College | Library Opening Hours (during term) |
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Balliol | The library is open 24/7 except during closed periods, and borrowing is limited to 12 items at a time. |
Blackfriars | 7.30am (Mon-Fri) or 8.30am (Sat & Sun) to 10.30pm all year round except when the Hall is closed (e.g. for 'Christmas Octave' or 'Easter Triduum') |
Brasenose | The library is open 24/7. There are generally no differences in lending policy for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and there are no fines (it's a "honour-based" system). In terms of accessibility, the library also features height-adjustable desks. Students are given the opportunity to work as library assistants. |
Campion | Unknown |
Christ Church | The library is open from 8am to 1am every day during term time. There also is a separate 24-hour study space. |
Corpus Christi | Unknown |
Exeter | Unknown |
Harris Manchester | Unknown |
Hertford | The Library is open 24/7 and is completely self-service.It is very nice & the librarian is super helpful. You might also get your chair stolen by Simpkin the college cat if you're not careful. |
Jesus | 24/7 |
Keble | the Keble library is a beautiful, large 2-storey building across from the Hall with the upstairs having a more dark academia, gothic vibe and the downstairs being bright and airy. You'll never not be able to find a seat in here and its size and our wonderful librarians mean it's always stocked with the books you need and want - my friends at other colleges are always complaining about how Keble always has the book they need! As well as the library, you can study in the Keble bar, JCR or postgrad HB Allen Centre cafe for a more relaxed, talking-allowed feel. And there are rooms in the Sloane Robinson building which also allow for studying without the intensity of a library. |
Lincoln | Unknown |
Magdalen | The College library is great, its currently 24/7 so you can work when you want and it just has a really good atmosphere |
Mansfield | 24/7 |
Merton | 7.30am- 2am |
New | The Library is open 8am to 2am every day |
Oriel | 24/7 |
Pembroke | Unknown |
Queen's | 24/7 |
Regent's Park | The library is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except in college closure periods, such as Christmas. The library is also usually closed in the summer for maintenance work and stock take, but students are always given plenty of notice for closure times. Books can be borrowed for the duration of either a term or a vacation at a time. |
Somerville | The Library is open to Somerville students 24/7 every day except during the winter closure period. There are no differences between the borrowing rules for undergraduates and postgraduates: books can be borrowed for a period of weeks, but renewed if necessary. |
St Anne's | Unknown |
St Catz | 8am-midnight (opens 9am at the weekend) |
St Hilda's | 8.30am-1am (opens 9am at the weekend; closes midnight on Friday and 11pm on Saturday) |
St Hugh's | 24/7 |
St John's | Unknown |
St Peter's | 24/7 |
St Stephen's | Unknown |
Teddy Hall | 8.30am-1am (closes 3am during Trinity term) |
Trinity | 24/7 |
Univ | Univ has two libraries - the old and the new. Most people prefer studying in the old library as it's more traditional and pretty - it houses a lot of the history and literature books as well as the science books on the lower levels. The new library is more moderns and has politics and law books - I prefer the new as it's often less busy and I think the desks are bigger! It also has shared study rooms, where a lot of discussion based degrees like to go over work together and develop ideas. They're usually well stocked with books, and what they don't have is usually online! If you're lucky they'll have a couple copies of the book you want, but if not everyone I have worked with has always been very good about sharing the books when you all have to read the same one in 4 days! |
Wadham | 24/7 |
Worcester | Worcester has excellent library facilities. The main library, which is open 24-hours a day during term time, has 65,000 volumes, and individual reading cubicles. There is a separate Law Library (also open 24-hours a day) and a magnificent Old Library which houses collections of European importance (open from 8 am-12 am during term time). Both undergraduates and postgraduates can borrow up to 15 books for the full term, or a full vacation. |
Wycliffe | Unknown |
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