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 (upper level 16.50) 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:	Please report to the library desk on the ground floor when visiting. Tues 27 June access to the library 10-12.30, 2-4 via main Museum entrance only.

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)