Bodleian Social Science Library

Image of a house in the distance across a field of yellow flowers. There are trees on each side of the house and blue skies behind. In the sky are the words 'Take the SSL home with you'

Take the SSL home with you! If you are an Oxford University student or staff member and need to access library resources while you are away from Oxford, find out all the ways you can do so remotely in our latest Blog post tinyurl.com/mukw5nr9

First page of the poster for the Sustainability Book Club, listing the books for discussion which are Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood on 20 May, Material World by Ed Conway on 10 June and Wilding by Isabella Tree on 4 November. The location is the Large Discussion Room in the SSL and the club is open to University members only.

Second page of the poster for the Sustainability Book Club listing ways to get the books, how to find the SSL and the rules of the SSL.

📖The SSL is pleased to support the Sustainability Book Club organised by the Smith School of Enterprise & Environment. The next meeting is on Wed 20 May, in the Large Discussion Room at the SSL, 4-5pm. Open to University members only, discussing 'Oryx and Crake' by Margaret Atwood.

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.'

The end of term approaches, but excellent library events continue!

If you're a DPhil looking to decompress, book into @radcliffescilib.bsky.social next Weds evening for a special edition of Crafty Connections. Crafting materials and snacks provided! Booking here ox-ac.libcal.com/calendar/rsl... 🌷

The homepage for the database 'Notable Individuals of British Communism, 1886–1997' © Archive Trust of the Communist Party; images © Microform Academic Publishers, 2020. All rights reserved.

@bodleian.ox.ac.uk are trialling access to the eResource 'Notable Individuals of British Communism, 1886–1997' until 4 April 2026. To find out more and learn how to share your feedback see tinyurl.com/t8wvs52t

A person stood amongst the book shelves in the SSL holding a pile of books in front of them. The pile is so high you can't see their face.

For our readers with University cards, our vacation borrowing has started today (Mon 9th March). 📚Find our more at tinyurl.com/mryxbmr6

This weeks menu for The Glasshouse cafe in Manor Road Building.

An interior shot of The Glasshouse Cafe in the Manor Road Building.

See the attached image for this weeks menu for The Glasshouse (cafe located on the first floor of the Manor Road Building). Keep up to date with their latest news via Instagram. Follow glasshouse.mrb

Copy of the poster being used in the RSL to promote this event. As well as the time, date & place details there is central text reading 'Drop in for cake, shredding and a celebration of the end of term'. Above the text are two images - one of a hand placing a piece of paper into the worry box and one as a student feeds their paper into the shredder. Beneath the text is a row of four cartoon cup cakes

A reminder that we invite you to join us and enjoy tea and cake when we shred the contents of the worry box on Wednesday. Everyone is welcome - if you haven't yet committed your concern to compostable paper then never fear, you can pen it and banish it in one fell swoop

CSAE Lunchtime Seminar graphic for Arash Nekoei on 'Who Can Have It All?'. 🗓Wed 11 Mar, 12:30 Manor Rd Building, Oxford www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events Maroon and Navy background with CSAE logo and photo of Arash Nekoei

The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with
@arash-n.bsky.social @IIES.su.se @stockholmuni.bsky.social on 'Who Can Have It All?'. #EconSky #development

🗓Wed 11 Mar, 12:30
Manor Rd Building, Oxford
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

Lumie daylight lamp, book rest, headphones, keyboard, mouse, foreign adaptor plug and a charging cable on a white desk.

Mini whiteboard, laptop lock, Apply charger plug, HDMI cable and coloured acetate sheets on a white table.

Spotlight, laptop stand, footrest and blue light blocking glasses on a white table.

Laptop riser, magnifier, whiteboard markers and eraser, foam book support and a book snake on a white table.

Forgotten something?? A reminder that we have a whole array of equipment that you can borrow from our library issue desk to use in the library. From A - android device charging cables to W - whiteboard markers (didn't quite make it to Z! 🙃) Find out more at tinyurl.com/ycyd2uy7

A medieval-style illustration depicting an individual seated in a study with a book open on a desk. The person holds a staff and wears a wide-brimmed hat. A lion lies on the patterned floor beside the chair. The scene is framed by an ornate floral border.

