Also at OU
Law students at Oxford are supported in their legal studies by their own (private) college libraries and the University library which is
A number of other libraries in Oxford can be useful for legal researchers. Below are those most likely to be useful to students of law. The list is not exhaustive: part of the joy of Oxford is discovering its libraries & their riches!
- The Bodleian LibraryThe main Bodleian (in the centre of Oxford) provides further support for legal studies which overlap with law eg classical studies, history, politics and international relations.
Visit the webpages for further details of opening hours, services etc - Bodleian Social Science LibraryThe SSL's collection includes criminology and socio-legal studies, as well as many disciplines which can be necessary for understanding the wider context of law eg politics, economics, and refugee studies. Visit their webpages for further details of opening hours, services etc
- Bodleian History Faculty LibraryIn 2012, the Library moved into Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link.
- Bodleian Philosophy and Theology Faculties Library (PFTL)In 2012 this library moved into the ROQ (Radcliffe Observatory Quarter), some may know the building as the old Radcliffe Infirmary on the Woodstock Rd.
- Rhodes House LibraryFor history of the Commonwealth and sub-Saharan Africa
Visit the webpages for further details of opening hours, services etc - The Sainsbury LibraryThe Sainsbury Library's collection supports the courses in management and business studies. Visit the webpages for further details of opening hours, services etc
- Sackler LibraryFor students with an interest in the laws of the Classical World, Roman law in particular.
Visit the webpages for further details of opening hours, services etc - Vere Harmsworth LibraryFocuses on the history of the United States. Visit the webpages for further details of opening hours, services etc
- Codrington LibraryThis private College library is very strong in law and history.
Law students at Oxford may apply for admission. The Codrington issues its own library cards, at its own discretion. Visit its webpages for further details of opening hours etc - Nuffield College LibraryParticularly strong in economics, politics and sociology, postgraduates studying at other Oxford Colleges and Oxford teaching staff can apply for admission.
Reading law at Oxford: where do I begin?
The Bodleian Law Library
The Law Bod (as the Bodleian Law Library is usually called) holds the largest collection of printed legal materials (primary and secondary sources) at Oxford. It is also the principal library for legal philosophy, has the research collection for criminology and, since 2010, houses the Bodleian's Official Papers Collection
The entire collection is reference only: we do not lend; no one may borrow!
The Law Bod also provides a wide range of electronic legal databases for OU members with an Oxford Single Sign On username and password. These subscription databases are then available to current OU Faculty and students wherever there is access to the internet.
To find your way quickly around the legal resources available, both in print and electronically, please consult our online Libguides.
Find out what Libguides are available either by
- clicking on one of the dark blue tabs above
- clicking on one of the links below
- LibGuides to legal resources for jurisdictionsThe staff at the LawBod produce guides to legal resources - both in print and online - for individual jurisdictions/countries. Go to this page to see if we have a more specific guide to help your studies.
- LibGuides to resources for legal topics/subjectsThe staff at the LawBod produce guides to legal resources - both in print and online - for supra-national legal systems and legal subjects/topics. Go to this page to see if we have a more specific guide to help your studies.
- Introduction to legal research skillsFree resource. Also guides to managing references.
- LibGuide to using SOLOFree resource. SOLO stands for Search Oxford Libraries Online - it is the principal way to search our catalogue.
- EDC and Official Paper LibGuidesThe Law Bod's specialist official papers librarians have written guides to help you make the most of this form of publication.
- Bodleian Law LibraryFree resource. The website of the LawBod. Check details of our opening hours, services etc there.
- Admission to the Bodleian LibrariesFree website. If you are an alumnus/alumna, an academic from another institution, or a member of the public find out on these web pages how to apply for a Reader's Card. The Law Bod does not administer its own admissions, this is done by the Central Admissions Office, Clarendon Building Broad St. You can contact them direct via admissions@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1865 277180.
Looking for Law Faculty info?
- Oxford LawFree resource. Comprehensive coverage of OU Law Faculty's activities. Guides for those thinking of studying law at Oxford.
- Oxford law - intranetInformation for current members of Oxford's law faculty.
- Ox Law Fac podcastsFree resource. A collection of audio and video recordings of talks, lectures and interviews held in Oxford.
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