Bodleian Libraries

Contact

Address:	Taylor Institution Library St Giles' Oxford OX1 3NA
Phone:	Research Enquiries: (01865) 278158 / Issue Desk: 278152
E-mail:	tay-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Website:	http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/taylor

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Library Staff

Taylor Librarian:	Mr J.R. Legg

Subject Consultants:	Celtic - Mrs J. Foot; Central Europe, Baltic States, Former Yugoslavia - Mrs B. Baj Wojtowicz; Film Studies, Women's Studies - Ms H. Scott; French - Mr N.J. Hearn; German, Yiddish - Mrs E. Huber; Greek - Mr K. Skordyles; Hungarian - Dr Z. Varga; Italian -

Library Management and Reader Services:	Subject Team Leader - Ms J. Ferrari; Stock Management - Mr S.A. Trowbridge; Operations Manager - Mr F. Egerton; Administrator - Mrs E. Almunia; Reader Services Supervisor - Ms H.C. Buchanan; Periodicals - Mrs R. Holt; Preservation contact - Mrs E. Smith;

Term time:	1 September-31 July: Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-16.00

Vacation:	August, Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-16.00

Closed:	Approx. 1 week at Christmas (2019: library closes 4pm Sat 21st Dec, reopens 9am Thu 2nd Jan 2020); Good Fri through to Easter Mon, inclusive; 1 week following 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, Slavonic) as well as less commonly-studied ones, (e.g. Portuguese, and the Celtic languages). The library also holds collections in Film, Linguistics and Women's Studies.

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, Slavonic) as well as less commonly-studied ones, (e.g. Portuguese, and the Celtic languages). The library also holds collections in Film, Linguistics and Women's Studies.

Admission and Borrowing Policies

Note that by necessity these policies are much simplified and provided for initial guidance only. Please check with the library for full details.

OU undergraduate students:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: all. 5 TAY items for 7 days + 12 MLF items for 7 days., , 3 online renewals are permitted., , After 14 days, items may be reserved by other readers and should be returned to the Library if requested., , Books that are lost or damaged must be paid for(students are reminded that all University debts must be discharged before permission to graduate is given).
OU postgraduate students:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: all. Taught courses: 12 TAY items for 14 days + 12 MLF items for 7 days; Research courses: 12 TAY items for 28 days + 12 MLF items for 7 days., , 3 online renewals are permitted., , After 14 days, items may be reserved by other readers and should be returned to the Library if requested., , Books that are lost or damaged must be paid for (students are reminded that all University debts must be discharged before permission to graduate is given).
OU academic and research staff:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: all. 20 TAY items for 56 days + 12 MLF items for 7 days., , 3 online renewals are permitted., , Books that are lost or damaged must be paid for., After 14 days, items may be reserved by other readers and their return to the Library may be requested.
Others:	Admissions: some. Borrowing: none. The Library is open for reference use to all bona fide researchers, who should apply to the OULS Admissions Office (proof of identity and status will be requested)., ,

Subjects Covered

Medieval and modern continental European (and related) languages & literatures, predominantly French (including Francophone), German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese (including Latin American). Also Celtic, Catalan, Gallician etc, Romanian, Yiddish, Linguistics, Film Studies and Women's Studies

Taylor Institution Library