SOLO is the search tool or catalogue for the major collections of Oxford University’s libraries, this includes the Bodleian Libraries, departmental libraries and college libraries including Linacre Library. You can find detailed information on how to use SOLO here.
Linacre College has a multi-disciplinary library collection and this 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 to gain access to the expanding collection of ebooks and online resources.
You can find information about other University of Oxford libraries here. External to Oxford, the most comprehensive catalogue for locating library books is WorldCat.
The university subscribes to many e-journals, an AZ list 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.
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.
The best sources for news and magazine articles are ‘Factiva’ and ‘Nexis UK’, both available via Databases A-Z
They have a business bias but cover general publications as well. Both databases have extensive archives, so are good for retrieving articles no longer available on current newspaper and magazine websites.
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.
The British Library's EThOS service also has a good coverage of full-text doctoral dissertations from UK universities.
Linacre College Library houses the collection of Gilbert Ryle in a Special Collection Room located in the main library.
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, Ryle made 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.
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, other college and 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 a Research Registration Form on arrival.
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.
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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.