Oxford LibGuides: Garden History for Continuing Education: Finding books

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Key resources

RHS Libraries
Gardens and parks: finding out about the
places where garden history is made.
Gardenvisit.com
Quick links to garden and landscape history resources.

New books

Monthly lists of new books added to the Rewley House Continuing Education Library can be found on the Library website

Books are listed in subject number order, so scroll down to the 930s and 940s for books on Archaeology/History

Purchase suggestions

If you would like to recommend an item for purchase by the Library, please fill in a Recommend a book form.

Please note that it may not be possible to purchase all recommendations, depending on availability and cost.

Garden History books in other Oxford University libraries

Students on award-bearing courses - undergraduate and postgraduate certificate and diploma courses and Masters courses - may use other Oxford University libraries.

A full list of Libraries with links to their websites can be found on the Bodleian Libraries website. Libraries with collections including Garden History include:

Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library holds many UK publications on Garden History. Many books are on closed access and must be ordered from the stacks on SOLO. Books on open access are mainly in the Gladstone Link
English Faculty Library
The English Faculty Library has a small collection of mainly older books on Garden History
History Faculty Library
The History Faculty Library houses the University of Oxford's main collection of undergraduate lending materials in both Medieval and Modern History, as well as in the History of Art and History of Science.
Radcliffe Science Library
The Radcliffe Science Library is the main Science library for the University. Note that some books are on closed access and must be ordered from the stacks on SOLO
Sackler Library
The Sackler Library is one of the principal research libraries of the University of Oxford and specialises in Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, and Classics (Ancient History and Literature). It incorporates the constituent departmental libraries of the Ashmolean Museum and strongly reflects the collection strengths of the Museum.

Searching beyond Oxford?

There may be times when you wish to consult library catalogues beyond Oxford University. This may be because:

You need to conduct a thorough literature review
You wish to know if an item is available in a library nearer to home
You would like to know if an item is available in the public library system

The following links may be useful (note that finding an item does not guarantee you access to the library holding it):

Jisc Library Hub Discover
Here you can discover the holdings of the UK’s National Libraries (including the British Library), many university libraries, and specialist research libraries. This new service replaces Copac.
US: WorldCat
A very large union catalogue of libraries, mainly in the US, including the Library of Congress. Excellent for establishing proof of publication.
UK Public libraries
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