The library remains closed for the holidays. We hope that you're having a great time and not missing us too much. We look forward to re-opening the doors from Friday January 2nd. go.glam.ox.ac.uk/holidays

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the library Not a creature was stirring, not Harry or Carrie. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in the hope that the Book Fairy soon would be there.....

The library will close for the Christmas break in two hours. We would like to thank all of our readers for using the RSL in 2025 and to remind you that you can still access many of the resources we provide online during the holidays. go.glam.ox.ac.uk/holidays

The Dancing with Jane Austen display continues at the Weston Library until April. Dance played a key role in the matchmaking schemes of the titular Emma in her fourth novel, published on this day in 1815.

Looking to chase away those last day at the library blues? Give yourself something to look forward to. Craft & Chat returns when the library reopens and you can book your place now for 6th January - only two short weeks away go.glam.ox.ac.uk/5d6fGcPOX

A reminder for those based in Oxford about some great activities you can get involved with over Christmas. From the Austen display, the Le Carré exhibition & literary tours from the Weston @bodleian.ox.ac.uk to the Winter trail @pittriversmuseum.bky.social visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/events-exhib...

We have arrived at the last week of 2025 in the RSL. Full details of vacation time opening hours and dates can be found on our website. The library will close at 5pm tomorrow for the start of the Christmas break go.glam.ox.ac.uk/RSL1225

If you are leaving for the holidays this weekend then enjoy a fantastic break and remember, when you can't be at the RSL, large parts of the RSL can still come to you. Use our quick guide to resources you can access when away from the library go.glam.ox.ac.uk/holidays

How about a festive literary fact for this December morning? Charles Dickens seasonal classic 'A Christmas Carol' was first published on this day in 1843. Various online editions are accessible and being read through @Bodleian.ox.ac.uk SOLO some 180 years later

Taking your break in Oxford this December? @Bodleian.ox.ac.uk has a great family day out laid on for the festive season with a Children's Literature tour taking place on 27th December from the Weston Library. Bookings are open now go.glam.ox.ac.uk/clt

The @Bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops are taking bookings for a variety of courses running during the Hilary term. If you missed out on a session that you wanted to do this year then why not book early for 2026? www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...

We like it when you use the whiteboards to give us feedback on the library and what we can do to improve your reader experience. We also love to hear about it when some of you are just having a great day at the RSL!

Browzine gives you access a huge catalogue of journals back to 2005 online. Use your SSO to login via the SOLO homepage and search by subject or directly for the title you need.

Did you make it on to his list? Has he checked it twice? Actually, it doesn't matter, we've asked and Santa says everyone is welcome to the final Lego Lunch of 2025 from 1pm in the Wellbeing Room. "I don't care if they been naughty or nice - it's Christmas" he laughed and that's good enough for us

You may have heard that today is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth but you might not know that 16th December is also a significant date in the Science Fiction calendar. Both Arthur C. Clarke (1917) and Phillip K Dick (1928) were born on this day

Remember any books you borrow now will not need to be returned or renewed until the first week of Hilary term

We're delighted to confirm that the problem as now been resolved and all areas of the library can be accessed as normal. Thank you for your patience and we reiterate our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The accessible lift in the Radcliffe Science Library is temporarily out of order. We apologise for the inconvenience and are fixing this as a matter of urgency. The lower-ground floor is only accessible by stairs now. The Informal Reading Room can be accessed by the small lift.

There are just a few more days to have a look at this month's book display in the social study area on the lower ground floor. December's selections focus on Evidence-based healthcare (the full list of titles can be found on ORLO) go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BookDisplay

Library opening hours need not restrict your use of December's Resource of the Month. The new Springer collection of around 1200 Chemistry & Material Science titles are all accessible ebooks. go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Chemistry_Ma...

Yes it's true, we really have reached our last full week of 2025 here at the RSL. Don't panic though, that means there are still over 70 hours of quality library time left to enjoy before we close the doors for Christmas break. How many will you do?

Wracking your brains to remember what resources to access where during the holidays? Our end of term blog provides links to your remote RSL services - you'd be forgiven for almost forgetting you've gone ho-ho-home! blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/science/2025...

It was lovely to see so many readers take some time to join us and meet the Therapy Dogs yesterday lunchtime. Everyone went back to work with big smiles on their faces. Keep an eye on the Wellbeing calendar for more events you can get involved with next term go.glam.ox.ac.uk/5d6fGcPOX

The last Craft & Chat of 2025 may be in the past but registrations are already open for dates during the Hilary Term (and even before!). You can sign up now for more cross stitching & chin wagging starting early in January 2026 go.glam.ox.ac.uk/5d6fGcPOX

Miss out on the latest round of Old Bodleian tours or maybe you didn't get time to come and see the Therapy Dogs? Keep an eye on the RSL & Wellbeing events Calendar in 2026 for more dates and plenty of other activities you can get involved with in Hilary Term and beyond go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Calendar

Some of the highlights of the new World Scientific Quantum Technologies collection include Fuzzy Systems to Quantum Mechanics, Principles of Quantum Artificial Intelligence: Quantum problem solving & machine learning and Quantum Computing: Physics, blockchains & deep smart networks. Search SOLO now

