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The Radcliffe Science Library holds the majority of the University's collections for Zoology. Here you will find -
To find out about the library please visit the RSL Website.
The Alexander Library holds the University's ornithological collections, including -
The Alexander Library is now based in the Radcliffe Science Library and has limited opening hours. For further information please vist the Alexander Library LibGuide.
Other libraries in Oxford and further afield also hold information of interest to biologists -
Oxford University Museum of Natural History - The Hope Library contains a specialist entomology collection.
Natural History Museum, London - Extensive library collections in many branches of Zoology.
British Library - Extensive collections in all branches of science and medicine.
If you have questions about the collections in zoology or ornithology, please contact the appropriate librarian for further information.
Zoology archive and collections
Oliver Bridle (oliver.bridle@bodleian.ox.ac.uk)
Alexander library and ornithology collections
Sophie Wilcox (sophie.wilcox@bodleian.ox.ac.uk)