Building projects at the Bodleian Libraries

A notice from the Bodleian Libraries:

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The Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford are undertaking a series of major projects to improve our facilities for preserving our collections, supporting researchers, and delivering services to readers. We are endeavouring to deliver an efficient service to our readers during this time but there may be temporary disruption to services. In particular some noisy works will be carried out in the Radcliffe Camera and Old Bodleian Library during the coming year. We will also be moving a substantial proportion of our collections to a new Book Storage Facility at Swindon starting from November 2010 and temporarily closing the New Bodleian Library for extensive refurbishment.

From July 2010 to December 2011 we strongly recommend planning ahead for your research visit. Please contact:
• admissions@bodleian.ox.ac.uk if you are renewing or applying for a reader’s card for the first time;
• enquiries.sc@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for specific queries about using the Bodleian Libraries’ manuscript archives, rare book collections and other special collections;
• reader.services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk if you have more general research needs or specific queries about the work being carried out.
Tel: 01865 277162 or 01865 277000

The Libraries apologise for this short-term inconvenience whilst we move ahead with these vital projects.
Please see www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk for regular updates and further information about transforming our libraries.  
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The VHL will be largely unaffected, but if you are requesting material here from the Bodleian bookstacks you may experience some disruption as collections are moved.