🏅Hungarian Nobel Prize Winner Display🏅 Our new display at the issue desk honours Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The display also features Imre Kertész, who won the same prize in 2002. Most books can be borrowed, just ask us at the desk!

The Madeline Barber fund was generously given to the university by 18th century and Voltaire scholar William Barber and his wife Madeline Barber, for the purchase of 18th century French books.

🎂 Celebrating 50 years of the Voltaire Room 🎂 To celebrate 50 years of our Voltaire Room, we are hosting a show-and-tell event to present some of our 18th century French books, which were acquired through the Barber fund. Please do come and join us! 📍Voltaire Room 📅 Friday 14th November ⏰2-3:15pm

The trial is currently running until 3rd December, and can be accessed via www.ov-vf.com , or the Databases A-Z Libguide, if you are a Bodleian card holder. Any feedback? Please send it to our French Subject Librarian, Nick Hearn www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/ta...

And that's how to find the databases we subscribe too! We hope this was a helpful #TopTipThursTAY. Please do ask us here, by email, or at our enquiry desks if there's anything else we can help with! Plus, let us know if there's anything you would like us to cover in the next #TopTipThursTAY

Want to access a database not listed in the Databases A-Z? Unfortunately that means we don't subscribe to it. You can suggest we get a subscription though, by pressing the blue 'Purchase Request' button on the top bar of SOLO, or contacting the relevant Subject Librarian

Want to know which databases the Bodleian subscribes to, and how you can access them? To celebrate our new trial of 'Oxford University Voltaire', for this weeks #TopTipThursTAY we will be showing you the easiest ways to access the databases we subscribe too!

LAC Library has a book display to celebrate the Green Libraries Week cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLi... All the books can be borrowed from the library after Friday 14th November when the display is over.

Grey days? Mid term blue? Come to study at our reading rooms with plenty of natural light. More than 20 study spaces available in a very cosy and warm environment.

Do you have any queries on Latin American collections? Do you need help with your research? Come to visit us in the Library office or contact us by email at [email protected]. More complicated queries will be passed to our subject consultant libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/latamhistory

4) the Voltaire Room ⚜️ ❌💧☕🥪🍜 No food or drink at all in this room, as it's where we have glass cases for our special collections displays, and precious 17th century books! If you would like to drink some water, you can go into the vestibule outside the room.

3) the Research Collection and Main Reading Room ✒️ ✅💧bottled water only Now on to our no-snacking or coffee-ing areas! Nice and simple, this rule is because of the many beautiful old books and spaces we have here.

2) the Teaching Collection and Graduate Reading Room📚 Here, you can have bottled water and also KeepCups or similar of hot beverages. ✅💧☕ yes to water, and secure flasks ❌🥪🍜 no food please, and no takeaway cups with insecure lids

1) the Common Room! ✅🥪🍜💧☕ This cosy space (recently revamped with new artwork!) is the one spot in the building that you can eat and drink to your heart's content. We also have a water fountain here! 🚰

This #TopTipsThursTAY, let's answer the question: can I eat/drink this in here? 🥪🍎 Generally, the answer is no - bottled water only is your best bet! If you're wondering why, see this wonderful poster via our friends at @bodartlib.bsky.social We do have a couple exceptions though...

Happy Halloween from us all at the Taylor Institution Library! 🎃 Why not pick up a Halloween Read from our display by the Enquiries Desk on the second floor 🦇🕷️🕸️

They've been away for a few years, but our New Journals displays are finally back! You can find them on the first and second floors, containing the newest issues of our most popular periodicals 📚

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🦇 Happy Halloween! 🦇 This brilliantly spooky take on our student animation project comes from t0bbz (instagram.com/_t0bbz_) and was inspired by a tiny bat-shaped ojime. 🦇 Ojime bead in the form of a bat, Japan, late 19th century. 2.3cm. EA1956.3749

🎃We're all done up for Halloween!🎃 But please don't be fooled by our spooky decor - the library assistants at the issue desk aren't scary, and we're always happy to help!

