Bodleian Libraries

Contact

Address:	Balfour Library (Pitt Rivers Museum) Robinson Close South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PP
Phone:	01865 270939
Fax:	01865 270943
E-mail:	library@prm.ox.ac.uk
Website:	https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/balfour.html

Library Staff

Librarian:	Mark Dickerson

Library Assistant:	Giorgio Garippa

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 9.00-17.00 (last admission 16.30). May Bank Holidays (2018) 7, 28 May 10.00-13.00, 14.00-16.00.

Vacation:	Mon-Fri 9.00-12.30, 14.00-16.00. Friday 29 September: 9.00-12.00, 14.00-16.00

Closed:	Closed August; around two weeks at Christmas and Easter. (2018) 5 August - 1 September.

Notes:	The library has now relocated to the First Floor. To access, please ring bell during opening hours, or ask Reception or Front of House staff to contact / phone 270939 / e-mail library@prm.ox.ac.uk,

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: some. Borrowing rights for students of Archaeology and Anthropology; others must apply to the Librarian.
OU postgraduate students:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: some. Borrowing rights for students of Archaeology and Anthropology; others must apply to the Librarian.
OU academic and research staff:	Admissions: all. Borrowing: some. Non-departmental staff have borrowing rights at the Librarian's discretion.
Others:	Admissions: some. Borrowing: none. Access at the discretion of the Librarian. Please contact in advance.

Subjects Covered

Anthropology/Ethnography, Archaeology, Ethnomusicology, Museology

Balfour Library (Pitt Rivers Museum)