magdalen College members only. The Old Library is open by appointment only.

Vacation hours:

The New Library is open 24 hours a day to Magdalen College members only.

Closed:

Never.

Notes:

FILMS! Members of the University who need to borrow Magdalen films for educational purposes may do so. Films may be borrowed overnight or over the weekend, with a £15 refundable deposit per film and production of a current university card. It is essential to phone or email in advance. All Magdalen films are recorded in OLIS.

Maison Française Library

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Term hours:

Tue-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Tue-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Closed:

August, Christmas, Easter: Please check exact dates on Website Homepage

Notes:

Please note that from Trinity Term 2013, the Library will be closed on Mondays!

Mansfield College Library

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Term hours:

24 hours to Mansfield College members only

Vacation hours:

Main Library and Theology Library locked at night. Law Library open 24 hours.

Closed:

Closed periods coincide with College closure

Materials Library

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Term hours:

Reading rooms Mon-Fri 8.30-17.00; Library Office Mon 10:30 - 2:30 ; Tue, Wed,Thur 1:30pm - 3:30 pm. Self-issue machine available

Vacation hours:

Reading rooms Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00; self-issue machine available Library office Please phone or email for times

Closed:

1 week at both Easter and Christmas, Bank Holidays, weekends.

Mathematical Institute Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 09.00-16.30.

Notes:

Those wishing to enquire about access must first contact the Librarian before visiting, at the email address or telephone number above.

Merton College Library

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Term hours:

Old Warden's Lodgings: Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m. to midnight. Saturdays 8.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays 10 a.m. to midnight. Mob Quad: Daily 8.30 a.m. to midnight.

Vacation hours:

Hours will be advertised

Closed:

The library is always open to members of Merton College, unless exceptional circumstances demand a temporary closure, which will be advertised

Notes:

OPEN TO MEMBERS OF MERTON COLLEGE ONLY Archives, Manuscripts, Early Printed Books and Special Collections may be consulted by all bona fide researchers by appointment only on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Middle East Centre Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Thursday 9.15am - 5:00pm Fridays : 9.15am - 4.30 pm *please check this page for the occasional closure*.

Vacation hours:

Monday to Friday 9.15am - 1pm (closed one hour) 2pm - 5pm

Museum of the History of Science Library

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Term hours:

By appointment, arranged via library@mhs.ox.ac.uk

Vacation hours:

By appointment, arranged via library@mhs.ox.ac.uk

N

New College Library

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Term hours:

8.30am - Midnight; 7 days

Vacation hours:

Christmas and Easter: 8.30am - 5.00pm; Monday - Friday Summer: 9am - 1pm and 2.15pm - 5pm; Monday - Friday

Closed:

8 working days at Christmas and 7 working days at Easter

Nuffield College Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.30-17.30

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.30-17.30

Closed:

Up to 10 days at Christmas, 4 days at Easter, mornings from mid-July to mid-September.

O

Official Papers Collection

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-18.00, Sun 11.00-18.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 (Sat 10.00-13.00 in Aug & Sept)

Closed:

Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, Good Friday to Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday weekend

Notes:

As the Official Papers Reading Room is on the Ground Floor of the Bodleian Law Library where the locking up begins, readers are asked to be ready to leave approximately 20 minutes before the official closing time.

Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Library

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Term hours:

Michaelmas (Sun. 9 Oct. Sat. 3 Dec. 2011), Hilary (Sun. 15 Jan. Sat. 10 Mar. 2012), Trinity (Sun. 22 Apr. Sat. 16 June 2012), Mon-Thur 9.00-19.30, Fri 9.00-17.00 Sun 13.30-17.30

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.00pm

Closed:

Rosh ha-Shanah 29 Sept. 2011 to 30 Sept. 2011 Christmas Closure 22 Dec. 2011 to 2 Jan. 2012 (incl.) Easter Closure 30 Mar. to 9 Apr. 2012 (incl.) May Bank Holiday Closure 7 May 2012 Spring Bank Holiday Closure 4 June 2012 Queen's Jubilee Holiday 5 June 2012 Summer Bank Holiday Closure 27 Aug. 2012

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Library

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Term hours:

Michaelmas (Sun. 7 Oct. - Sat. 1 Dec. 2012), Hilary (Sun. 13 Jan. - Sat. 9 Mar. 2013), Trinity (Sun. 21 Apr. - Sat. 15 June 2013): Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00. Closed on Bank Holidays outside of Full Term and for the Christmas and New Year period. Opened for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha only during Full Term. (Christmas Closure 24 Dec. 2012 to 2 Jan. 2013 inclusive. Easter Closure 29March-1 Apr. 2013 inclusive. Eid al-Fitr closure 8 Aug 2013. Summer Bank Holiday Closure 26 Aug.2012).

