Bodleian Social Science Library
@bodssloxford.bsky.social
The Bodleian Social Science Library, part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supports staff and students in @socsci.ox.ac.uk We aim to deliver exceptional services and collections to readers at the University of Oxford.
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/ssl
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/ssl
No Black Friday deals here at the SSL but we do have an amazing collection of social science books that University card holders can borrow for free 😉📖 In further good news, from Monday 1st December our vacation loans begin, books will be due Tuesday 20th January (1st Week HT) tinyurl.com/yknk4ftu
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
No Black Friday deals here at the SSL but we do have an amazing collection of social science books that University card holders can borrow for free 😉📖 In further good news, from Monday 1st December our vacation loans begin, books will be due Tuesday 20th January (1st Week HT) tinyurl.com/yknk4ftu
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The last two weeks has seen the Wellbeing Room (Hot) Chocca block full of happy readers who enjoyed our latest hot chocolate and marshmallow give aways. Keep an eye out for more tasty dates and other #Wellbeing events coming in Hilary term.
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/chocca
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/chocca
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The last two weeks has seen the Wellbeing Room (Hot) Chocca block full of happy readers who enjoyed our latest hot chocolate and marshmallow give aways. Keep an eye out for more tasty dates and other #Wellbeing events coming in Hilary term.
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/chocca
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/chocca
We are very pleased with our recently purchased 'No Noise Packaging Tape' Perfect for a library environment. 🤫📚
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are very pleased with our recently purchased 'No Noise Packaging Tape' Perfect for a library environment. 🤫📚
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Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
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It's nearly time to shred those worries once and for all! Have you put yours away in our Worry Box? If so, join us next Tuesday when we get rid of them for good. #Wellbeing
📅2nd December
⏰11.00am
📍Wellbeing Room
📅2nd December
⏰11.00am
📍Wellbeing Room
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's nearly time to shred those worries once and for all! Have you put yours away in our Worry Box? If so, join us next Tuesday when we get rid of them for good. #Wellbeing
📅2nd December
⏰11.00am
📍Wellbeing Room
📅2nd December
⏰11.00am
📍Wellbeing Room
Discover our film collections. Our DVD & Video collection at the SSL covers topics in Forced Migration, Development Studies, Anthropology, Politics, History & more. See our Blog post for further info, including the online film collections that @bodleian.ox.ac.uk have on SOLO. tinyurl.com/4kx6zu97
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Discover our film collections. Our DVD & Video collection at the SSL covers topics in Forced Migration, Development Studies, Anthropology, Politics, History & more. See our Blog post for further info, including the online film collections that @bodleian.ox.ac.uk have on SOLO. tinyurl.com/4kx6zu97
From 20th November through December, we’re marking Disability History Month here at the SSL with our latest pop-up book display. You can find this display around the corner from our issue desk. Do have a browse, and for more information, why not check out the SSL blog post: tinyurl.com/ydkk2dce
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From 20th November through December, we’re marking Disability History Month here at the SSL with our latest pop-up book display. You can find this display around the corner from our issue desk. Do have a browse, and for more information, why not check out the SSL blog post: tinyurl.com/ydkk2dce
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If you haven't yet opened your Covidence account, there's no time like the present! For those already using Covidence, there is a free Webinar on Extracting Data you can sign up to now
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/covidence
📅4th December
⏰2pm
📍Online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/covidence
📅4th December
⏰2pm
📍Online
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
If you haven't yet opened your Covidence account, there's no time like the present! For those already using Covidence, there is a free Webinar on Extracting Data you can sign up to now
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/covidence
📅4th December
⏰2pm
📍Online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/covidence
📅4th December
⏰2pm
📍Online
Managing research data and Data Management Planning, Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how, Zotero for referencing and RefWorks for referencing are the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week. Book your place on these sessions here: tinyurl.com/5h94795j
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Managing research data and Data Management Planning, Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how, Zotero for referencing and RefWorks for referencing are the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week. Book your place on these sessions here: tinyurl.com/5h94795j
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Where music and art come together 🤝
This Is What You Get offers a closer look at the creative forces behind some of the most important and influential music of the past few decades.
This Is What You Get offers a closer look at the creative forces behind some of the most important and influential music of the past few decades.
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Where music and art come together 🤝
This Is What You Get offers a closer look at the creative forces behind some of the most important and influential music of the past few decades.
This Is What You Get offers a closer look at the creative forces behind some of the most important and influential music of the past few decades.
Blue crates are a familiar sight to staff working at the SSL. The crates are used to transport your requests from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk vast collection at our Offsite Storage location. Each week day we have a new delivery & collection of finished with/expired items. 📚🚚 Request info tinyurl.com/38majsab
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Blue crates are a familiar sight to staff working at the SSL. The crates are used to transport your requests from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk vast collection at our Offsite Storage location. Each week day we have a new delivery & collection of finished with/expired items. 📚🚚 Request info tinyurl.com/38majsab
A book trolley is an essential tool of the trade for staff working in a library and we are especially pleased with this new addition to our stock ♥️ #perfectcolourforthessl
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A book trolley is an essential tool of the trade for staff working in a library and we are especially pleased with this new addition to our stock ♥️ #perfectcolourforthessl
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A golden hour glow in Clarendon Quad after the rain earlier this week. 🌧️
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A golden hour glow in Clarendon Quad after the rain earlier this week. 🌧️
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Another chance to take the iSkills workshop on Preregistration and registered reports: What, why and how. This in person event is booking now
📅26 Nov
⏰10.30-12noon
📍 Weston Library Lecture Theatre. OX1 3BG
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/4n3VS58EK
📅26 Nov
⏰10.30-12noon
📍 Weston Library Lecture Theatre. OX1 3BG
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/4n3VS58EK
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Another chance to take the iSkills workshop on Preregistration and registered reports: What, why and how. This in person event is booking now
📅26 Nov
⏰10.30-12noon
📍 Weston Library Lecture Theatre. OX1 3BG
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/4n3VS58EK
📅26 Nov
⏰10.30-12noon
📍 Weston Library Lecture Theatre. OX1 3BG
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/4n3VS58EK
The SSL is pleased to support the Sustainability Book Club organised by the Smith School of Enterprise & Environment. Meetings start on Wed 26 November, in the Large Discussion Room at the SSL, at 4-5pm. Open to University members only.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The SSL is pleased to support the Sustainability Book Club organised by the Smith School of Enterprise & Environment. Meetings start on Wed 26 November, in the Large Discussion Room at the SSL, at 4-5pm. Open to University members only.
