Bodleian Humanities Library

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The Bodleian Humanities Library, part of the Bodleian Libraries, covering English, Music, Philosophy, Theology, Film Studies, History of Medicine, and Internet Studies

Screenshot of IEEE explore, showing their 'top searches' option. This is a sideways bar chart of the most popular current sources and their matching documents. The top result is 'Data science', with others including 'machine learning', 'Cloud computing', and 'AI'.
A photograph of some books about conservation in the Humanities Library. Titles include Philosophy of the Environment, An Introduction by Elena Casetta; The Moth Snowstorm, Nature and Joy by Michael McCarthy; Planetary Solidarity, Global Women's Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Hilda P. Koster; Silent Spring & Other Writing on the Environment by Rachel Carson; Tide, The Science and Lore of the Greatest Force on Earth by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; Wilding (Film); and Defending Biodiversity, Environmental Science and Ethics by Jonathan A. Newman, Gary Varner, and Stefan Linquist
A screenshot of the homepage of Digital Resources for Musicology. The text reads: "This website provides links to substantial open-access projects of use to musicians and musicologists. With a burgeoning number of digital resources available, remembering titles of sites and pathways to them can be difficult. Digital Resources in Musicology (DRM) is organized topically and provides a rapid search tool for specialties within heterogeneous collections. Neither the links nor their descriptions are exhaustive. Older projects predating the development of the internet are listed at ADAM: Archive of Digital Applications in Musicology. Curated digital and hybrid editions are itemized at EVE: Electronic and Virtual Editions. Harvard's Online Resources for Music Scholars offer a somewhat different, largely complementary mix of projects. On placement by category, please see our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions list)."
An image of five books on a small black table. They are photographed in front of our grated bookshelves in the Humanities Library. From left to right, the texts are: Summer by Ali Smith; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams; The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy; The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley; Atonement by Ian McEwan.
An image of ten special collections items laid out in our Rare Material Teaching Room in the Humanities Library. The rare books are kept on foam book supports spread across three tables and have weighted snakes to keep them in place. Behind the tables are five bookshelves filled with various large texts.
A screenshot of the American Fiction, 1774-1920 database home page. On the left of the screenshot is a white search box underneath the title of the database, and on the right is a picture of three antiquarian books stacked on top of one another.
A picture of the cover of Religious Studies, published by Cambridge University Press
A photograph of the Green Impact team, holding their gold award, outside the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
A screenshot of the PhilPapers home page and search engine.
Bodleian Humanities Library Building Closure The Humanities Library, including the Ground Floor 24/7 space, will be closed from: Thursday 9th July, 9pm to Friday 10th July, 2:30pm This is a building-wide closure. We apologise for any inconvenience.
A screen shot of the home page of the International Index to Film Periodicals Database, including a search bar.
A photograph of a sign that reads "Bodleian Humanities Library, Library Tours"
A screenshot of the Bodleian's 'Find a Library' webpage. It shows the various filters by which you can adjust your search results and three yellow arrows are pointing down to the 'atmosphere' section. In this box, it says 'cool spaces' which is the filter used to show libraries with cooler temperatures.
An image of one of our ergonomic chairs with a blue desk and a monitor in the background. Behind that are three of our library bookshelves.
A photograph of the Returns Drop Box, showing the two postal slots where books can be dropped
A poster with a sunhat, shells, and a glass. The text reads: Vacation Loans: The summer vacation begins on Sunday 20th June. Humanities Library loans issued or renewed from Monday 15th June will be due back on Tuesday 13th October. Happy reading!
This image is a poster to promote the Einstein in Oxford: Thinking in Music event. On the left side is the title of the event (as above) in white text on a black background. On the right side of the graphic is a purple violin. Underneath the title, there are further details which read: "Tickets from £5; https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/event/einstein-oxford; Thursday 18th June, 6.00-7.00pm; followed by drinks reception.
A screenshot from British Literary Manuscripts Online by Gale Primary Resources, with a picture of Shakespeare and some manuscript images. The description reads: "British Literary Manuscripts Online presents facsimile images of literary manuscripts, including letters and diaries, drafts of poems, plays, novels, and other literary works, and similar materials for research and teaching. The manuscripts range from medieval texts to the works of Oscar Wilde, and users can browse the manuscripts individually or search the metadata for author names, titles, manuscript numbers or notes. British Literary Manuscripts Online is divided into two parts. Part One: c1660-1900 contains works of major literary figures from the Restoration through the Victorian era: Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, William Morris, and Oscar Wilde"
A photograph of two progress pride flags and one trans pride flag hanging over the library staircase
A screenshot from World Religion Database, with a colour-coded world map and some key features highlighted. The introductory paragraph reads: "The World Religion Database (WRD) contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. It provides information from country censuses as well as best estimates for every religion to offer a definitive picture of religion and non-religion in the past, present, and future."
