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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 5d

Huge congratulations to the @bodhumslib.bsky.social team for such a successful opening of the New Humanities Library at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities this week! Wonderful feedback for readers and such happy staff!

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Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library @bodartlib.bsky.social · 5d

📣Library News📣

We'll be running induction tours for the next couple of weeks, so you can get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with our layout and systems for the coming year.

We can't wait to see you all there!

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Bodleian Humanities Library @bodhumslib.bsky.social · 5d

Good news - we've extended our opening hours! 🔔

For all readers, we're open: Monday - Friday, 9am-8pm

Further hours (including weekends!) are available for the Humanities Division, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Joint Schools in Philosophy. Full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/hu...

Humanities Library

Information for the Bodleian Humanities Library, part of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Bodleian Social Science Library @bodssloxford.bsky.social · 6d

Hello Bluesky! We are the Bodleian Social Science Library (or SSL for short) & are part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supporting staff & students in the Social Sciences Division at Oxford Univ. Follow us to learn more about our collections & services & to be kept up to date with all the latest SSL news.

4 photos of the Social Science Library. Top left an image taken through the book shelves of a person working sat at a desk. Top right a member of staff helping a reader at the SSL issue desk. Bottom left a person stood reading amongst the book shelves. Bottom right a photo of desks in the SSL with bookshelves to their right.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 5d

We are currently working on changing our signage to reflect these changes, but please bear with us while we complete this work.

If you have any questions, or can’t find the item you are looking for, please come to the Issue or Enquiry Desks and a member of staff will help you.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 5d

Basement:

📚 The Smith Collection and the Exam Papers in the South Basement have been moved to the Teaching Collection Reading Room.

📚 We are currently working on moving some of the Celtic Collections- stay tuned for more information on this!

A photograph of where the Smith Collection is now stored. The photo shows three bookcases, the top half of which are full of books, a large majority with blue fabric spines. There is one bookcase on the left, then a window, and then two bookcases either side of a corner on the right.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 5d

🗺️ Collections Location Updates! 📚

Over the summer vacation, we’ve been busy improving the layout of some of our collections for you, which means some of our collections have moved, or been integrated into others.

Here’s a quick guide to the differences you'll see:

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Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library @bodartlib.bsky.social · 15d

Watery environments don't usually mix well with libraries, but we've found a way to make it work!

"Decks and Wrecks: a Voyage through Maritime Art and Archaeology" is now available for you to peruse on the ground floor.

A collection of books arranged on a table, all on the subject of maritime art and archaeology

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 19d

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

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Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library @bodartlib.bsky.social · 7d

In the run-up to Michaelmas term, we wanted to spread the word about these handy 30-minute webinars!

The sessions will introduce you to the Bodleian Libraries, and show how we can help you get the most out of your degree.

www.new.ox.ac.uk/bodleian-lib...

The Bodleian Libraries Induction Webinars | New College

www.new.ox.ac.uk

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 8d

To take part, you need to have a University of Oxford card, and sign up for one of the tours using the link below (we are running multiple tours per day).

Any questions? Please don't hesitate to ask us here, or send us an email! We can't wait to meet you all!

Getting started: Undergraduates and taught postgraduates

A guide to using the Bodleian Libraries for undergraduates and taught postgraduates at the University of Oxford.

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 8d

📖 Induction tours! 📖

The start of the academic year is fast approaching!

Are you new to the University and/or the Taylorian?

We are running 30 minute induction tours during 0th and 1st week (8th-10th & 13th-14th October) to show you how to find and use our collections and study spaces!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 19d

Luisa was the daughter of Taylor librarian Heinrich Krebs, and so was born and grew up in the Taylorian in the early 20th century. In this work, she reveals what her life and the library was like at the time.

@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

A black and white photograph. On the right, sat down in a chair, is Heinrich Krebs. He is a middle ages white man with a beard. He is wearing a long suit jacket and tie, and holds a book open on his lap. On the right of the picture is Luisa Krebs as a young teenager. She is white, with a short brown bob. She is wearing a long jacket and skirt, and has a bonnet on her head. Her arm is around her fathers back.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 19d

📚 Book launch! 📚

Join us for the release of our new 'Treasures of the Taylorian' book 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library'- written by Luisa herself, and edited by Christina Ostermann!

