This guide is intended for students and researchers at the University of Oxford seeking support in Commonwealth Studies, although students and researchers from any field may find it useful.
Use this guide to find out about books, special collections and online resources for Commonwealth Studies, including ebooks, ejournals and bibliographic databases.
If you are not a member of the University you will need to apply for a reader's ticket from the Bodleian Libraries Admissions office.
This 'Getting Started' page gives you links to key resources and information for Commonwealth Studies. The tabs above lead to more in-depth information about different types of resources including archives, books, journals, theses, film, news sources, and official papers.
The Commonwealth and African collections, together with those for Oriental manuscripts, are now available in The Charles Wendell David Reading Room in the Weston Library. Other related collections are held in the Bodleian Social Science Library, the Indian Institute collections (currently in the Bodleian Oriental Institute Library), the Bodleian Law Library and the History Faculty Library. A full listing of all Bodleian Libraries is available.
Contact Lucy McCann, Archivist for the Commonwealth collections at the Weston Library. You may also contact Sarah Rhodes, African and Commonwealth Subject Consultant, for subject enquiries.
Search SOLO, Oxford Libraries' catalogue, to find books, documents and journal titles.
Use Databases A-Z to search bibliographic databases/online resources and individual e-journals.
For information on how to access the Bodleian Libraries resources offsite go to remote access guide.