A photograph of the Multimedia Reading Room, with the thermometer reading 21.1 degrees Celsius
A poster of our new trial database: Prayer in the Ancient World by Brill. It outlines a little bit about the database and how to access it. It mentions that the trial period runs from 13th May-12th June 2026, and that any feedback can be directed to Dr Hilla Wait at hilla.wait@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
A poster for our Classic Sermon Index database trial. It says: "The Classic Sermon Index catalogues over 40,000 sermons, published or translated into English. It includes Augustine, John Calvin, Richard Baxter, John Donne, Jonathan Edwards, Samuel Johnson, Martin Luther, John Henry Newman, John and Charles Wesley, Catherine Booth, Alexander Campbell, B. B. Warfield, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Karl Barth, Martin Luther King, Jr., etc. and sermons by the heads of the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Dublin, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, etc. Many sermons are from historically significant public executions, funerals, and coronations, such as spoken sermons from the funerals of George Washington and King George III. Many topical sermons about duelling, slavery, the Boston Tea Party, and other period specific issues are also indexed. Each sermon is catalogued according to its principal text (e.g., John 3:16), author, book title, and page number within the book that contains it. It also indexes the sermons from Readex’s Early American Imprint series. Roughly 75% of the citations link to full-text. Trial Period: 11th May – 10th June 2026. Please direct any feedback to the Theology Librarian, Dr Hilla Wait: hilla.wait@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
An image of the iSkills Trinity 2026 termcard which outlines all of the iSkills events taking place this term. The termcard is green with the Bodleian Libraries logo in the top left corner. It is being held in front of various library bookshelves.
A photograph of 'Bill', our friendly Shakespeare rubber duck, posing happily in front of the Shakespeare section in the library
A poster which outlines the details of a trial for an online database of critical editions of the New Testament. It's main section says: "This collection, earlier published in a microfiche collection by IDC Publishers, makes available the principal critical editions of the New Testament for the first time in a single collection online, including lists of variant readings and collections of manuscript transcriptions and collations from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century. In addition, a number of the most useful editions of the ancient versions and of ancillary materials have been included. This series begins with the first extensive apparatus criticus, that compiled by John Mill and published in 1707, and ends with von Soden’s huge work of 1902-13." On the side of the poster, it mentions that the trial period lasts from 05/05/26-05/06/26, and that any feedback should be directed to the​ Theology Librarian,​ Dr Hilla Wait: hilla.wait@​bodleian.ox.​ac.uk​
A photograph of the Faculty Publications Display, with a cosy armchair in front of it (where one could sit and read any of these titles!)
A photogtaph of the display title: Constructing the Self: Endeavours to Understand the Human in the Humanities
Close-up photo of the new periodicals display in the Humanities Library, showing ten periodicals. They are, top left to bottom right: the Times Literary Supplement, the New York Review of Books, Cineaste, Film Quarterly, Sight and Sound, Little White Lies, Cahiers du Cinema, Positif, A Rabbit's Foot, and Fotogramas.
Poster with cream text on a blue background. Tulips scatter the bottom of the page. The text reads, 'Vacation Loans. The spring vacation begins on Sunday 15th March. Loans issued or renewed from Monday 9th March will be due back on Tuesday 28th April. Happy reading!
A graphic of three purple spotlights, the Bodleian Libraries Logo, and the words 'Humanities Library Resource Spotlight'
A photograph of the 'Z' section of shelving, with 'The Printed Book' by H. G. Aldis displayed
A graphic poster which reads: "Bodleian Humanities Library Building Closure The Humanities Library, including the Ground Floor 24/7 space, will be closed on Saturday 11th April (starting 9pm, Friday 10th April). We will reopen at 9am on Sunday 12th April This is a building-wide closure. We apologise for any inconvenience."
A photo showing the You Said, We Did wall in the Humanities Library. Four posters can be seen, each surrounded by post-its. The post-its are reader feedback, and the posters are responding to this. Behind the clear glass wall, the relaxed seating area in the library can be seen.
Poster for the Bank Holiday Closure, showing daffodils on a blue background. The text reads, 'Bodleian Humanities Library Bank Holiday Closure. The Humanities Library, including the Ground Floor 24/7 space, will close for the Bank Holiday at 9pm on Thursday 2nd April. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 7th April.