Closed:

Closed on Bank Holidays outside of Full Term and for the Christmas and New Year period. Opened for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha only during Full Term.

Notes:

The Library is for reference use only, and books may not be borrowed.

Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Library

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Term hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00 AM - 17:00 PM

Vacation hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00 AM - 17:00 PM

Closed:

Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays, Christmas

Oxford Internet Institute Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 09:00 - 16:50

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 09:00 - 16:50

Closed:

All public holidays, also Monday Thursday; Christmas and New Year; closed from the beginning of the week of the August Bank Holiday until the end of the week in which St Giles Fair falls

Oxford Learning Institute

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Term hours:

Monday- Friday 9.00 am- 5.00 pm

Vacation hours:

Monday - Friday 9.00 am- 5.00 pm

Closed:

Weekends, Bank Holidays and Christmas vacation

Notes:

Please note that by necessity these policies are much simplifid and provided for initial guidance only. Please check with the Library for full details.

Oxford Union Society Library

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Term hours:

0th-8th Weeks Mon-Fri 9.30-19.00, Sat Noon - 16.30

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 09.30-17.00

Closed:

Easter 29/03/2013 to 07/04/2013 inclusive, Summer 23/08/2013 to 09/09/2013 inclusive, Christmas 21/12/2013 to 01-01-2014 inclusive

Notes:

New borrowers should bring both their Union membership cards and University/Bodleian Cards, assuming the latter type is available to them. During registration, advice will be given on which card to use for subsequent borrowing.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History Library

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Term hours:

Wed 9.00-13.00, 14.00-16.50 Mon, Tue, Thur, 09.00-12.00 (Subject to staffing)

Vacation hours:

Wed 9.00-13.00, 14.00-16.50 Mon, Tue, Thur, 09.00-12.00 (Subject to staffing)

Closed:

Weekday afternoons except Wednesday. Christmas/New Year, Easter, Bank Holidays, staff holidays Closed 17 December - 2 January

Notes:

By appointment with the Librarian. Please e-mail (preferred) or phone 01865 270939 Mon,Tue,Thu,Fri. if no answer from library number. Archival/special collections visits may be possible at other times.

Oxfordshire History Centre Library

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Term hours:

Tue-Sat, 10.00-17.00 Wed-Sat, 09.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

Tue-Sat, 10.00-17.00 Wed-Sat, 09.00-17.00

Closed:

Every Mon, Sun; Bank Holidays; Sat before Bank Holidays; between Christmas and New Year

Notes:

Oxfordshire History Centre is a new service, following the merger of Oxfordshire Record Office, Oxfordshire Health Archives and Oxfordshire Studies.

P

Pauling Centre for Human Sciences Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-13.00, 14.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-13.00, 14.00-17.00

Closed:

Closed for Christmas and Easter closed periods

Notes:

Outside these hours please contact the library.

Pembroke College Library

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Term hours:

24 hour opening, staffed 9.00 - 17.00 Monday - Friday

Vacation hours:

9.00 - 17.00 Monday - Friday

Closed:

Christmas, 4 weeks in August

Pharmacology Library

Information

Term hours:

Mon-Thur 8.30-14.30

Vacation hours:

Mon-Thur 8.30-14.30

Closed:

Weekends, Public holidays, when Dept is closed

Notes:

By arrangement only.

Philosophy and Theology Faculties Library

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Term hours:

Monday - Friday 09:30 - 19:00 Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

Vacation hours:

Monday - Friday 09:30 - 17:00 Saturday Closed

Physiology Library

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Closed:

From August 2005.

Notes:

The Library will be closed and unstaffed from August 2005 and the remaining collections will only be accessable by staff and post graduate members of the Physiology Department via swipecard access.

Pusey House Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.15-12.45, 14.00-16.45, Sat 9.15-12.45; on the Greater Holy Days of the Church open 9.15-12.00

Vacation hours:

Posted in the Library

Q

Queen's College Library

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Term hours:

Weeks 0 to 9 inclusive: Mon - Fri: 9:00am - 7:00pm Sat: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Vacation hours:

Mon - Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Closed:

Summer 2013: As the result of a refurbishment project The Queen’s College Library will be closed completely to all readers from Friday 14 June 2013. It is intended that Main Library will be open again towards the end of October 2013, but all manuscripts and books from the Upper Library will remain inaccessible to readers until the end of January 2014.

