General Information

a name and address
1 Type of library university [University]
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution Bodleian Libraries / University of Oxford
3 Address Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
4 Phone / Fax / Email (01865 277158, richard.ovenden@bodleian.ox.ac.uk)
5 Name of the director of the library Dr Sarah Thomas
6 Contact person for enquiries (Richard Ovenden)
b population served
7 Current readership, number of registered readers 80 000
8 Number of full time students 15 000
9 Number of part time students -
10 Number of staff in institution 4 000
c the old/original building(s)
11 Total floor area 18 718 m² NIFA
12 Number of reader seats 302
13 Total capacity of shelving 83 978 lm (2 855 252 nominal volumes)
14 …in open access storage 3 280 lm (111 520 nominal volumes)
15 …in closed access stacks 80 698 lm (2 743 732 nominal volumes)
16 Number of library staff 187
17 Opening hours to the public 69 hours per week in term, 54 hours per week in vacation, 301 days per year