Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian)
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Taylor Institution Library, part of the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford. Covers modern European languages & literatures with a teaching collection and specialist research collection.
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/taylor
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/taylor
Want to know which databases the Bodleian subscribes to, and how you can access them?
To celebrate our new trial of 'Oxford University Voltaire', for this weeks #TopTipThursTAY we will be showing you the easiest ways to access the databases we subscribe too!
To celebrate our new trial of 'Oxford University Voltaire', for this weeks #TopTipThursTAY we will be showing you the easiest ways to access the databases we subscribe too!
🖥️ New e-resource! 📖
We're running a trial of: Oxford University Voltaire
Through this trial, you can access the new digital edition of the Voltaire Foundation's 205-volume 'Oeuvres completes de Voltaire', allowing you to easily search, markup, and reference the text.
We're running a trial of: Oxford University Voltaire
Through this trial, you can access the new digital edition of the Voltaire Foundation's 205-volume 'Oeuvres completes de Voltaire', allowing you to easily search, markup, and reference the text.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Want to know which databases the Bodleian subscribes to, and how you can access them?
To celebrate our new trial of 'Oxford University Voltaire', for this weeks #TopTipThursTAY we will be showing you the easiest ways to access the databases we subscribe too!
To celebrate our new trial of 'Oxford University Voltaire', for this weeks #TopTipThursTAY we will be showing you the easiest ways to access the databases we subscribe too!
🖥️ New e-resource! 📖
We're running a trial of: Oxford University Voltaire
Through this trial, you can access the new digital edition of the Voltaire Foundation's 205-volume 'Oeuvres completes de Voltaire', allowing you to easily search, markup, and reference the text.
We're running a trial of: Oxford University Voltaire
Through this trial, you can access the new digital edition of the Voltaire Foundation's 205-volume 'Oeuvres completes de Voltaire', allowing you to easily search, markup, and reference the text.
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🖥️ New e-resource! 📖
We're running a trial of: Oxford University Voltaire
Through this trial, you can access the new digital edition of the Voltaire Foundation's 205-volume 'Oeuvres completes de Voltaire', allowing you to easily search, markup, and reference the text.
We're running a trial of: Oxford University Voltaire
Through this trial, you can access the new digital edition of the Voltaire Foundation's 205-volume 'Oeuvres completes de Voltaire', allowing you to easily search, markup, and reference the text.
🎂 Celebrating 50 years of the Voltaire Room 🎂
To celebrate 50 years of our Voltaire Room, we are hosting a show-and-tell event to present some of our 18th century French books, which were acquired through the Barber fund.
Please do come and join us!
📍Voltaire Room
📅 Friday 14th November
⏰2-3:15pm
To celebrate 50 years of our Voltaire Room, we are hosting a show-and-tell event to present some of our 18th century French books, which were acquired through the Barber fund.
Please do come and join us!
📍Voltaire Room
📅 Friday 14th November
⏰2-3:15pm
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🎂 Celebrating 50 years of the Voltaire Room 🎂
To celebrate 50 years of our Voltaire Room, we are hosting a show-and-tell event to present some of our 18th century French books, which were acquired through the Barber fund.
Please do come and join us!
📍Voltaire Room
📅 Friday 14th November
⏰2-3:15pm
To celebrate 50 years of our Voltaire Room, we are hosting a show-and-tell event to present some of our 18th century French books, which were acquired through the Barber fund.
Please do come and join us!
📍Voltaire Room
📅 Friday 14th November
⏰2-3:15pm
🚧Service update🚧
We're happy to say our lift is now fully operational again!
Our apologies again for any inconvenience this caused.
We're happy to say our lift is now fully operational again!
Our apologies again for any inconvenience this caused.
🚧Service update🚧
Our main lift is currently out of order. We are working to get it fixed.
In the meantime, please let a member of staff know if you need us to fetch an item from an upper floor for you, and we will be happy to do so.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Updates to follow!
Our main lift is currently out of order. We are working to get it fixed.
In the meantime, please let a member of staff know if you need us to fetch an item from an upper floor for you, and we will be happy to do so.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Updates to follow!
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🚧Service update🚧
We're happy to say our lift is now fully operational again!
