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The Bodleian Humanities Library, part of the Bodleian Libraries, covering English, Music, Philosophy, Theology, Film Studies, History of Medicine, and Internet Studies

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Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 5d

Our #ResourceSpotlight for this week is Oxford Health Histories! 🩺 Dedicated to uncovering, documenting, and disseminating histories of health and medicine in Oxfordshire, the project website has a range of excellent articles and resources available. To access, click here: tinyurl.com/HMed123

A screenshot of the Oxford Health Histories homepage which is predominantly blue text on a white background. The main text in the image explains a little about the project. It says: "Welcome to Oxford Health Histories. A historical perspective on how medicine and healthcare have developed in Oxford. You can explore themes that are still challenges for medicine today, such as the role of anatomy in medical education, the treatment of mental health and how innovations in drug development are shaped by patients."

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 9d

Want to meet fellow DPhils and learn some cool plant facts? 🍃🌼 Book now for the DPhil visit to Harcourt Arboretum! Wednesday 26th August, 11am-12pm. Make your own way or travel with the @radcliffescilib.bsky.social library team - bookings here: ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/rsl...

Poster advertising DPhil Arboretum visit. The text reads, 'Wednesday 26th August 11am-12pm. DPhil visit to Harcourt Arboretum. Free tour from our expert guide. Learn about wildflower meadows, native woodlands and nearly 200 years of history. Connect with fellow DPhils. Immerse yourself in nature. Book your space now.' There is a picture of a peacock, and a photo of trees at the Arboretum against a blue sky.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 11d

🎶August slipped away like a moment in time...🎶 Some major Swifties* here at the library - why not consider a philosophical or literary approach to the beloved 8th track of folklore? We've got a book for that.🎵 *(Jonathan Swift fans, we modestly propose that your time will come!)

Photo showing a variety of cross-disciplinary texts around the themes in Taylor Swift's song 'August'. A large musical score 'The Fourth of August' adapted by Elgar, is open at the back. In front are a stack of books: 'Perceptual Imagination and Perceptual Memory', 'Mental Time Travel', 'Adultery and the Female Star', and 'Hope: The Politics of Optimism'. On top are two DVDs, covers facing forward. They are 'Our Beloved Month of August' and 'Brief Encounter'.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 13d

Our #ResourceSpotlight this week is... IEEE Xplore! This database of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) publications is a great resources for @oii.ox.ac.uk students (and intrigued others)! Try out their fun 'top searches' option. Link: ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/dynho... 💻

Screenshot of IEEE explore, showing their 'top searches' option. This is a sideways bar chart of the most popular current sources and their matching documents. The top result is 'Data science', with others including 'machine learning', 'Cloud computing', and 'AI'.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 19d

Did you know it's World Nature Conservation Day? Why not pop by and do some reading (or watching!) to learn something new about conservation efforts! 🌍🌱💚

A photograph of some books about conservation in the Humanities Library. Titles include Philosophy of the Environment, An Introduction by Elena Casetta; The Moth Snowstorm, Nature and Joy by Michael McCarthy; Planetary Solidarity, Global Women's Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Hilda P. Koster; Silent Spring & Other Writing on the Environment by Rachel Carson; Tide, The Science and Lore of the Greatest Force on Earth by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; Wilding (Film); and Defending Biodiversity, Environmental Science and Ethics by Jonathan A. Newman, Gary Varner, and Stefan Linquist

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 20d

Our #ResourceSpotlight this week is... Digital Resources for Musicology! This is a central hub which links out to lots of open access projects which will be of interest to musicians and musicologists! Link: drm.ccarh.org 🎶

A screenshot of the homepage of Digital Resources for Musicology. The text reads:
"This website provides links to substantial open-access projects of use to musicians and musicologists. With a burgeoning number of digital resources available, remembering titles of sites and pathways to them can be difficult. Digital Resources in Musicology (DRM) is organized topically and provides a rapid search tool for specialties within heterogeneous collections. Neither the links nor their descriptions are exhaustive. Older projects predating the development of the internet are listed at ADAM: Archive of Digital Applications in Musicology. Curated digital and hybrid editions are itemized at EVE: Electronic and Virtual Editions. Harvard's Online Resources for Music Scholars offer a somewhat different, largely complementary mix of projects. On placement by category, please see our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions list)."