Happy World Book Day! 📚

MS. Aust. D. inf. 2. 13, fol. 209v

#WorldBookDay

Copy of the poster being used in the RSL to promote this event. As well as the time, date & place details there is central text reading 'Drop in for cake, shredding and a celebration of the end of term'. Above the text are two images - one of a hand placing a piece of paper into the worry box and one as a student feeds their paper into the shredder. Beneath the text is a row of four cartoon cup cakes

We are nearly ready for the termly RSL ritual of shredding our readers worries. Join us for coffee and cake as we turn woes into grows by sending the compostable remains of your concerns to the University Gardens
📅11th March
⏰11am
📍#Wellbeing Room

The Clarendon Building at twilight featuring its coloumns and a muse figure on the roof. The statute appears to be holding up the full moon, creating an optical illusion.

The perfect spot at the perfect time!

Thank you for this fantastic picture of the Clarendon Building, Kshitij Mohan 👏

📸 | kshitijmohan.oxford (Instagram)

Interior of the Bodleian Library in Oxford, showing historic wooden bookcases and a decorated ceiling. In the foreground, a sign displays the traditional Bodleian Oath, which readers must read aloud before being admitted to use the library. The oath reads: 'I hereby undertake not to remove from the Library, or to mark, deface, or injure in any way, any volume, document, or other object belonging to it or in its custody; not to bring into the Library or kindle therein any fire or flame, and not to smoke in the Library; and I promise to obey all rules of the Library'

The traditional Bodleian Oath, which every reader is required to read aloud on seeking admission to the Bodleian Libraries 📚

#WorldBookDay

📷 | @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

A hand holding the book 'The wretched of the earth' by Frantz Fanon, in front of book shelves in the SSL.

A hand holding the book 'The wretched of the earth' by Frantz Fanon et al. The back cover is in the image and the book is in front of book shelves in the SSL.

Happy #WorldBookDay ! 📚 Today we celebrate the 223,218 books that make up our collection in the SSL 🎉 Our most borrowed title in the 2024/2025 academic year?

The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon et al.

tinyurl.com/273ae5sm

Which was borrowed 27 times (it features on many reading lists!)

An open laptop with the words 'Foreign Policy' on the screen. The laptop is on a table with a cup of coffee and a notepad and pen next to it.

Our Resource of the Month for March is 'Foreign Policy.' The Foreign Policy subscription website is updated every day, blending daily reporting with long-form analysis and commentary. Find out more at tinyurl.com/mryj3ssc #SSLResourceoftheMonth

Image shows Women's History Month book display featuring 4 shelves of relevant titles from across the social science subjects.

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month this March at the SSL with our latest pop-up book display. You can find the 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/mtr6jezw

"Beyond the Appliances of Art": Lewis Carroll and His Illustrators This exhibition explores how Lewis Carroll worked with artists to create the illustrations for his books and to make sure that the pictures in his books matched his ideas and fitted his text. The exhi...

Lewis Carroll enthusiasts, pay a visit to "Beyond the Appliances of Art": Lewis Carroll and his Illustrators exhibition, currently taking place at the Upper Library at Christ Church until 26 March. For further details see:

www.chch.ox.ac.uk/events/beyon...

Advert for Craft & Chat. Large text to the left hand side of the image with two pictures on the right. The first shows two women showing their completed craft projects, the second, two women knitting

There is still time to book your place on March's first #Wellbeing Event. The first Tuesday of the month means it is time to natter as you knit, parlez folding paper or simply converse whilst colouring! Craft & Chat is at 1pm in the Welling Being Room

ox-ac.libcal.com/event/4402100

A ceramic dish with part of the decoration missing. The remaining portion has a stylised hare in colours of black, green and red

A ceramic tile with two goats painted on, one is standing looking towards the viewer, one is laid down looking to the right

A small gold coloured metal bat with it's wings raised above its head.

A black tuba with gold lobster decoration

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Do you have a favourite animal or wildlife scene in the Ashmolean?

Scroll ➡️ to see just a few of them.