Our apologies again for any inconvenience this caused.
We're happy to say our lift is now fully operational again!
Our apologies again for any inconvenience this caused.
🚧Service update🚧
Our main lift is currently out of order. We are working to get it fixed.
In the meantime, please let a member of staff know if you need us to fetch an item from an upper floor for you, and we will be happy to do so.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Updates to follow!
Our main lift is currently out of order. We are working to get it fixed.
In the meantime, please let a member of staff know if you need us to fetch an item from an upper floor for you, and we will be happy to do so.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Updates to follow!
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚧Service update🚧
Our main lift is currently out of order. We are working to get it fixed.
In the meantime, please let a member of staff know if you need us to fetch an item from an upper floor for you, and we will be happy to do so.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Updates to follow!
Our main lift is currently out of order. We are working to get it fixed.
In the meantime, please let a member of staff know if you need us to fetch an item from an upper floor for you, and we will be happy to do so.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Updates to follow!
🏅Hungarian Nobel Prize Winner Display🏅
Our new display at the issue desk honours Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The display also features Imre Kertész, who won the same prize in 2002.
Most books can be borrowed, just ask us at the desk!
Our new display at the issue desk honours Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The display also features Imre Kertész, who won the same prize in 2002.
Most books can be borrowed, just ask us at the desk!
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🏅Hungarian Nobel Prize Winner Display🏅
Our new display at the issue desk honours Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The display also features Imre Kertész, who won the same prize in 2002.
Most books can be borrowed, just ask us at the desk!
Our new display at the issue desk honours Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The display also features Imre Kertész, who won the same prize in 2002.
Most books can be borrowed, just ask us at the desk!
#TopTipThursTAY
Wondering how long you can take out books for? 🤔
Most of the Taylorian's books are Fixed Week Loans, which means you can have them for 7 days. The books automatically renew for up to 16 weeks if nobody else has requested them.
Wondering how long you can take out books for? 🤔
Most of the Taylorian's books are Fixed Week Loans, which means you can have them for 7 days. The books automatically renew for up to 16 weeks if nobody else has requested them.
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#TopTipThursTAY
Wondering how long you can take out books for? 🤔
Most of the Taylorian's books are Fixed Week Loans, which means you can have them for 7 days. The books automatically renew for up to 16 weeks if nobody else has requested them.
Wondering how long you can take out books for? 🤔
Most of the Taylorian's books are Fixed Week Loans, which means you can have them for 7 days. The books automatically renew for up to 16 weeks if nobody else has requested them.
Happy Halloween from us all at the Taylor Institution Library! 🎃
Why not pick up a Halloween Read from our display by the Enquiries Desk on the second floor 🦇🕷️🕸️
Why not pick up a Halloween Read from our display by the Enquiries Desk on the second floor 🦇🕷️🕸️
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy Halloween from us all at the Taylor Institution Library! 🎃
Why not pick up a Halloween Read from our display by the Enquiries Desk on the second floor 🦇🕷️🕸️
Why not pick up a Halloween Read from our display by the Enquiries Desk on the second floor 🦇🕷️🕸️
This #TopTipsThursTAY, let's answer the question: can I eat/drink this in here? 🥪🍎
Generally, the answer is no - bottled water only is your best bet! If you're wondering why, see this wonderful poster via our friends at @bodartlib.bsky.social
We do have a couple exceptions though...
Generally, the answer is no - bottled water only is your best bet! If you're wondering why, see this wonderful poster via our friends at @bodartlib.bsky.social
We do have a couple exceptions though...
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This #TopTipsThursTAY, let's answer the question: can I eat/drink this in here? 🥪🍎
Generally, the answer is no - bottled water only is your best bet! If you're wondering why, see this wonderful poster via our friends at @bodartlib.bsky.social
We do have a couple exceptions though...
Generally, the answer is no - bottled water only is your best bet! If you're wondering why, see this wonderful poster via our friends at @bodartlib.bsky.social
We do have a couple exceptions though...
The new Humanities Library is up and running, and already making changes based on your feedback! Well done team 💪
You said, we did!
• Gate entry noises (except alarms)=off on both floors!