Notes:

Members of the College may access the Lower Library and Basement (but not the Upper Library) with their swipe cards 24 hours a day except during closed periods. External readers, including members of other colleges, must make an appointment before visiting.

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Radcliffe Science Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-16.00, Sun 11.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-14.00

Closed:

Easter and August Bank Holiday weekends, Christmas-New Year

Notes:

Open May Bank Holidays 9.00-19.00. Bodleian Special Collections Reading Room operating within Radcliffe Science Library has its own opening and admission arrangements

Regent's Park College Library

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Term hours:

Main Library: 24 hours, self-issue, for College members; staffed Mon.-Fri. 9.30 - 16.30 Angus Library: 9.30 - 16.30

Vacation hours:

Main Library: Postgraduate and staff: 24 hours, self-issue; Undergraduate Mon.-Fri. 9.30 - 16.30 Angus Library: 9.30 - 16.30

Closed:

Both libraries: approx. 1 week Christmas and Easter. Main Library: Closed for 2 weeks in July for the Annual Stocktake. Angus Library: closed for the whole of August

Notes:

Main Library can be visited by non-College members by appointment only, apply to the Assistant Librarian Angus Library: available by appointment only: apply to College Librarian

Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Library

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Term hours:

By appointment

Vacation hours:

By appointment

Rewley House Continuing Education Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Thurs 9.00-20.30, Fri 9.00-17.00, Sat 9.30-17.30, Sun 13.00-16.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00

Closed:

Closed 06.04.12-09.04.12 Easter Closed 07.05.12 May Holiday Closed 27.08.12-31.08.12

Notes:

Term dates: Continuing Education terms differ from University Full Term - please see Library website for dates

Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

Closed

Closed:

Weekends and all vacations.

Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 except Wed, 9.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 except Wed, 9.00-13.00

Closed:

As announced in advance on Library door.

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Sackler Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-17.00

Vacation hours:

As Term

Closed:

Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, Good Friday to Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday weekend and the preceding Saturday, Monday and Tuesday of St Giles Fair and the preceding Saturday

Sainsbury Library at the Saïd Business School

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00 (Bank Holidays 9.00-17.00)

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00

Closed:

For SBS members, only when the building is closed. Non-members, please see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/business/sainsbury

Notes:

We are staffed until 19.00 during MBA term, which includes weeks 0 and 9. In addition, SBS members may access the library at any time that the building is open.

Sherardian Library of Plant Taxonomy

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Term hours:

Mon,Wed,Thur 9.00-17.00 by appointment only

Vacation hours:

Mon,Wed,Thur 9.00-17.00 by appointment only

Closed:

Tue,Fri,Sat,Sun Closed: August Bank Holiday and when the Department of Plant Sciences is closed over Christmas and Easter.

Sir William Dunn School of Pathology Library

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Term hours:

Always open to departmental members

Vacation hours:

Always open to departmental members

Closed:

Does not close

Notes:

This library is open to non-members of the Dunn School only by prior application to library_academic@path.ox.ac.uk

Somerville College Library

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Term hours:

9.00-18.00 Mon-Fri 9.00-13.00 Sat

Vacation hours:

9.00-17.00 Mon-Fri

Closed:

Christmas and Bank Holidays

St Anne's College Library

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Notes:

The Library is open only to members and associates of St Anne's College. Any non-member seeking admission to the Library for a special reason must apply to the Librarian.

St Benet's Hall Library

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Term hours:

0900-1700

Vacation hours:

0900-1700

Notes:

Use of the library requires an appointment with the librarian

St Catherine's College Library

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Term hours:

8.00 am - Midnight: Monday - Friday; 9.00 am - Midnight: Saturday & Sunday

Vacation hours:

See opening hours on library door

Closed:

Over Christmas and Easter periods;August and Bank Holidays outside term

St Cross College Library

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Term hours:

Twenty four hours throughout year for all Members of College with a key

Vacation hours:

As above

St Edmund Hall Library

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Term hours:

8:30 - 1:00 next day Students may study after that in Vestry.

Vacation hours:

8:30 - 22:45 Students may study after that in Vestry.

Closed:

Only when College closed during Christmas Vacation.

St Hilda's College Library

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Term hours:

Weeks 0-9: Mon-Thur 8.30-1.00; Fri 8.300.00; Sat 9.0023.00; Sun 9.001.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-13.00, 14.00-17.00; Sat-Sun: closed

Closed:

The library is closed for a short period at Christmas and Easter.

