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Contact and access information

Access to our special collections is available to both members and non-members by appointment.

our collections

We are happy to provide reference access for members and non-members to items in our special collections for research purposes. We also grant access to more recent publications not held in any of the University libraries. It essential to contact the library to arrange an appointment. Please bring your university card with you if you have one.
Greenland Library

Accessing the collections

Researchers are usually accommodated in the Library and Archives Office (Muniment Room) where they are supervised by a member of the team. This room is on the third floor and reached by a staircase however we are happy to arrange for items to be viewed on the ground floor as necessary.

 

Library email: library@bnc.ox.ac.uk
Library telephone: 01865 277827/6

 

Brasenose College Library
Brasenose College
Radcliffe Square
Oxford
OX1 4AJ

 

Staff
Fellow Librarian – Professor Simon Palfrey
College Librarian – Liz Kay
Assistant Librarian – Joanna Mills
Rare Books Cataloguer – Sophie Floate

Please note, staff will usually be available between 8am and 4pm Monday-Friday.

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You can view our recent library acquisitions on our Library Thing page!