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

It's the start of a new term! 🌱

We're excited to welcome (or welcome back) Modern Languages students and all library users to the Temple of Fun (also known as the Taylorian).

New Modern Languages students - don't forget to book onto an induction tour here! www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...

A photograph taken in front of the Taylor Institution Library during the St Giles' fair. The roof of a ride is visible in the foreground, with the name 'Temple of Fun' emblazoned in large gold letters. The facade of the library is visible in the background.

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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

📚 The Old Classification Linguistics books from the Teaching Collection Reading Room have been reclassified into Library of Congress, and integrated into the General and Linguistics collection on the First Floor.

A photograph of the First Floor Teaching Collection. The photograph shows three bookcases, one in front of the other. The front bookcase only comes to half way across the photograph, whereas the middle one is longer, and the back one longer again. All of the shelves are full of books. Signs on the right hand side of each of the bookcases show this is the 'General and Linguistics' section.

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

📚 The Teaching Collection Oversize books have been moved to the Teaching Collection Reading Room.

📚 The Film Studies Collection (books and DVDs) has moved to @bodhumslib.bsky.social

A picture showing the new location of the Teaching Collection Oversize books. The photograph shows 4 slim wooden bookcases lined up in a row. All of the shelves are full of books, and each book has a pink sticker on the spine.

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

Teaching Collection:

📚 The Old Classification Spanish books have been reclassified into Library of Congress, and integrated into the Spanish Library of Congress section on the Ground Floor.

📚 The Teaching Collection New Books displays have been moved to the Ground Floor, near the Issue Desk.

A photograph of the new New Books displays. The photograph shows two wooden bookcases, with a strip of yellow painted wall in the middle. On both bookcases there are displays- for new e books on the left, and for new physical books on the right. Both have an A4 poster at the top, and then have either posters or books propped up on the shelves underneath them. No text is legible.

A picture of the Spanish shelves in the Teaching Collection. The photograph is taken at an angle to two aisles of books. On the left, you can see the end of one aisle, which has a sign showing the shelfmarks for the Spanish Library of Congress books you can find down that aisle. On the right, you can see the first three bookcases that make up the next aisle, which are full of books. You can see a sign at the end that says the book down this aisle are part of the Spanish, and then Portuguese sections.

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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 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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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 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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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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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 20d

Want to return a Film Studies item?

You are welcome to return any Film Studies items to us before the Humanities Library opens.

After that however, please do return it to @bodhumslib.bsky.social instead!

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 20d

And they're gone! 👋

Last week, we said goodbye to our Film Studies books and DVDs, and sent them over to the new Humanities Library!

These items will therefore be unavailable for the next couple of weeks, until the Humanities Library opens- follow @bodhumslib.bsky.social for updates on this!

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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 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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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 19

❗August Bank Holiday Closure❗

We will be closed Saturday 23rd and Monday 25th August for the bank holiday.

The library will be open as usual from 9am on Tuesday 26th August!

Enjoy the long weekend 🏝️

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

Do you use the Chicago Manual of Style for your citations?

In response to reader demand, Humanities Libraries have taken a year’s subscription for Chicago Manual of Style as a trial. You can access CMOS via SOLO and Databases A-Z.

More info here:
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/history/2025...

New: Chicago Manual of Style Online

Image by Da Donga Pixabay Managing citations can be like herding cats! It’s impossible to keep track of them all, they have a mind of their own, are beholden to no one and hide in the most un…

blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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

Having issues with eduroam Wi-Fi?

Due to a scheduled change of the eduroam security certificate, users will need to update their settings to connect to the service.

Find more information here on how to do this: www.it.ox.ac.uk/article/edur...

Update your eduroam settings

3 July 2025 (news): On 5 August 2025, the security certificate for connecting to eduroam Wi-Fi will be retired and a new certificate will take effect. All eduroam users must take action to keep using ...

www.it.ox.ac.uk

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · Jul 30

Recently acquired for @tayoxford.bsky.social through the William Barber Fund, this previously unrecorded edition of Candide, dated 1791 (the year in which Voltaire's remains were transferred to the Panthéon), with two plates #c18th #c18 #18thc

The book, open at the title page. On the left, an engraved plate of figures in an interior with a large arched door with columns. On the right, the title: CANDIDE, OU L'OPTIMISTE, Traduit de l'Allemand de Monsieur le Docteur RALPH, Par M. DE VOLTAIRE. PREMIERE PARTIE. [engraved urn] A LONDRES. 1791.

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