📍Room 2, Taylor Institution Library
📅 Wednesday 15th October
⏰ 5:00 - 6:30pm

The Girl Who Lived in the Library – History of the Book

historyofthebook.mml.ox.ac.uk

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Bodleian Humanities Library @bodhumslib.bsky.social · 7d

We've been delighted that so many of you have come to see the new library! If you haven't had a chance to make it yet, here's a little sneak peek of our new library for you ✨📚✨

A photograph of the entrance to the Bodleian Humanities Library. The entrance is a wood-pannelled interior door with chairs arranged outside

A photograph of a central chamber in the Bodleian Humanities Library. There is soft lighting, wooden panelling, and chairs and tables.

A photograph of the second floor reading room in the Bodleian Humanities Library: you can see an array of seating, tables, and a view of a nearby college

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Frank Egerton @frankegerton.bsky.social · 9d

Good morning @bodhumslib.bsky.social! Wonderful that you are open! All the very best! bsky.app/profile/bodh...

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Bodleian Art, Archaeology, and Ancient World Library @bodartlib.bsky.social · 22d

From coinage to colours: here is this week's new book display!

Several books about archaeology and classics arranged on a shelf. Three books are turned to face the viewer, titled "The Roman Republic", "Ludique: Jouer dans l'antiquite", and "The Royal Coinage of Kition and Idalion"

Several books about art history arranged on a shelf. Two books are turned to face the viewer, titled "Chroma: Sculpture in Colour from Antiquity to Today", and "1960s University Buildings"

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Radcliffe Science Library @radcliffescilib.bsky.social · 27d

📢 The revamped Open Access Oxford website needs testing! 📢

If you're an academic, researcher, or research support staff, we want your feedback!

If you can spare 30 minutes for a Teams call before the 19th September, please email [email protected] to take part.

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Frank Egerton @frankegerton.bsky.social · Sep 6

Farewell! While looking forward to using the collections at @bodhumslib.bsky.social!

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Frank Egerton @frankegerton.bsky.social · Sep 6

Definitely the end of an era! So many students of English will have memories of the EFL and the English Faculty at St Cross. Really happy memories of studying there in the 80s - not to mention attending all those lectures and, latterly, teaching there (creative writing)!

Bodleian Humanities Library @bodhumslib.bsky.social · Sep 5

What do you call a library without books? 📚

No, we're not setting up a joke - the English Faculty Library collections have now been packed up ready for the move! #HumsLibraryMove

A photograph of the first floor of the EFL, now empty. A bust is visible in the background.

A photograph of the first floor of the EFL, now empty.

A photograph of the ground floor of the EFL, now empty.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Sep 5

👋Goodbye to the Film Studies collections 🎬

The film collections at the Taylorian will be leaving us this Thursday in preparation for their move to the new Humanities library.

They will be unavailable for a few weeks, so do your borrowing now!

For more updates, follow @bodhumslib.bsky.social!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎡St Giles' Fair closure🎡

We'll be closed on Monday and Tuesday (8th & 9th) next week for the St Giles' Fair! We'll reopen as usual on Wednesday the 10th.

A photograph of the Taylorian Library from St Giles' during the St Giles' fair. There is a roof of a carnival ride in the foreground reading 'Temple of Fun' and the Taylorian library in the background.

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Sep 2

📝 New Blog Post! 📝

Check out this new @voltaire.ox.ac.uk blog post by Nicholas Cronk, celebrating our recent acquisition of a rare printing of Voltaire's Candide, from 1791.

Read on to learn more about the novel itself and the history of its publication, as well as more details on our new edition!

Reading ‘Candide’ during the French Revolution

The Taylor Institution Library (Bodleian Libraries) has recently acquired a rare printing of Candide dating from the Revolutionary period: this edition of 1791 was not known to the principal biblio…

voltairefoundation.wordpress.com

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Aug 27

On Saturday 6th September, we will be hosting the final day of the Anglo-German Colloquium's international conference on German Medieval Studies, alongside @somervillecollege.bsky.social

Follow the link below for more details about the conference (running 3rd-6th September), and to sign up!

28th Anglo-German Colloquium

The 28th Anglo-German Colloquium will take place from 3-6 September 2025 in Somerville College, with some sessions in the Taylorian Institution.

www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Aug 28

🥳 Please do go and follow the Bodleian Humanities Library's new account, for all the latest updates on this fantastic new library!

This is especially important if you currently visit us for our Film Studies collection, as this will be moving over to them this September (stay tuned for more info)!

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