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) Bank Holiday Monday 1, 29 May 10.00-13.00, 14.00-16.00

Vacation:	Mon-Fri 9.00-12.30, 14.00-16.00

Closed:	Closed 31 July-28 August; around two weeks at Christmas and Easter.

Notes:	The library is in the process of relocating to the First Floor. If library staff are not present at the Ground Floor library desk during opening hours, please ask at Reception to contact us or 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)