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 23d

Feeling the heat? 🥵 Hot weather has been central to the plots of numerous literary works throughout history - here's just a few we've found: Can you think of any more?

An image of five books on a small black table. They are photographed in front of our grated bookshelves in the Humanities Library. From left to right, the texts are: Summer by Ali Smith; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams; The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy; The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley; Atonement by Ian McEwan.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 24d

A special (collections) morning! ✨📜 We had a great time hosting some English UNIQ students today and talking to them about all things @bodleian.ox.ac.uk! We even got to call up some of our wonderful special collections to showcase, including our lovely first edition Pride and Prejudice!

An image of ten special collections items laid out in our Rare Material Teaching Room in the Humanities Library. The rare books are kept on foam book supports spread across three tables and have weighted snakes to keep them in place. Behind the tables are five bookshelves filled with various large texts.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· 26d

Our #ResourceSpotlight for this week is American Fiction, 1774-1920! 🗽 Newly accessible, this database contains more than 17,800 titles and is comprised of American prose fiction from the political beginnings of the United States through to WW1. For more info and access: tinyurl.com/bdp3jb3y

A screenshot of the American Fiction, 1774-1920 database home page. On the left of the screenshot is a white search box underneath the title of the database, and on the right is a picture of three antiquarian books stacked on top of one another.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jul 14

Our #ResourceSpotlight this week is... the journal Religious Studies! 🛐 This international journal explores issues in Philosophy of Religion, from both classical and contemporary discussions across traditions. It publishes 40+ open access articles a year! solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/44...

A picture of the cover of Religious Studies, published by Cambridge University Press

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jul 13

We won gold!🏅🌱 Recently, a cross-departmental team from the Schwarzman Centre won a gold award at Oxford University's Green Impact Awards! This recognises an effort to ensure that the environmental policies and practices in the building align with the sustainability of its Passivhaus construction!

A photograph of the Green Impact team, holding their gold award, outside the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jul 8

Our #ResourceSpotlight for this week is PhilPapers! 📑 PhilPapers is a comprehensive directory of online academic philosophy, including many full-text articles and books by academic philosophers. It is accessible via the 'key databases' section of our Philosophy LibGuide here: tinyurl.com/bz8jm296

A screenshot of the PhilPapers home page and search engine.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jul 3

Heads up! 🔔 The Humanities Library will be closed on Friday 10th July until 2:30pm (starting 9pm on Thursday 9th July); this is a building-wide closure. Other libraries will be available for you to use in the meantime! www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries

Bodleian Humanities Library
Building Closure
The Humanities Library, including
the Ground Floor 24/7 space,
will be closed from:

Thursday 9th July, 9pm
to
Friday 10th July, 2:30pm

This is a building-wide closure. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jul 2

For #ResourceSpotlight this week, we're look at FIAF Index to Film Periodicals! 📽️ This is a bibliographic database which indexes 500,000 article citations from more than 345 periodicals from 1972 onwards 🎞️ You can browse the database here: solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/44...

A screen shot of the home page of the International Index to Film Periodicals Database, including a search bar.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jul 1

Are you here for the University of Oxford Open Day? The Humanities Library will be running tours every 30 mins today and tomorrow, from 9:30am-4pm (excluding 12:30-1pm). Drop by and sign up to join in the fun! 🎟️

A photograph of a sign that reads "Bodleian Humanities Library, Library Tours"

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 25

Did you know that we're a designated cool space?😎 With some Bodleian libraries closing or reducing their hours due to the extreme heat, the Humanities Library remains open as usual. Feel free to pop in and chill out...😏 More✨cool spaces✨can also be found here: tinyurl.com/4z9vrae5!