• Height-adjustable Quick Search machine=available!
• Shelf-ends for books=progressing!
• Two sets of piano headphones=in place!
• Monitors spread out=done!
Please keep the post-its and opinions coming; it really helps!
• Gate entry noises (except alarms)=off on both floors!
• Height-adjustable Quick Search machine=available!
• Shelf-ends for books=progressing!
• Two sets of piano headphones=in place!
• Monitors spread out=done!
Please keep the post-its and opinions coming; it really helps!
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The new Humanities Library is up and running, and already making changes based on your feedback! Well done team 💪
October has flown by! If you'd like to borrow one of our Black History Month display books, now is your chance.
Next week they'll make their way back to their homes on our shelves 📖
Next week they'll make their way back to their homes on our shelves 📖
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
October has flown by! If you'd like to borrow one of our Black History Month display books, now is your chance.
Next week they'll make their way back to their homes on our shelves 📖
Next week they'll make their way back to their homes on our shelves 📖
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Preparing for your literature review, Preregistration and registered reports, Managing research data, Foundations of copyright & Research metrics and citation analysis tools. Find out more about @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week and book your place. tinyurl.com/mpkzhwz4
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Preparing for your literature review, Preregistration and registered reports, Managing research data, Foundations of copyright & Research metrics and citation analysis tools. Find out more about @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week and book your place. tinyurl.com/mpkzhwz4
You may have noticed that we have some new additions to the Taylorian - food recycling bins! ♻️
You'll find one in the common room, and one in the lobby. We also have dry recycling bins throughout the library.
Let's all do our best to recycle our waste this #GreenLibrariesWeek ✅
You'll find one in the common room, and one in the lobby. We also have dry recycling bins throughout the library.
Let's all do our best to recycle our waste this #GreenLibrariesWeek ✅
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
You may have noticed that we have some new additions to the Taylorian - food recycling bins! ♻️
You'll find one in the common room, and one in the lobby. We also have dry recycling bins throughout the library.
Let's all do our best to recycle our waste this #GreenLibrariesWeek ✅
You'll find one in the common room, and one in the lobby. We also have dry recycling bins throughout the library.
Let's all do our best to recycle our waste this #GreenLibrariesWeek ✅
Are you ready for another #TopTipThursTAY?
📚Did you know the Bodleian recently expanded the number of books that can be loaned from our offsite storage facility? We now have 2 million borrowable items in offsite storage!
📖You can check if an item is borrowable by looking on SOLO. Let's search!
📚Did you know the Bodleian recently expanded the number of books that can be loaned from our offsite storage facility? We now have 2 million borrowable items in offsite storage!
📖You can check if an item is borrowable by looking on SOLO. Let's search!
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you ready for another #TopTipThursTAY?
📚Did you know the Bodleian recently expanded the number of books that can be loaned from our offsite storage facility? We now have 2 million borrowable items in offsite storage!
📖You can check if an item is borrowable by looking on SOLO. Let's search!
📚Did you know the Bodleian recently expanded the number of books that can be loaned from our offsite storage facility? We now have 2 million borrowable items in offsite storage!
📖You can check if an item is borrowable by looking on SOLO. Let's search!
Have you heard of the Bodleian iSkills workshops?
💻The information skills team run free, librarian-led workshops to help students, staff and academics gain essential data and information skills to assist with researching!
💻The information skills team run free, librarian-led workshops to help students, staff and academics gain essential data and information skills to assist with researching!
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Have you heard of the Bodleian iSkills workshops?
💻The information skills team run free, librarian-led workshops to help students, staff and academics gain essential data and information skills to assist with researching!
💻The information skills team run free, librarian-led workshops to help students, staff and academics gain essential data and information skills to assist with researching!
A new academic year marks the return of #TopTipThursTAY! 🎉
Every Thursday during term time we will post a tip to help you get the most out of our library!
Today’s #TopTipThursTAY, we are focusing on a key skill for our new undergraduate readers- how to find a book in our Teaching Collection!
Every Thursday during term time we will post a tip to help you get the most out of our library!
Today’s #TopTipThursTAY, we are focusing on a key skill for our new undergraduate readers- how to find a book in our Teaching Collection!