Preparing for your literature review, Preregistration and registered reports, Managing research data, Foundations of copyright & Research metrics and citation analysis tools. Find out more about @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week and book your place. tinyurl.com/mpkzhwz4

October has flown by! If you'd like to borrow one of our Black History Month display books, now is your chance. Next week they'll make their way back to their homes on our shelves 📖

The new Humanities Library is up and running, and already making changes based on your feedback! Well done team 💪

You may have noticed that we have some new additions to the Taylorian - food recycling bins! ♻️ You'll find one in the common room, and one in the lobby. We also have dry recycling bins throughout the library. Let's all do our best to recycle our waste this #GreenLibrariesWeek ✅

We've listened to your feedback! The Art Library can get pretty chilly in winter, so we've put some blankets by the entrance for you to take to your study space of choice. Please return it when you leave, and let us know what you think in the comments, or our suggestions box!

We hope this #TopTipsThursTAY helps you locate the books you need! The information can also be applied to finding books in other parts of the library. However, please do come and ask a member of staff if you're struggling to find what you need- we’re here to help you!

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A new academic year marks the return of #TopTipThursTAY! 🎉 Every Thursday during term time we will post a tip to help you get the most out of our library! Today’s #TopTipThursTAY, we are focusing on a key skill for our new undergraduate readers- how to find a book in our Teaching Collection!

Sessions this week will cover: ⌨️Literature searching in medicine (Wednesday 10:30-11:30) 🔎Open access policy (Thursday 10:00-11:00) 🖱️Referencing software (Friday 9:30-12:30) To book a place or browse more workshops, head to the website below: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshop...

Have you heard of the Bodleian iSkills workshops? 💻The information skills team run free, librarian-led workshops to help students, staff and academics gain essential data and information skills to assist with researching!

📚At the Taylorian we issue loanable offsite items from our Issue Desk. We're to the right after you enter the turnstiles. 📖Non-loanable items are in our Main Reading Room, filed under your Self Collect ID. This is the first 3 letters of your surname and the last 4 numbers of your Bod card number.

📘If you're not sure where your book may be, you can ask us at the Issue Desk on the ground floor or the Enquiry Desk on the 2nd floor. 📕Hopefully this #TopTipThursTAY helps you make the most of our huge offsite collection! Happy reading!

Are you ready for another #TopTipThursTAY? 📚Did you know the Bodleian recently expanded the number of books that can be loaned from our offsite storage facility? We now have 2 million borrowable items in offsite storage! 📖You can check if an item is borrowable by looking on SOLO. Let's search!

👋 Welcome 👋 As we head into Michaelmas Term, we want to welcome any new readers to the Taylorian, and say welcome back to everyone who's returning. Good luck for the term ahead (and for collections for those taking them)! Please do get in contact with us if there's any way we can help this term!

We support this message! Our vacation loans also come to an end today. Please return any books that have reached their due date- we can always re-issue any books you would like to keep (if they're not requested). Books issued from today will be loaned for the normal 7 day auto-renewal period.

This Black History Month we're celebrating black culture from across our collections! Check out our new display: "Standing in Power and Pride" on the ground floor!

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-...

This week is #BannedBooksWeekUK. Join @indexoncensorship.org to celebrate the books that have been challenged, removed or silenced, and to stand with the people who write, sell and lend them. Celebrate the freedom to read.

Our first day of tours is done, and we want your feedback! Is there something you wish we spent more time talking about? Anything we could have skipped? Do you think your guide's jumper was cool and just want to pay a compliment? Let us know by popping a note in the Whimsy Cube!

Happy Noughth Week! The Art Library team are excited to welcome all the new faces coming to Oxford this year, and say welcome back to those returning! Don't forget to sign up for our induction tours, running for the next two weeks: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...

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!

📣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!

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...

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.

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.

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!

🗺️ 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:

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.

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.

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...