A screenshot of the Bodleian's 'Find a Library' webpage. It shows the various filters by which you can adjust your search results and three yellow arrows are pointing down to the 'atmosphere' section. In this box, it says 'cool spaces' which is the filter used to show libraries with cooler temperatures.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 24

We have some new library equipment! 🥳 We've added: 🖥️10 new monitors (total now 30) 🪑3 new ergonomic chairs (total now 10) 🔌12 HDMI cables 🔌2 USB-C cables ⚡2 Lightning charging cables ☀️1 Daylight lamp Please ask at the help desk if you'd like to borrow anything or need any assistance at all! 😊

An image of one of our ergonomic chairs with a blue desk and a monitor in the background. Behind that are three of our library bookshelves.

An image of the signage attached to each of our monitors. It is a blue circular sign attached to the top right corner of the monitor. The text on it explains which number it is out of 30 (this one is 2) and how to connect your device to it. In the background is the library and its bookshelves.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 19

If the Help Desk is busy, book returns can be left in our drop box! 📚 You can find it near the Help Desk, beside the Self-Issue Machine. (Though if your books are requested or overdue, it's best to bring them to the desk so we can get your account cleared ASAP!)

A photograph of the Returns Drop Box, showing the two postal slots where books can be dropped

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 16

It's that time of year again... vacation loans are back! 🏖️📚🧳 Any Humanities Library loans you borrow from now on will be due back on Tuesday 13th October - so you can take them home without worrying they'll go overdue! And don't worry, if you're staying in Oxford, we will be too 😎 See you soon!

A poster with a sunhat, shells, and a glass. The text reads:
Vacation Loans: The summer vacation begins on Sunday 20th June. Humanities Library loans issued or renewed from Monday 15th June will be due back on Tuesday 13th October. Happy reading!

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 11

Interested in learning more about Einstein's love of music and the impact it had on his work? 🎶 The History of Science Museum are hosting this wonderful event featuring music and conversation inspired by his life and legacy. For more info and to book: www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/event/einste...

This image is a poster to promote the Einstein in Oxford: Thinking in Music event. On the left side is the title of the event (as above) in white text on a black background. On the right side of the graphic is a purple violin. Underneath the title, there are further details which read: "Tickets from £5; https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/event/einstein-oxford; Thursday 18th June, 6.00-7.00pm; followed by drinks reception.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 5

This week, #ResourceSpotlight looks at British Literary Manuscripts Online! It comes in two parts, with digitisations from the British Library, including Beowulf, Margery Kempe, Charles Dickens, the Brontes’, and more! 1600-1900: shorturl.at/atefy Medieval and Renaissance: shorturl.at/VlKNz

A screenshot from British Literary Manuscripts Online by Gale Primary Resources, with a picture of Shakespeare and some manuscript images.

The description reads: "British Literary Manuscripts Online presents facsimile images of literary manuscripts, including letters and diaries, drafts of poems, plays, novels, and other literary works, and similar materials for research and teaching. The manuscripts range from medieval texts to the works of Oscar Wilde, and users can browse the manuscripts individually or search the metadata for author names, titles, manuscript numbers or notes.

British Literary Manuscripts Online is divided into two parts. Part One: c1660-1900 contains works of major literary figures from the Restoration through the Victorian era: Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, William Morris, and Oscar Wilde"

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· Jun 3

Happy #PrideMonth from all of us at the Bodleian Humanities Library! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 That's right, our pride flags are back! And there are some new ones hung elsewhere in the building too...

A photograph of two progress pride flags and one trans pride flag hanging over the library staircase

A photograph of some pride bunting (with a variety of flags) hanging over some armchairs in the library

A photo of some pride bunting (with various flags) hanging over the ground floor book displays

A photograph of some Gilbert Baker pride flag bunting, some trans pride flag bunting, and a progress pride flag (with intersex pride inclusion) hanging over the Great Hall in the Schwarzman Centre

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 27

Our #ResourceSpotlight this week is the World Religion Database! 🗺️ WRD allows you explore statistics for religious affiliation around the world from 1900 onwards. It covers 18 categories of religions and allows you to track how religious affiliation has changed over time! tinyurl.com/47bjjn96

A screenshot from World Religion Database, with a colour-coded world map and some key features highlighted. The introductory paragraph reads: "The World Religion Database (WRD) contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. It provides information from country censuses as well as best estimates for every religion to offer a definitive picture of religion and non-religion in the past, present, and future."