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A new academic year marks the return of #TopTipThursTAY! 🎉
Every Thursday during term time we will post a tip to help you get the most out of our library!
Today’s #TopTipThursTAY, we are focusing on a key skill for our new undergraduate readers- how to find a book in our Teaching Collection!
Every Thursday during term time we will post a tip to help you get the most out of our library!
Today’s #TopTipThursTAY, we are focusing on a key skill for our new undergraduate readers- how to find a book in our Teaching Collection!
We support this message!
Our vacation loans also come to an end today. Please return any books that have reached their due date- we can always re-issue any books you would like to keep (if they're not requested).
Books issued from today will be loaned for the normal 7 day auto-renewal period.
Our vacation loans also come to an end today. Please return any books that have reached their due date- we can always re-issue any books you would like to keep (if they're not requested).
Books issued from today will be loaned for the normal 7 day auto-renewal period.
Our vacation borrowing period comes to an end today (Tuesday 14 October), and loan periods will operate on term-time rules.
Please bring back to the library any items you originally borrowed on or before 24 June 2025 for return or to re-borrow.
Please bring back to the library any items you originally borrowed on or before 24 June 2025 for return or to re-borrow.
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We support this message!
Our vacation loans also come to an end today. Please return any books that have reached their due date- we can always re-issue any books you would like to keep (if they're not requested).
Books issued from today will be loaned for the normal 7 day auto-renewal period.
Our vacation loans also come to an end today. Please return any books that have reached their due date- we can always re-issue any books you would like to keep (if they're not requested).
Books issued from today will be loaned for the normal 7 day auto-renewal period.
👋 Welcome 👋
As we head into Michaelmas Term, we want to welcome any new readers to the Taylorian, and say welcome back to everyone who's returning.
Good luck for the term ahead (and for collections for those taking them)!
Please do get in contact with us if there's any way we can help this term!
As we head into Michaelmas Term, we want to welcome any new readers to the Taylorian, and say welcome back to everyone who's returning.
Good luck for the term ahead (and for collections for those taking them)!
Please do get in contact with us if there's any way we can help this term!
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
👋 Welcome 👋
As we head into Michaelmas Term, we want to welcome any new readers to the Taylorian, and say welcome back to everyone who's returning.
Good luck for the term ahead (and for collections for those taking them)!
Please do get in contact with us if there's any way we can help this term!
As we head into Michaelmas Term, we want to welcome any new readers to the Taylorian, and say welcome back to everyone who's returning.
Good luck for the term ahead (and for collections for those taking them)!
Please do get in contact with us if there's any way we can help this term!
📖 Book launch! 📖
Tomorrow evening, we are hosting a book launch for 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library', a book about a woman who grew up living in the Taylorian.
Please do come and join us for what is sure to be an incredibly interesting event! We look forward to seeing you there!
Tomorrow evening, we are hosting a book launch for 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library', a book about a woman who grew up living in the Taylorian.
Please do come and join us for what is sure to be an incredibly interesting event! We look forward to seeing you there!
📚 Book launch! 📚
Join us for the release of our new 'Treasures of the Taylorian' book 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library'- written by Luisa herself, and edited by Christina Ostermann!
📍Room 2, Taylor Institution Library
📅 Wednesday 15th October
⏰ 5:00 - 6:30pm
Join us for the release of our new 'Treasures of the Taylorian' book 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library'- written by Luisa herself, and edited by Christina Ostermann!
📍Room 2, Taylor Institution Library
📅 Wednesday 15th October
⏰ 5:00 - 6:30pm
The Girl Who Lived in the Library – History of the Book
historyofthebook.mml.ox.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
📖 Book launch! 📖
Tomorrow evening, we are hosting a book launch for 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library', a book about a woman who grew up living in the Taylorian.
Please do come and join us for what is sure to be an incredibly interesting event! We look forward to seeing you there!
Tomorrow evening, we are hosting a book launch for 'Luisa Hewitt: The Girl Who Lived in the Library', a book about a woman who grew up living in the Taylorian.
Please do come and join us for what is sure to be an incredibly interesting event! We look forward to seeing you there!