The nights are drawing in so it’s time for our Winter Wellbeing book display at the SSL! From winter recipe books to short stories, you’ll find an array of winter wellbeing texts on our pop-up book display around the corner from our issue desk. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/bdhwswyr
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The nights are drawing in so it’s time for our Winter Wellbeing book display at the SSL! From winter recipe books to short stories, you’ll find an array of winter wellbeing texts on our pop-up book display around the corner from our issue desk. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/bdhwswyr
Did you know about @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Scan & Deliver service? A free electronic document delivery service which allows you to receive scans of book chapters or journal articles by email. Using our trusty Bookeye scanner, the SSL has supplied 1,473 requests this year so far. 📚 tinyurl.com/mwv8a9j
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Did you know about @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Scan & Deliver service? A free electronic document delivery service which allows you to receive scans of book chapters or journal articles by email. Using our trusty Bookeye scanner, the SSL has supplied 1,473 requests this year so far. 📚 tinyurl.com/mwv8a9j
Logistics of open scholarship, Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources, and Your thesis, copyright & ORA are just some of the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week. Book your place on these sessions and more here: tinyurl.com/2s38mmpb
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Logistics of open scholarship, Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources, and Your thesis, copyright & ORA are just some of the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week. Book your place on these sessions and more here: tinyurl.com/2s38mmpb
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Amid species and habitat decline, the Ashmole Bestiary c.1210 remains profoundly relevant, underscoring our duty to study and protect the natural world.
Insights courtesy of Dr Andrew Dunning.
Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1511
Insights courtesy of Dr Andrew Dunning.
Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1511
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Amid species and habitat decline, the Ashmole Bestiary c.1210 remains profoundly relevant, underscoring our duty to study and protect the natural world.
Insights courtesy of Dr Andrew Dunning.
Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1511
Insights courtesy of Dr Andrew Dunning.
Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 1511
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Sometimes even @bodleian.ox.ac.uk does not have the item that you need. In those circumstances, you can place a request for an Inter-library loan using SOLO and try to source what you are looking for from libraries elsewhere. Here's a handy 'how to' guide
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/dKyFhJ7Oh
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/dKyFhJ7Oh
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Sometimes even @bodleian.ox.ac.uk does not have the item that you need. In those circumstances, you can place a request for an Inter-library loan using SOLO and try to source what you are looking for from libraries elsewhere. Here's a handy 'how to' guide
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/dKyFhJ7Oh
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/dKyFhJ7Oh
Want to know more about how you can use AI to support your academic work? Take a look at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk new online guide tinyurl.com/3cbtfxcx It supports the development of practical skills in using AI tools effectively and ethically. Further resources are available at tinyurl.com/3fdvhnrn
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Want to know more about how you can use AI to support your academic work? Take a look at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk new online guide tinyurl.com/3cbtfxcx It supports the development of practical skills in using AI tools effectively and ethically. Further resources are available at tinyurl.com/3fdvhnrn
Hello sunshine! ☀️ Thanks to spiralling_oxford (Instagram) for this photo of a sunlit area of our reading room this morning.
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hello sunshine! ☀️ Thanks to spiralling_oxford (Instagram) for this photo of a sunlit area of our reading room this morning.
If you want to use your own device in our library but would prefer a bigger screen, why not use one of our monitors. We have 30 in total, ranging from 23" / 58.5cm to 27" / 68.5cm. All have a USB-C cable attached to them. If you need a HDMI cable, we can loan you one from our Issue Desk.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you want to use your own device in our library but would prefer a bigger screen, why not use one of our monitors. We have 30 in total, ranging from 23" / 58.5cm to 27" / 68.5cm. All have a USB-C cable attached to them. If you need a HDMI cable, we can loan you one from our Issue Desk.
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To help you get the most out of Covidence, our resource of the month for November, they are hosting a series of Webinars. You can view the Covidence 101 session now & register for a live workshop on 'Setting up your review'
📅18th November
⏰14.00
📍Online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/7hsP02pOZ
📅18th November
⏰14.00
📍Online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/7hsP02pOZ
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
To help you get the most out of Covidence, our resource of the month for November, they are hosting a series of Webinars. You can view the Covidence 101 session now & register for a live workshop on 'Setting up your review'
📅18th November
⏰14.00
📍Online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/7hsP02pOZ
📅18th November
⏰14.00
📍Online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/7hsP02pOZ
Looking for a group study space? The SSL has two Discussion Rooms that are available to book by any reader for academic purposes. Booking is easy via our online room bookings tool ox-ac.libcal.com/reserve/sslr... Find out more at tinyurl.com/sc6fbhjs
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Looking for a group study space? The SSL has two Discussion Rooms that are available to book by any reader for academic purposes. Booking is easy via our online room bookings tool ox-ac.libcal.com/reserve/sslr... Find out more at tinyurl.com/sc6fbhjs