A photograph of the Extra Large books, arranged across four shelves
A graphic depicting classic oxford signs with cartoon doodles. It reminds everyone to: Breeze in, sun out - Drink up - Dress for the weather - Cool to 26 - Switch off Be energy friendly. Save energy. Save the environment ox.ac.uk/energy-friendly
An image of six various poetry anthologies with a William Shakespeare rubber duck sat on top.
An image of the water fountain in the Bodleian Humanities Library. Just to the side of it, on the right, is our Print, Copy & Scan (PCAS) machine.
A photo of a Humanities Library desk on the first floor, in the 'Main Reading Room' section on the north side. The length of the desk is visible in the photo, as are the lights running down the middle. This ends in a large series of windows, out of which is seen the Radcliffe Observatory against a blue sky.
Poster advertising the DPhil Crafty Connections event, with bright blue and orange colours. The text reads, 'DPhil Crafty Connections. 5:30-7pm Wednesday, 18th March, Radcliffe Science Library. Get to know other DPhil students while crafting and eating snacks! Book online go.glam.ox.ac.uk/craftyconnections.'
A graphic outlining our vacation loans policy. It reads: "The spring vacation begins on Sunday 15th March. Loans issued or renewed from Monday 9th March will be due back on Tuesday 28th April. Happy reading!" Underneath this text are seven white tulips laid against a light blue background.
A photograph of 5 books on the theme of book history, fanned out to show segments of each cover, including prints and book fragments
A photograph of six books, each with a sticker on the spine that reads 'Library Use Only'
A poster for a Brill resource, which reads: "Prayer in the Ancient World Prayer in the Ancient World is the resource on prayer in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. With over 350 entries it showcases a robust selection of the range of different types of prayers attested from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, the Levant, early Judaism and Christianity, Greece, Rome, Arabia, and Iran, enhanced by critical commentary. ISSN: 2949-9003 Publisher: Brill Subjects: African Studies, Religion, Ancient Near East and Egypt, Linguistics, Authors, Texts, Literature, Biblical Studies, Hebrew Bible
An image of three computers on individual desks with the view of the second floor of the library in the background.
An image of our LGBT+ History Month display in the Bodleian Humanities Library. There are eight shelves in view, all of which have relevant books, films, music scores, and/or posters on them. In the centre is an introductory sign for the display which has been printed on top of a pride flag.
A photo of the Humanities Library scores collection. Bookshelves holding colourful collected scores run down each side. At the end of the aisle is another set of metal bookshelves holding colourful miniature scores.
Poster advertising Prelims Paper 1 training session, white text on a green background. The text reads, 'Online Resources for Prelims Paper 1. The Humanities Library is hosting a training session to help you find and use resources for English Prelims Paper 1. The session includes demonstrations of Databases and Text Analysis Tools. Follow along with live demonstrations and try out resources. Tuesday, Week 6 (24th February) 15:30-16:30 - in-person in the Digital Study Room (places limited). Thursday, Week 7 (5th March) 15:30-16:30 - online, via Teams. To book a place, please email humlib@bodleian.ox.ac.uk - let us know which session you'd like to attend, and any relevant accessibility requirements you have.
A photo showing part of the Humanities Library wellbeing display. Posters explaining the display, as well as for the RSL board game night on Thursday, can be seen. Many colourful book covers as visible, as well as several bright dragon fidget toys. The book titles include, 'Open Socrates', 'Soul-Health', 'Christianity and Ecology', and 'Screen Stories', as well as an open copy of Mozart's 'Concerte für ein Blasinstrument und Orchester', showing part of the score.
A photograph of a sign that reads '10.112 Graduate Reading Room'
A photograph of the title page of Hobbe's Leviathan, including an elaborate block print on the left page, depicting a man holding a weapon towering over a hill. The full title is 'Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill'
A screenshot from the database LGBTQ+ Life in America, showing photographs of people (mostly smiling) behind a search box.
A photograph of the Humanities Library with three LGBTQ+ pride flags hanging by the staircase. In the centre is the Transgender flag, on either side of it are Progress Flags.
A photograph of our one of our bookshelves in the library. On it, are nineteen editions of Ulysses by James Joyce which take up the whole shelf!
A photo of the Humanities Library lift. The doors are open, and the lift arrow is pointing up.
A photograph of the self-collect shelves in the library, including lots of books with colours slips, and letters marking alphabetical order displayed.
A photograph of Goldie (the golden fidget toy articulated dragon), sitting in front of two eggs: one gold, and one red and gold)
A photograph of three books, each one with a portrait of John Donne, Lord Byron, and Franics bacon on the cover. They are photographed in front of a bookshelf and an armchair.
A photograph of bookshelves and work desks in the Rare Materials Teaching Room