🐇 Dish with hare, 901–1100 CE. EA1978.2161
🐐 Tile with standing goat and one recumbent, 1750–1775. WA2012.1.337
🦇 Ojime in the form of a bat, 1871–1900. EA1956.3749

Hidden Histories of Oxford Anthropology series continues this week with an insight into 'Max Gluckman and the Manchester School: A Dialectic Between Different Intellectual and Political Worlds'.

📆 Fri 6 March, 3pm

📍64 Banbury Road

More: www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/max-gl...

This March as we celebrate International Women’s Day – we celebrate Women in Politics and International Relations

Explore inspiring collaborations between female students and their supervisors, shared in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Don't miss the beautifully sculptural Hulu Nēnē dress by Hawaiian fashion designer, Manaola Yap, on display until 30 May. The name refers to the pattern - hulu means feather & nēne is the Hawaiian goose, whilst the pleats & spiralling of the skirt represent the ‘ie‘ie, a native Hawaiian plant.

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the excellence and contributions of women across DPIR.

Explore our collection of student–supervisor collaborations — told in their own words: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

CSAE Graphic for CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with Ronak Jain (University of Zurich) on 'How Prosocial Motives Shape Market Exchange: Experimental Evidence from Street Vending'. Include navy and maroon background with photo of Ronak Jain and CSAE logo

The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with
@jainr.bsky.social (@econ.uzh.ch) on 'How Prosocial Motives Shape Market Exchange: Experimental Evidence from Street Vending'. #EconSky #development

🗓Wed 04 Mar, 12:30
Manor Rd Building, Oxford
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

The front cover of the book 'Following the Bend: How to read a river and understand its nature' by Ellen Wohl. On the top is an infographic of a rosette with the words 'SSL Book of the Month' on it.

Our Book of the Month choice for March is 'Following the Bend: how to read a river and understand its nature' by Ellen Wohl. Find out why it was chosen at tinyurl.com/bdhd57vn #SSLBookoftheMonth

Hilary Term Seminar Series: Welfare in a post-growth context Professor Milena Büchs Thursday 5 March 4pm

🎓 Hilary Term Seminar Series | Upcoming Talk
🗓 5 March
⏰ 4-5:30pm
🎙 Prof Milena Büchs (University of Leeds)
In this talk, @mmbuchs.bsky.social will challenge the view that growth is required to sustain welfare state funding, especially in a context of ageing societies.
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/884...

Illustration of a person riding a horse from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, followed by text: "He was as fresh as the month of May."

Ancient manuscript page featuring ornate, colorful initial capital letter "L" with elaborate floral and vine decorations. The text is written in a medieval script, with a modern overlay text reading "She is the mirror of all courtesy."

Manuscript page with ornate floral designs in the left margin. Handwritten text covers most of the page. A blue highlighted quote reads, "And she was as beautiful as a rose in May."

Medieval manuscript page featuring a woodcut illustration of a knight on horseback, surrounded by text from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." Text overlay reads: "A true, perfect noble Knight."

For #WorldComplimentDay, we’re turning to Chaucer for some Medieval praise - all quotations were curated by Dr Andrew Dunning.

📜 | MS Bodl. 686 (fol. 1r); MS Arch. Selden. B. 24 (fol. 192r); MS Rawl. D. 3 (fol. 1r); MS Douce 218 (fol. 16v).

#MedievalMonday

OxFOS 2026 Logo

Today sees the start of the Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship. Today's first opening keynote session explores the evloving tensions between AI and open research. A total of six online sessions take place this week around Wednesday's Conference in the Weston Library

An image displaying the menu for The Glasshouse cafe for the week of Monday 2nd March.

An interior shot of The Glasshouse cafe, showing seating booths, tables, seats and plants.

Lunch is on the horizon 🍽️🙂 See the attached image for this weeks menu for the The Glasshouse (cafe located on the first floor of the Manor Road Building). Keep up to date with their latest news via Instagram. Follow glasshouse.mrb

Image shows a laptop displaying the text: BODLEIAN i.Skills. On the left of the laptop is a a pile of 4 books and above the books there is a clock.

Searching for patents and standards, Fundamentals of open access, EndNote for referencing and Working with sensitive research data are some of the
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk iSkills workshops taking place this week. Book your place on these sessions here: tinyurl.com/5xzvkzps