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International Open Access Week

Talks, drop-in sessions and thesis submission guidance.
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October Book of the Month

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Opening hours: Term

Sun: 11.00am - 7.00pm

Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 10.00pm

Sat: 10.00am - 6.00pm

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Location

Bodleian Social Science Library
University of Oxford
Manor Road Building
Manor Road
Oxford
OX1 3UQ

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Bodleian Libraries notices rss

UPDATED: RSL closure - 10 October
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Retirement of the SOLO classic interface
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Access to the Radcliffe Camera - 20 August to 3 September
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Aleph and SOLO essential maintenance - 14 August
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Closure notice - August bank holiday
Friday, 3 August 2018
Shakespeare in the Quad
Monday, 16 July 2018
Temporary closure - Oriental Institute Library
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Bodleian Library opening hours on Encaenia day
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
RSL redevelopment: feedback on plans
Friday, 4 May 2018
Oxford Town & Gown 2018
Friday, 4 May 2018
Bodleian Library: May Bank Holiday opening hours
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Relocation: Bodleian Library Reader Common Room
Monday, 16 April 2018
Early closure notice: Duke Humfrey's Library
Monday, 16 April 2018
Bodleian Libraries: Easter opening 2018
Monday, 26 March 2018
UPDATED 2 MARCH - WEATHER: Early closure information
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Bodleian Libraries acquire access to the Daily Mail Historical Archive
Friday, 16 February 2018
Alexander Library of Ornithology relocation
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Bodleian Libraries: Christmas opening 2017
Friday, 15 December 2017
WEATHER: Libraries open as normal
Monday, 11 December 2017
SOLO downtime - 12 December 2017
Monday, 11 December 2017
Building work: Bodleian Lower Reading Room
Tuesday, 5 December 2017
Early closure notice: Duke Humfrey's Library
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Closure notice: Duke Humfrey's Library
Thursday, 16 November 2017
New service: inter-library loan requests online
Friday, 20 October 2017
Duke Humfrey's Library - late opening 12 October
Wednesday, 11 October 2017

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Brush up your knowledge of literature searching and much more at a free Bodleian iSkills Workshop
Monday, 15 October 2018
Coming up next week: Free Bodleian iSkills Workshops: Getting started in Oxford Libraries and much more
Friday, 12 October 2018
New political database trials: let us know what you think
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Missed your library induction? No problem. Take a look at our Training Materials Archive
Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Brush up your knowledge of SOLO (our library catalogue) and much more at a free Bodleian iSkills Workshop
Monday, 8 October 2018