Lincoln College Library, Oxford

Ever wondered how many cubic feet of Lincoln College there is? To save your calculations, architect Herbert Read worked it out for you in April 1918.

Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating today. Here is an image of the 1641 accounts recording the purchase of a book of Thanks-givinge for the College. Much to give thanks for today, as Lincoln College Archive, along with New College Archive, has been recognised by with Accredited status.

Whoever made this for us: thank you, she is beautiful!

Illuminating John Wesley Lecture by Prof Anthony G Reddie last night, with thought-provoking exhibition.

Hot off the camera: Poet Gavin Selerie’s digitised journals are now available from https://archives.lincoln.ox.ac.uk/records/LC/MS/SEL/1/1.

First fritillary of Spring, outside the Library!

100 years ago, Lincoln’s Junior Common Room President and Secretary wrote the meeting minutes in verse.

Unlocking the Senior Library 2-6pm TODAY! Come and travel the world(s) with us.

Henry Bear has competition for Lincoln College Library mascot.

Yesterday, the Archive passed the 20,000 mark of items catalogued in the Lincoln’s archive collection. 🎉

Lincoln College Library and Archive wish you Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year 🎆

An energetic Celtic cross on D/OXF/130 being expertly cleaned this morning.

Excellent carving work by a mystery artist.

Catalogued this morning: Commemorative coin issued in Australia marking the centenary of Lincoln Fellow Howard Florey’s birth in 1898.

Dramatic cloud over the Library

The wildflower meadow in the churchyard has really gained height this week, with the pink campion and cow parsley flowering.

http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/jjcoll/2017/12/21/the-surprising-story-of-the-christmas-card/

The surprising story of the Christmas card There are 27 boxes of Christmas cards in the John Johnson Collection and a further 7 of Christmas cards: trade. Christmas cards are also represented in our Albums, notably in a Jonathan King stock …

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We can't wait to welcome you back, because we know there's no place you'd rather be! Re-opening 9am Monday 27th July for borrowing, returns and pre-booked study space.

We can’t wait to welcome you back...because we know there’s no place you’d rather be! Re-opening 9am Monday 27th July for borrowing, returns and pre-booked study space. @lincolncollegeoxford @cleanbandit #ratherbe #lincolncollegelibrary #lincolncollegeoxford #collegelibraries #welcomeback

You can now order items for collection from *some* Bodleian libraries:
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/clickandcollect

Click and Collect Click & Collect is an emergency interim service designed to enable access to the Bodleian Libraries' lending collections while usual borrowing procedures are suspended due to the closure or part-closure of library sites.

The Bodleian Libraries scanning service is back! You can request scanned excerpts from books on the shelves in *some* of the largest libraries and from the book store, with more libraries coming on line soon https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/using/scan-and-deliver

Scan & deliver Due to government restrictions related to Covid-19, the Scan & Deliver service is currently suspended. More information on other online resources can be found at bit.ly/BodleianOnline or for enquiries please email [email protected]. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Hurrah for returned books!

Bodleian staff re-entering some of their sites to prepare for resumption of scan + deliver services next week. https://twitter.com/richove/status/1274009636388179969

Richard Ovenden on Twitter “At the end of a really busy week, I am once again abso-flipping-lutely proud of my colleagues who are pulling out all the stops to re-start our Scan-and-deliver service next week. So I went to visit the sites to make sure they were SAFE for staff to come back 1/7”

Although all Bodleian Libraries remain closed at present, you can now return your books on loan from any Bodleian Library (though returners' loans have been extended till October) to one of the following returns hubs:

The Philosophy and Theology Faculty Library at the Radcliffe Humanities building – this is an external drop-box situated to the right of the main entrance. Books can be returned at any time.
The Sainsbury Library at the Saïd Business School – this is an external drop-box situated to the right side of the building on Rewley Road opposite the Fire Station. Books can be returned at any time.
The Social Science Library at the Manor Road building. This drop-box is located in the atrium and books can be returned on Tuesdays 12–2pm.
Old Road Research Campus Building. This drop-box is located at the main door. Books can be returned on Wednesdays 12-2pm.

The following location will be open for returns in the coming weeks:

Weston Library

For more information on these locations, view the returning of loans map.

The Bodleian Libraries and college libraries will be working closely together to ensure re-patriation of books to the owning library but please only return books from the Bodleian Libraries to the above locations. Items from college libraries should be returned directly to the college library.

The churchyard is looking lovely, but the Library is beautiful and sad without our students.

Happy Ascension Day!

The actual Lincoln Library has joined the Virtual Lincoln Library Zoom meeting. Meta.

Thank you to Mike White our IT manager and who has got everyone able to work from home in a miraculously short time and is keeping us all working and connected Even with so many demands on his time, his humour never seems to fail and he gives the impression that nothing is too much trouble. A Lincoln hero and legend!