New College Library
New College Library
Contact
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Address: |
New College Library |
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Phone: |
01865 279580 |
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E-mail: |
library@new.ox.ac.uk |
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Library Staff
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Librarian: |
Dr Christopher Skelton-Foord |
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Archivist (Mon-Thur): |
Mrs Jennifer Thorp |
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Deputy Librarian: |
Vacancy (recruitment in progress) |
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Assistant Librarian, Bibliographic Services: |
Mr Jason Morgan |
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Graduate Trainee Library Assistant: |
Mr Alex Pound |
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Shelver (Term-Time): |
Miss Ursula Steele |
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Opening Hours
Note that opening hours may sometimes change at short notice. If travelling to visit a library you are advised to check with the library to confirm details.
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Term time: |
During term time, New College Library is open to New College members from 8.30 am to 2 am, 7 days per week, and by appointment only for all other visitors. The Library is staffed from 8.30 am to 5 pm. It operates security-controlled access and provides an automated self-issue system. |
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Vacation: |
During vacations, New College Library is open to New College members from 8.30 am to 8.30 pm, 7 days per week, and by appointment only for all other visitors. The Library is staffed from 8.30 am to 5 pm. It operates operates security-controlled access and provides an automated self-issue system. |
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Closed: |
The Library is closed for eight working days over Christmas. |
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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.
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OU undergraduate students: |
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OU postgraduate students: |
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OU academic and research staff: |
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Others: |
Admissions: |
some. Borrowing: 
none.Subjects Covered
The 70,000-book collection of modern texts covers all undergraduate and taught postgraduate subjects taught in the College. A General Interest Collection comprises: Literature, Biography, Travel Guides, Very Short Introductions, Study Skills, and Welfare books. There is also a collection of DVDs and CDs which supports courses and caters for leisure use. There are in addition renowned collections of manuscripts and antiquarian books, notably c.400 medieval manuscripts along with 30,000 early printed volumes, which include c.340 incunabula (fifteenth-century European imprints) and c.560 STC books (British Isles imprints and English books printed abroad up to 1640). The early printed collections are especially strong in Law, Theology, Classics, Early Medicine, and Science.
