The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) is the University's main science lending and reference library. It holds a vast collection of printed and online resources that are accessible through SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online), the University's online library catalogue.  

Services available in the library include:

• Quiet and bookable group study areas
• 3D printing
• Virtual Reality lending
• Inter-library loans
• Self-service printing, copying and scanning (PCAS)
• Borrowing

The library opening hours vary during the academic year.  Please visit its homepage at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/science for current opening hours. 

Contacting the Library

Find the library in Parks Road (5 minute walk from the Department of Pharmacology)

Email us at  enquiries.rsl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Or telephone: +44 (0)1865-272800.

Visit the library homepage at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/science

This Guide tells you about resources available through the Bodleian Libraries to support teaching and research in Pharmacology at Oxford.

Your Subject Librarian Karine Barker is based in the Radcliffe Science Library. Please contact for help and information on:

• Library services & resources.
• Literature searching & Locating full text.
• One-to-one or group training on bibliographic databases, reference management, impact factors, Open Access.
• Keeping up-to-date with new papers in your field.
• Book and Journal recommendations for library purchase.

The Science & Medical Libraries publish a monthly newsletter, The Science and Medicine Dispatch with news from the RSL and Health Care Libraries.  Issues include upcoming training and events, new acquisitions, updates on project developments, updates on online resources and useful reminders for busy researchers and students.

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