In need of a break? Remember today is an opportunity to combine taking five with meeting the lovely Therapy Dogs in the Wellbeing Room from 12-1pm. Let a four legged friend send you into the afternoon with a smile on your face and a spring in your step

In addition to the 'Dancing with Jane Austen' Display @bodleian.ox.ac.uk are hosting a talk - Jane Austen in 41 Objects - on the occasion of her 250th Birthday. Book to attend in person at the Weston Library or to be able to join online go.glam.ox.ac.uk/JA250 📅16th December ⏰12.30-13.30

Yesterday evening's Crafty Connections networking event was a great success with some lovely festive items produced by the DPhils. Thanks to all who took part. Remember to keep an eye on the RSL Wellbeing Calendar to see what's on during the Hilary Term. go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Calendar

Term might be over but whilst you're working, we're working! Join the crew and take a break for Lego Lunch from 1pm in the Wellbeing Room #WellbeingWednesday

Remember that any books taken on loan at this point in the term are subject to the vacation timetable, meaning they do not need to be returned or renewed until the first week of the Hilary Term

We have arranged access to over 1,200 ebooks in Chemistry & Materials Science published by Springer Nature from 2022 to 2025. Titles include topics on energy materials, biomaterials, analytical chemistry and more. Explore this new resource go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Chemistry_Ma...

Time your break to make sure you enjoy some four legged, furry goodness. The Therapy Dogs make a welcome return to the RSL Wellbeing Room between Midday and 1pm this Thursday 11th December. No booking is needed for this drop in event

Starting to turn your attention to a little break where work takes a bit of a back seat? Those who are Oxford based for the holidays might want to check out the Wonderful Winter Family Trails @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social. Running right through until the end of January go.glam.ox.ac.uk/PRWW

There is still time to join colleagues at the Crafty Connections event for DPhils in the Wellbeing Room tomorrow from 17.30. Register now and get your festive creative fix (and snacks, we mentioned there were snacks right?) #Wellbeing go.glam.ox.ac.uk/DPCC

A new display opens tomorrow at the @Bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library. Running until April 2026, come and explore the role of dance in Jane Austen's world as we approach the 250th anniversary of her birth go.glam.ox.ac.uk/jaweston

Wishing all of those undergraduates who are finishing this week safe (and hopefully straightforward!) travels and a very happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing you back at the library refreshed for the new term.

The nights continue to grow longer and with the end of the term comes a change in our opening hours. Visit the website for full details of vacation times, effective from Monday go.glam.ox.ac.uk/RSL1225

During the summer the RSL acquired a collection in excess of 50 titles from World Scientific on Quantum technologies. Different titles will appeal to different audiences from Undergraduates to Postgrads to Researchers. Here is a selection from Solo go.glam.ox.ac.uk/WSQuantum

End of term blues? Just feeling a little ruff (ruff, ruff)? Join us next Thursday to meet the Therapy dogs at the RSL. Chase away any work stress or anxiety with these furry friends. This is a drop in event with no pre-booking 📅11th December ⏰12.00-13.00 📍Wellbeing Room

Last chance in 2025 to join the Fundamentals of open access iSkills session. Get that jargon busted and head into 2026 thinking of ways open access can benefit you and your work #OpenScholarship 📅 11th Dec ⏰ 2.30-4pm 📍 Online go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Iu-_Yde2H

A new month means a new book display. December's titles feature Evidence-based Healthcare and can be viewed in the Social Study area on the lower ground floor. The full selection by the Subject Librarians can be accessed on ORLO go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BookDisplay

So you're off home soon right? Can't take the library with you. Or can you? Remember to set up your BrowZine account for online access to journals licensed by @bodleian.ox.ac.uk libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/BrowZine

You've made it to the last week of term. Give yourself flowers with a free tea or coffee in the library between 10 & 12 and maybe a quick hour as a master builder at Lego lunch from 1pm? #WellbeingWednesday

Following today's shredding, all of our worries are now on their way to the University gardens. Here they will cease to be the weeds that inhibit growth & literally become the fertiliser that helps things bloom. Thanks to all those that joined us today for tea & cake #Wellbeing

Next Tuesday we host a relaxing Crafty Connections evening for DPhils. Network with your colleagues, enjoy hot drinks and snacks whilst you try your hand at some festive themed crafting. Book now as spaces are limited 📅9th December ⏰17.30 📍Wellbeing Room 🔗 buff.ly/QPAKI5I

A further opportunity to get involved in the iSkills REF open access policy briefing workshop. Bookings are open now #OpenScholarship 📅 9th Dec ⏰ 10-11am 📍 Online go.glam.ox.ac.uk/PYkESxSnf

A last chance for 2025. There are a few spaces remaining on this weeks Pomodoro supervised working sessions. Got a paper that needs reading or a chapter to be drafted? Give the Pomodoro technique a try go.glam.ox.ac.uk/2Mm7Ycf0D

Remember tomorrow we are officially banishing all worry from the RSL! Enjoy a cathartic shredding of all the worries that have been put away in the box this term. Oh and cake, did we mention there's cake? 😊🧁#Wellbeing 📅2nd December ⏰11.00am 📍Wellbeing Room

I spy with my little eye.... The exhibition from the archives of espionage thriller writer John le Carré continues at the Weston Library. Don't miss the chance to view this unique collection go.glam.ox.ac.uk/yPfczgbcy