Notes:

In week 0 the library closes at 0.00 instead of 1.00.

St Hugh's College Library

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Term hours:

St Hugh's College members have 24-hour access to the library via fob. The library office is open between 09:00-12:30 and 13:00-17:00 from Monday-Friday.

Vacation hours:

St Hugh's College members have 24-hour access to the library via fob. The library office is open between 09:00-12:30 and 13:00-17:00 from Monday-Friday.

Closed:

The office is closed for about 10 days for Christmas and New Year, and the public holidays at Easter and the end of August. St Hugh's College members have 24-hour access to the library via fob all year round.

St John's College Library

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Term hours:

Weeks 0-9: MT Mon-Sat 9 am-12 midnight, Sun 10am-12 midnight HT Mon-Sat 9 am-2am, Sun 10am-2am TT Mon-Sat 9 am-2am, Sun 10am-2am

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9am-9pm

Closed:

The library is closed for part of the Long Vacation, usually August and part of September.

Notes:

If you wish to consult manuscripts, please contact the Librarian to arrange an appointment. The Library is open to members of the College only

Statistics Library

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Term hours:

9.00 - 17.00 Mon-Thurs, 9.00-16.30 Fri Members of the Department only outside these hours. Non-members of the Department should make a prior appointment.

Vacation hours:

9.00 - 17.00 Mon-Thurs, 9.00-16.30 Fri Members of the Department only outside these hours. Non-members of the Department should make a prior appointment.

Closed:

Public holidays when Department is closed

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Taylor Bodleian Slavonic and Modern Greek Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri 9.30-17.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Closed:

1 week Christmas, 3 days at Easter and 1 week late summer Bank Holiday.

Taylor Institution Library

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Term hours:

1 October-30 June: Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00

Vacation hours:

July, August and September: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-16.00

Closed:

1 week at Christmas, Good Friday through to Easter Monday, 1 week late summer bank holiday, 2 days of St Giles' Fair at beginning of September.

Notes:

The Taylor Institution is the University's centre for the study of Modern European languages and literatures (other than English). The Main Library is the largest specialist research collection in its field in Britain, with a bookstock of over 520k volumes covering the literary and philological aspects of the main European languages (German, Spanish, French, Italian) as well as less commonly-studied ones, (e.g. Portuguese, and the Celtic languages).

Trinity College Library

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Term hours:

Please telephone the Librarian on (2)79863

Vacation hours:

Please telephone the Librarian on (2)79863

Closed:

Please telephone the Librarian on (2)79863

Tylor Library

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri. 9.30-17.30, Sat. 13.00-16.00

Vacation hours:

Mon-Fri. 9.30-17.30, closed Sat.

Closed:

Easter: usually Good Friday-Easter Monday. Christmas: usually about 1 week, to be confirmed for 2013.

Notes:

Information current for TT 2013

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University College Library

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Term hours:

24 hours

Vacation hours:

Christmas: 24 hours except for closed period Easter 24: hours throughout Long Vacation: 9.00 - 21.00 except for closed period

Closed:

Closed periods are advertised on the Library's notice-boards

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Vere Harmsworth Library at the Rothermere American Institute

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Term hours:

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00; Sat 10.00-14.00; closed Sunday

Vacation hours:

Christmas and Easter: Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00; closed Saturday and Sunday. Summer: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00; closed Saturday and Sunday

Closed:

Public holidays except where these fall during Term; between Christmas and New Year.

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Wadham College Library

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Term hours:

Open as explained to students. Self-issue terminal always available.

Vacation hours:

As term

Notes:

All Wadham and Sarah Lawrence College students will need their university card to open the library door. Prospective users of the Library's Persian Section should contact the Librarian to apply for access.

Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine Library

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Term hours:

For members of the Unit: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 For all other users: The Library is staffed Mon-Fri 14.15-17.00. New users must arrange an appointment with library staff for their first visit.

Vacation hours:

For members of the Unit: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 For all other users: Library staffed hours may vary in vacation so please make an appointment

Closed:

6-9 April 2012; 7 May 2012; 4-5 June 2012; 27 August 2012

Worcester College Library

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Term hours:

Open to members of Worcester College. Non-members may use the Library strictly by appointment (see below).

Vacation hours:

Open to members of Worcester College except when the College is closed. Non-members may use the Library strictly by appointment (see below).

Closed:

The College closes at Christmas, New Year and Easter. In addition, the Library closes during the Long Vacation in the summer. Please see the Library website for specific dates.
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