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Catalogues and holdings

To find details of material in the Library, the first port of call is OLIS (Oxford Library Information Service).
There are also two card catalogues, one in the Main Library and one in the Extension.
See below for details of which catalogue to use.

Monographs Pamphlets Serials and Working papers Government publications Shelf locations

Monographs [top of page]

Monographs published from 1989 onwards are catalogued on OLIS only.
Monographs published before 1989 have had their records transferred onto OLIS. Double check the card catalogue if you cannot find an item on OLIS.

Pamphlets [top of page]

Pamphlets published from 1989 onwards are catalogued on OLIS only.
Pamphlets published before 1989 are in the process of having their records transferred onto OLIS. Double check the card catalogue if you cannot find an item on OLIS.

Serials and working papers [top of page]

All current titles are catalogued on OLIS, including details of holdings.
For quick reference, use the Stripdex in the Catalogue Corridor.
For non-current titles, use the card catalogue.

Government publications and publications of international organisations [top of page]

Monographs published from 1992 onwards are catalogued on OLIS only.
Monographs published before 1992 are gradually being retro-catalogued, but mostly are on the Extension card catalogue only.
All current serial titles are catalogued on OLIS, including details of holdings.
For non-current serial titles, please use the card catalogue in the Extension.

Please note:
a) Hansard is kept in the Main Library; and
b) between the 1994/95 and 2002/03 sessions, Parliamentary Papers were taken on microfiche - please ask staff.

Shelf locations [top of page]

There is a link to a full list of shelf locations here.
This list is also displayed above the card catalogue in the Main Library, next to the OPAC terminals, and in the lift. Copies are available from the Main Library.

There are subject guides to the contents of the Main Library on the Ground Floor and the First and Second Floors. Copies are available from the Main Library.

There is a map of the Extension here. Copies are available in the Extension on top of the card catalogue.


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