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 25

Take care in the heat today, readers! Some friendly reminders: 💧 You can refill your water bottles from our water fountain near the Help Desk 😎 Use blinds where available to keep the sun off you while studying 🌡️ We're watching temperature, and we're way cooler than outside! 🥤Take regular breaks!

A photograph of the Multimedia Reading Room, with the thermometer reading 21.1 degrees Celsius

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 22

We're doing another trial for Prayer in the Ancient World by Brill - check out our poster below for further details! The trial is active until 12th June 2026 and any feedback is much appreciated! 📩 The link to the database can be found here: solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/44...

A poster of our new trial database: Prayer in the Ancient World by Brill. It outlines a little bit about the database and how to access it. It mentions that the trial period runs from 13th May-12th June 2026, and that any feedback can be directed to Dr Hilla Wait at hilla.wait@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 15

🚨Another New Trial Database Alert!🚨 This time it's for the Classic Sermon Index, and our trial period runs from 11th May - 10th June 2026. For more information, see this poster below! Any feedback is always appreciated 😊

A poster for our Classic Sermon Index database trial. It says: "The Classic Sermon Index catalogues over 40,000 sermons, published or translated into English. It includes Augustine, John Calvin, Richard Baxter, John Donne, Jonathan Edwards, Samuel Johnson, Martin Luther, John Henry Newman, John and Charles Wesley, Catherine Booth, Alexander Campbell, B. B. Warfield, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Karl Barth, Martin Luther King, Jr., etc. and sermons by the heads of the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Dublin, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, etc. Many sermons are from historically significant public executions, funerals, and coronations, such as spoken sermons from the funerals of George Washington and King George III. Many topical sermons about duelling, slavery, the Boston Tea Party, and other period specific issues are also indexed. Each sermon is catalogued according to its principal text (e.g., John 3:16), author, book title, and page number within the book that contains it. It also indexes the sermons from Readex’s Early American Imprint series. Roughly 75% of the citations link to full-text. Trial Period: 11th May – 10th June 2026. Please direct any feedback to the Theology Librarian, Dr Hilla Wait: hilla.wait@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 13

Just a reminder that university members can access free information skills training through the Bodleian's iSkills programme! 💫 Covering topics such as referencing, research tools, poster design and much more! For more information and to book, follow this link: tinyurl.com/iSkills12345

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 8

For our #ResourceSpotlight this week, we've got a mini Shakespeare takeover! Want to see some Shakespeare? Here's three helpful online resources for Shakespeare performances (in no particular order!) 🎭 Read on through the thread below 👇

A photograph of 'Bill', our friendly Shakespeare rubber duck, posing happily in front of the Shakespeare section in the library

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 5

🚨New Database Trial Alert!🚨 From today until 5th June 2026, we're trialling a new online database of critical editions of the New Testament. For further details, please see the poster below; for access, please follow this link: tinyurl.com/2s44rxwh Any feedback is very welcome!

A poster which outlines the details of a trial for an online database of critical editions of the New Testament. It's main section says: "This collection, earlier published in a microfiche collection by IDC Publishers, makes available the principal critical editions of the New Testament for the first time in a single collection online, including lists of variant readings and collections of manuscript transcriptions and collations from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century. In addition, a number of the most useful editions of the ancient versions and of ancillary materials have been included. This series begins with the first extensive apparatus criticus, that compiled by John Mill and published in 1707, and ends with von Soden’s huge work of 1902-13." On the side of the poster, it mentions that the trial period lasts from 05/05/26-05/06/26, and that any feedback should be directed to the Theology Librarian, Dr Hilla Wait: hilla.wait@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Bodleian Humanities Library@bodhumslib· May 1

New Display for Faculty Publications! 🔔 Our academics are busy busy writers! This display contains a small sampling of recent faculty publications from across our subject areas 📚🎞️🎶💉🛜🤔⛪ Find it over in our cosy corner, with the New Periodicals Display and our wellbeing materials 💙