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Key resources
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Bibliography of British and Irish HistoryBBIH is updated three times a year and now includes over 518,000 records describing books and articles about British and Irish history.
Scan and Deliver
Scan and Deliver is the name of a new service offered by the Bodleian Libraries which offers electronic document delivery for items held in closed storage. Instead of requesting these items to a reading room, users can request electronic scans of sections of material (e.g book chapters of journal articles) to be delivered direct to their computer desktop.
The service is available to all the University card holders. Restrictions and charges apply. Further information can be found here.
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 to 990s for books on History.
Purchase suggestions
If you would like to recommend an item for purchase by the Library, please fill in a Book Suggestion form.
Please note that it may not be possible to purchase all recommendations, depending on availability and cost.
How to find books on SOLO
You can locate books (both print and electronic) held in Oxford University libraries by looking them up on SOLO, Oxford libraries' catalogue, at http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Are you looking for a specific book?
Enter the author's surname and a few significant words from the title. Leave out words like 'the', 'an', 'of' etc
Are you only interested in books held by the Rewley House Continuing Education Library?
For more information on searching SOLO, see the SOLO Guide
Other Oxford University History collections
Students on award-bearing courses - undergraduate and postgraduate certificate and diploma courses and Masters courses - may use other Oxford University libraries.
For more information on History collections, see the History LibGuide
The main library collections for History are:
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Bodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library holds many UK publications on History. Many books are on closed access and must be ordered from the stacks. Books on open access are in the Upper Reading Room.
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Bodleian History Faculty LibraryThe History Faculty Library is now located within the Old Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera complex. The Library's collections comprise three main classification sequences, shelved in the Upper and Lower Camera reading rooms and Upper and Lower Gladstone Link.
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What is where at The Bodleian History Faculty LibraryMore information about The Bodleian History Faculty Library collection can be found here.
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Bodleian Chinese Studies LibraryThe Chinese Studies Library holds a large collection of books on history of China.
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Bodleian Japanese LibraryIt houses the University of Oxford's principal collections relating to Japan in the humanities and social sciences and supports both teaching and research in these areas.
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Bodleian Latin American Centre LibraryThe Bodleian Latin American Centre Library houses lending materials for undergraduates and postgraduates studying Latin American politics, economics, social sciences and history.
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Bodleian Oriental Institute LibraryThe Bodleian Oriental Institute Library holds collections on Islamic, South Asian and Jewish Studies.
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Taylor Bodleian Slavonic & Modern Greek LibraryThis library specialises in the languages, literature, history and culture of Eastern Europe.
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Official PapersOfficial Papers are now located on the ground floor of the Bodleian Law Library.
History Collections in the Old Bodleian and Radclife Camera
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History collections in the Old Bodleian and Radcliffe CameraA guide to open-shelf history collection in the Old Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera.
Oral History
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Oral HistoryAn introduction to the use and conduct of oral history for the purposes of historical research.
Searching beyond Oxford?
There may be times when you wish to consult library catalogues beyond Oxford University. This may be because:
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You need to conduct a thorough literature review
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You wish to know if an item is available in a library nearer to home
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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):
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CopacMerged catalogue of major University, research, Special and National libraries in UK and Ireland
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US: WorldCatA very large union catalogue US university and research libraries, including Library of Congress. Excellent for establishing proof of publication. Use the version via OxLIP+ for more advanced searches
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UK Public librariesEnter your postcode to locate your nearest library.