Vere Harmsworth Library at the Rothermere American Institute

Contact

Address:	Vere Harmsworth Library at the Rothermere American Institute 1A South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3UB
Phone:	01865 282700
E-mail:	vhl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Website:	http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl

Social Networks

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Twitter:	@vhllib
Blog:	http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/vhl/
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Library Staff

Librarian and US Studies Subject Consultant:	Jane Rawson

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:	Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00; Sat 10.00-16.00; closed Sunday

Vacation:	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.

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: none.
OU postgraduate students:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: some. US Studies DPhil students and those on the MSt in American History course may borrow non-legal deposit material.
OU academic and research staff:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: some. Academic staff in US Studies and RAI Fellows may borrow non-legal deposit material.
Others:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: none. Anyone with a valid Bodleian Libraries reader's card can access the library.

Subjects Covered

The History - Political, Economic and Social - of the United States from colonial times to the present.