It's the start of a new term! 🌱
We're excited to welcome (or welcome back) Modern Languages students and all library users to the Temple of Fun (also known as the Taylorian).
New Modern Languages students - don't forget to book onto an induction tour here! www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
We're excited to welcome (or welcome back) Modern Languages students and all library users to the Temple of Fun (also known as the Taylorian).
New Modern Languages students - don't forget to book onto an induction tour here! www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
October 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's the start of a new term! 🌱
We're excited to welcome (or welcome back) Modern Languages students and all library users to the Temple of Fun (also known as the Taylorian).
New Modern Languages students - don't forget to book onto an induction tour here! www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
We're excited to welcome (or welcome back) Modern Languages students and all library users to the Temple of Fun (also known as the Taylorian).
New Modern Languages students - don't forget to book onto an induction tour here! www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/getting-...
🗺️ Collections Location Updates! 📚
Over the summer vacation, we’ve been busy improving the layout of some of our collections for you, which means some of our collections have moved, or been integrated into others.
Here’s a quick guide to the differences you'll see:
Over the summer vacation, we’ve been busy improving the layout of some of our collections for you, which means some of our collections have moved, or been integrated into others.
Here’s a quick guide to the differences you'll see:
October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🗺️ Collections Location Updates! 📚
Over the summer vacation, we’ve been busy improving the layout of some of our collections for you, which means some of our collections have moved, or been integrated into others.
Here’s a quick guide to the differences you'll see:
Over the summer vacation, we’ve been busy improving the layout of some of our collections for you, which means some of our collections have moved, or been integrated into others.
Here’s a quick guide to the differences you'll see:
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Hello Bluesky! We are the Bodleian Social Science Library (or SSL for short) & are part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supporting staff & students in the Social Sciences Division at Oxford Univ. Follow us to learn more about our collections & services & to be kept up to date with all the latest SSL news.
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Hello Bluesky! We are the Bodleian Social Science Library (or SSL for short) & are part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supporting staff & students in the Social Sciences Division at Oxford Univ. Follow us to learn more about our collections & services & to be kept up to date with all the latest SSL news.
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Good news - we've extended our opening hours! 🔔
For all readers, we're open: Monday - Friday, 9am-8pm
Further hours (including weekends!) are available for the Humanities Division, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Joint Schools in Philosophy. Full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/hu...
For all readers, we're open: Monday - Friday, 9am-8pm
Further hours (including weekends!) are available for the Humanities Division, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Joint Schools in Philosophy. Full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/hu...
Humanities Library
Information for the Bodleian Humanities Library, part of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Good news - we've extended our opening hours! 🔔
For all readers, we're open: Monday - Friday, 9am-8pm
Further hours (including weekends!) are available for the Humanities Division, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Joint Schools in Philosophy. Full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/hu...
For all readers, we're open: Monday - Friday, 9am-8pm
Further hours (including weekends!) are available for the Humanities Division, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Joint Schools in Philosophy. Full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/hu...
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We've been delighted that so many of you have come to see the new library! If you haven't had a chance to make it yet, here's a little sneak peek of our new library for you ✨📚✨
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
We've been delighted that so many of you have come to see the new library! If you haven't had a chance to make it yet, here's a little sneak peek of our new library for you ✨📚✨
📖 Induction tours! 📖
The start of the academic year is fast approaching!
Are you new to the University and/or the Taylorian?
We are running 30 minute induction tours during 0th and 1st week (8th-10th & 13th-14th October) to show you how to find and use our collections and study spaces!
The start of the academic year is fast approaching!
Are you new to the University and/or the Taylorian?
We are running 30 minute induction tours during 0th and 1st week (8th-10th & 13th-14th October) to show you how to find and use our collections and study spaces!
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📖 Induction tours! 📖
The start of the academic year is fast approaching!
Are you new to the University and/or the Taylorian?
We are running 30 minute induction tours during 0th and 1st week (8th-10th & 13th-14th October) to show you how to find and use our collections and study spaces!
The start of the academic year is fast approaching!
Are you new to the University and/or the Taylorian?
We are running 30 minute induction tours during 0th and 1st week (8th-10th & 13th-14th October) to show you how to find and use our collections and study spaces!