Library induction for history graduates Part B

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Library induction for history graduates Part B
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Why am I here?
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You are here

• to learn about using the Bodleian Library,
  focusing on history provision

• to learn how to use the library
• catalogue to help you to
• access books and journals for
• your essays

• to get a general introduction to
• some of the electronic resources
• available to you

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Oxford Libraries

• Oxford University Library Services (OULS)
  www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/libraries
• OULS c. 40 libraries and growing
• Bodleian www.bodley.ox.ac.uk
• Subject hubs eg. RSL, VHL
• Faculty and Departmental Libraries
• College Libraries (not part of OULS)

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The Bodleian Library

• Founded 1602
• National and international research library
• Legal deposit since 1610 - over 8 million items
  held
• Most Bodleian books need to be ordered to a
  reading room
• Cannot borrow items from the Bodleian
• No food or drink (including water, chewing gum
  etc.)

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The Bodleian Library
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The Bodleian Library

• Three buildings on the central site
• Old Library (research collections, special
  collections)
• Radcliffe Camera (undergraduate collections)
• New Library (Philosophy Reading Room and
• Special Collections,
  Maps, Music etc.)

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Library map
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Old Library
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The BodleianOld Library

• Bodleian Upper Reading Room (URR)
• Upper Reserve
• History (primary sources)
• English
• Core print journals
• Duke Humfreys Reading Room (DH)
• Medieval and early modern mss
• Rare Books

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The BodleianRadcliffe Camera

• Upper Camera (UCam)
• Upper Camera Reserve
• History
• History of Art
• Education
• Lower Camera (LCam)
• Lower Camera Reserve
• English
• Theology
• Official Papers
• Latin American studies

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The Bodleian New Library

• Philosophy Reading Room
• Special collection reading rooms
• (Modern Political Papers, Maps, Music, Oriential
• Reading Room)

In Dec. reading rooms in New Bodley will merge.
Look out for notices!
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Opening hours

• Term time
• Mon-Fri 900 - 2200
• Sat. 1000 - 1600
• Can vary from reading room to reading room.
• Check guides.

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LAPTOPS AT THE BODLEIAN

• Old Library
• Ethernet points and power sockets
• Radcliffe Camera
• Lower Camera Ethernet points, wireless and power
  sockets
• Upper Camera Wireless and power sockets
  throughout lower level
• New Library (Philosophy Reading Room)
• Wireless and power sockets
• To use the wireless network you must
• register for your Virtual Private Network!!

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Open Shelf slip
Fill this out and leave it on the shelf when you
use an open shelf book.
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University card To gain entry to the Bodleian
Libraries you must have you card with you.
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ONLINE RESOURCES

• OLIS the Oxford Libraries Information System
• http//www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/
• Searching for books and journals
• Details of library holdings
• Automated Stack Request at the Bodleian Library
• OxLIP the Oxford Libraries Information Platform
• http//www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/
• Subject-specific resources
• Available 24/7 from any networked computer
• Remote access via VPN / Athens
• Oxford eJournals
• http//sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/oxford/az
• Full-text journal articles
• 40,000 of journal titles available

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OLIS search examples

• Chivalry, Maurice Keen
• The French Revolution, Paul Harold Beik
• The making of modern British politics, 1867-1939,
  Martin Pugh
• La vie des français au temps de Jeanne d'Arc
• History Workshop Journal
• Jahrbuch für Geschichte der sozialistischen
  Länder Europas, vol. 4, 1960

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Patron Records

• List of items on loan renew
• List of stack requests renew
• List of holds cancel
• Change password

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For birthday 25th Dec 1980 password 25DEC1980
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OxLIP search examples

• Historical Abstracts
• Early English Books online
• Times Digital Archive

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eJournal example

• English Historical Review
• Article History, English law and the
  Renaissance' Past Present, 72 (1976)

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Hands-on practice

• Now its your turn to have a go.
• Dont be afraid to ask if you get stuck!

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Confused?!

• Please come and ask for help if you need it!

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• Thank you for attending!
• Enjoy your time in Oxford