Linacre Library - Finding Resources

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SOLO is the search tool or catalogue for the major collections of Oxford

University’s

libraries,

this

includes

the

Bodleian,

Departmental libraries and College libraries including Linacre Library. Find detailed information on how to use SOLO here.

Linacre College has a multi-disciplinary library collection that can be searched on SOLO by selecting ‘Linacre College Library’ in the drop-down box to the right of the main search bar.

Sign into your SOLO account using your Single Sign-On, look top right on SOLO home page, to gain access to the expanding collection of ebooks and online resources.

You can find information about the other Oxford libraries here.

External to Oxford, the most comprehensive catalogues for locating library books are Jisc Library Hub and WorldCat.

S U B J E C T A N D R E S E A R C H G U I D E S The Bodleian Libraries provides subject guides and expert advice on resources with the Oxford LibGuides, you can access these at this link.

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The university subscribes to many e-journals and information about these can be found here. You will need to log into your SOLO account via your Single Sign-On to access these online resources.

You can search using the title of article by selecting ‘Articles’ in the drop-down menu on the SOLO search bar or by the journal title by choosing ‘Advanced Search’ and Resource Type- Journals.

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You can access Oxford’s collection of databases via the Databases A-Z list on SOLO. It also covers other

e-resources

such

as

digital

maps

and

encyclopaedias.

It is browsable by database title or subject and you will need to use your Single Sign-On to access these resources.

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Strong sources for news and magazine articles are ‘Factiva’ and ‘Nexis UK’, both available via Databases A-Z. Both databases have extensive archives, so are good for retrieving articles no longer available on current newspaper and magazine websites.

D I S S E R T A T I O N S

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The Oxford Research Archive (ORA) is the search tool for Oxford’s research outputs and includes recent Oxford theses. For further sources, see the Bodleian Libraries theses page including how to locate printed copies of theses held at Oxford. Deposit of any D.Phil., M.Litt. and M.Sc. (by research) thesis into ORA is mandatory, plus articles, papers, reports, book sections etc.

‘ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global’ available via Databases A-Z, has the full text of many dissertations worldwide.

G I L B E R T S P E C I A L

R Y L E C O L L E C T I O N

Linacre College Library houses the collection of Gilbert Ryle in the Ryle Reading Room located in the main library.

Leading philosopher, Gilbert Ryle, was a senior member

of

the

original

Linacre

House

and,

concerned that the new institution was lacking a library, donated many of his own books. After his death in 1976, there was a further bequest of his papers including letters and miscellaneous notes extracted from the volumes in his library.

All the Ryle books are found on the university's main catalogue SOLO excluding his papers.

A C C E S S T O G I L B E R T R Y L E S P E C I A L C O L L E C T I O N Linacre College Library is committed to making the Gilbert Ryle collection as accessible as possible. Reference access to the collection is available to members of the College, University of Oxford members and external academic researchers.

All appointments to consult special collections material must please be made in advance by contacting the library team.

Readers will need to provide photographic identification

and

complete

Registration Form on arrival.

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Research

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Open Access enables free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources for everyone.

The Oxford Research Archive (ORA) is an online archive of research materials produced by members of the university and aims to provide the full text of as much of Oxford’s academic research as possible. More information on open access can be found here.

Giving seminars, workshops or doing research? Please see this link for information on copyright.

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The library team are available to help with any library or information questions you may have.

Please send us an email or contact us to make an appointment at: library@linacre.ox.ac.uk.

For subject-specific enquiries Oxford's subject librarians are also a vital resource.