Oxford University has a variety of library services, and libraries are divided into two categories: main research libraries and independent libraries. The research library owned by the university itself provides services for all teachers and students. Such libraries are called major research libraries, such as Oxford University Library, Oxford University Law Library, Radcliffe Science Library, Sackler Library, Social Research Library, Taylor System Library, etc. Each department, department and college has its own library, and the main function of these libraries is to serve their respective members. Of course, some early collections in these libraries also have research value. Such libraries are called independent libraries, with a total number of more than 65,438+000. Some individual libraries are named according to the names of things, some according to disciplines, and some according to the codes of online catalogs.
Maximum number of units
Oxford University is a world-famous university, and the Oxford University Library has become a world-famous academic research library. The library consists of about 104 independent unit libraries. These libraries are mainly set up for undergraduates, but they have great influence at home and abroad. Among them, the collections of Sekera Library are mainly art and archaeology, while the collections of Taylor Library are mainly modern European languages and literature.
In addition, RadclifeCamera and ten other buildings have 29 reading rooms for public use, with about 400 staff. Today, the Oxford University Library has about 6.5 million books, including modern humanities, periodicals, natural sciences and rare books. Including 6,543,800 eastern and western manuscripts, 6,500 cradle books, more than 50,000 periodicals and 6,543,800 maps. The number is huge. The museum's precious oriental manuscripts, English literature, early printing and local history are regarded as academic treasures by researchers. They can provide all kinds of services. Of course, some services can only be enjoyed by members of Oxford University, such as. NewtonCatalogue, electronic journals, online databases and other types of services.
The Oriental Library and the Institute of Chinese Studies are located in this museum. The collection mainly comes from the collections of Protestant missionaries in different periods, the most exquisite and best China books presented by traditional China scholars in that period, and some China books plundered from China during the war and later purchased with the support of the scarborough Foundation. 1994, these books on Chinese studies were moved to the headquarters of Chinese studies on Walton Street, and were later named the Library of Chinese Studies Institute. Today, the library has more than 130000 Chinese books, more than 2000 new books are added every year, and there are more than 750 contemporary Chinese periodicals. Classical collections include rare treasures from the late Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, and only a quarter of the books in17th century spread to Europe. These collections are among the richest in existence, including 1500O publications by missionaries in the 9th century, more than 100 Ming Dynasty editions and a large number of Qing Dynasty court editions, many of which can only be seen in the Far East. Museums began to receive materials related to modern China in an orderly manner. A large number of research books are available for reading. You can also have academic discussions in the Oriental Reading Room. But no one can borrow or get close to books except members of the association and students of the registered Chinese Institute.
Research museum
The research library of Oxford University plays an important role in the school. Take the social research library as an example. The library supports the teaching, study and research of economics, politics, international relations, social policy and social work, sociology and other majors. Teachers and students of all related majors generally come here to consult relevant literature. The library has the service ability to receive 4000 readers at the same time. Any member of Oxford University can use the resources of the Social Research Library as long as he has a valid library card. However, any reader who borrows from the library for the first time must register in detail. The collection of books in the library is open-shelf, and the library management Committee arranges all kinds of materials through the classification system, which is very convenient for browsing various disciplines. Readers can also consult books and magazines in the library through the online catalogue (OLIS). All the procedures in the library are automated, which enables readers to provide and query the latest collection information in time.
The Social Studies Library of Oxford University is located in three places on campus: the Economics Library is located in Malan Road, the Political Science, International Relations and Sociology Library is located in Georgia Street, and the Social Policy and Social Work Library is located in Wellington Square. Generally speaking, the collection of social research libraries emphasizes interdisciplinary research.
In order to support teaching, the Social Research Library provides copies of various core documents, which are selected and provided from more than 200 reading catalogues by departments of economy, politics, international relations, sociology, social policy and social work. Like the Oxford University Library, the Social Research Library also provides support for economic research. These economic collections are internationally recognized. The information technology equipment in the library enables readers to use more than 7,000 electronic journals and more than 300 online databases.