Bodleian Libraries

Contact

Address:	Worcester College Library The Librarian Worcester College Walton Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Phone:	see below for individual staff telephone numbers
Fax:	(01865) 278387
Website:	http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/visiting/library

Social Networks

Twitter	https://twitter.com/WorcLibrary
Blog (Wordpress)	https://worcestercollegelibrary.wordpress.com

Library Staff

Librarian:	Mark Bainbridge (email: mark.bainbridge@worc.ox.ac.uk; tel. 278354), for enquiries concerning the special collections

Assistant Librarian and Law Librarian:	Renee Prud'Homme (email: renee.prudhomme@worc.ox.ac.uk)

Senior Library Assistant:	Kamila Pecher

Archivist:	Emma Goodrum (tel. 288348)

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.

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

Vacation:	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.

Notes:	The Library's reading rooms are closed during the coronavirus emergency.

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: some. Borrowing: some. Members of Worcester College only., , Non-members wishing to consult modern books not held in other Oxford libraries should apply to the Assistant Librarian.
OU postgraduate students:	Admissions: some. Borrowing: some. Members of Worcester College only., , Non-members wishing to consult modern books not held in other Oxford libraries should apply to the Assistant Librarian., , Non-members wishing to consult the special collections should apply to the Librarian or Archivist; a supervisor's letter of recommendation is required.
OU academic and research staff:	Admissions: some. Borrowing: some. Members of Worcester College only., , Non-members wishing to consult the special collections should apply to the Librarian or Archivist.
Others:	Admissions: some. Borrowing: none. Bona fide researchers wishing to consult the special collections should apply to the Librarian or Archivist. An appointment is required before each visit.

The Library collections support study and research in all subjects taught at Worcester. Books from the Eland collection on architecture and architectural history may be consulted on application to the Assistant Librarian

Worcester College Library