Friday, 3 December 2010
Christmas vacation opening hours and closure
For those who are not leaving Oxford this week, the VHL will be open as usual throughout the Christmas vacation, except for our closed period between Christmas and New Year. We will close at 5pm on Thursday 23rd December, and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 4th January.
Thursday, 2 December 2010
How to access electronic resources away from Oxford
(Cross-posted to the Resources blog)
If you're going to be away from Oxford over the Christmas vacation, you can still access library electronic resources even when not connected to the University network. There are two ways to do this. One is to sign up for a remote access account with OUCS and install VPN (Virtual Private Network) software on your computer, but if that seems fiddly (or you've already left Oxford and not sorted that out), library resources are still accessible to you without it. All you need to do is sign in on SOLO or OxLIP+ using your University single sign-on account, and then click through to the resource you're looking for - it will know who you are and grant you access as a University member. Now you can enjoy uninterrupted research, no matter where you are!
If you're going to be away from Oxford over the Christmas vacation, you can still access library electronic resources even when not connected to the University network. There are two ways to do this. One is to sign up for a remote access account with OUCS and install VPN (Virtual Private Network) software on your computer, but if that seems fiddly (or you've already left Oxford and not sorted that out), library resources are still accessible to you without it. All you need to do is sign in on SOLO or OxLIP+ using your University single sign-on account, and then click through to the resource you're looking for - it will know who you are and grant you access as a University member. Now you can enjoy uninterrupted research, no matter where you are!
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
New books for November
Monday, 29 November 2010
Vacation lending and resources blog update
For those VHL readers who are entitled to borrow from the library, please note that we do not offer vacation loans. Any books you take out over the Christmas vacation (before 21st December) will still be due back after two days. Please do not take books away from Oxford if you can't return them if someone else needs them!
Any books taken out after 21st December will be due back when the library reopens after the Christmas and New Year break on 4th January.
And in the spirit of taking with one hand but giving back with the other, the first post is now up on the new US Studies Resources blog.
Any books taken out after 21st December will be due back when the library reopens after the Christmas and New Year break on 4th January.
And in the spirit of taking with one hand but giving back with the other, the first post is now up on the new US Studies Resources blog.
Friday, 26 November 2010
New blog - US Studies Resources at Oxford
I've just set up a new blog which will focus on the collections and resources available to researchers at the VHL, elsewhere in Oxford, and online. I'm aiming to post there a couple of times a month, covering both specific resources and more general topics, with the intention both of highlighting some of the resources we have and also helping students and researchers make the most of them. Hopefully it will build up into a useful resource in its own right!
The resources blog can be found at http://vhlresources.blogspot.com, and you'll be able to keep up with it via RSS, email (links to subscribe are on the blog sidebar), as well as the VHL's Facebook page and Twitter feed. I'll also periodically post links across to it here.
I hope the new blog will prove useful to VHL readers - do let me know if so (or not) and if you have any ideas or suggestions for what you would like me to cover. The first 'proper' post should be up next week.
The resources blog can be found at http://vhlresources.blogspot.com, and you'll be able to keep up with it via RSS, email (links to subscribe are on the blog sidebar), as well as the VHL's Facebook page and Twitter feed. I'll also periodically post links across to it here.
I hope the new blog will prove useful to VHL readers - do let me know if so (or not) and if you have any ideas or suggestions for what you would like me to cover. The first 'proper' post should be up next week.
Old Bodleian open, Radcliffe Camera still closed (reopens 12 noon)
Update from the Bodleian Libraries:
Following the eviction of protestors late Thursday afternoon from the Radcliffe Camera, the Library is working hard to resume normal service as soon as possible.
The Old Bodleian Library will be open to readers and visitors on Friday 26 November. We shall reopen the Radcliffe Camera as soon as possible but it is likely that it will remain closed all day to enable essential repairs to be made and cleaning undertaken as a result of the recent occupation.
Please keep checking the website for updates in case we are able to open the Camera sooner.
Update: The Radcliffe Camera will re-open from 12 noon.
Following the eviction of protestors late Thursday afternoon from the Radcliffe Camera, the Library is working hard to resume normal service as soon as possible.
The Old Bodleian Library will be open to readers and visitors on Friday 26 November. We shall reopen the Radcliffe Camera as soon as possible but it is likely that it will remain closed all day to enable essential repairs to be made and cleaning undertaken as a result of the recent occupation.
Please keep checking the website for updates in case we are able to open the Camera sooner.
Update: The Radcliffe Camera will re-open from 12 noon.
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Microfilm scanner/PC out of action
The PC that is linked to the microfilm scanner is broken and has been taken away to be fixed. We hope to have it back in full working order in a few days, but while it is gone, it will not be possible to scan from microfilms or print via the PC. You can still use the microfilm scanner as a reader, and if you do need to print, you can do so from the microfilm reader next to the cabinets, at a cost of 25p per page.
