This guide is intended for students and researchers at the University of Oxford and elsewhere who are seeking information about the All Souls College Library.
For complete information about the history and the collections, please visit the Library website.
The main website, for more information on applications, collections, and history.
The digital resources, including catalogue of manuscripts, early printed books, architectural drawings, and maps.
A large number of printed books in the All Souls collections are catalogued onto SOLO.
The Library of All Souls College is open to registered Readers, and to bona fide researchers by appointment. The collections are particularly strong in law and history, and are almost all catalogued onto SOLO; readers from all disciplines are welcomed.
The Library is reference only, and books may not be borrowed by readers.
The Library is currently closed to Readers for summer 2025, but will reopen to registered Readers for Michaelmas Term at 10am on Tuesday, 14th October 2025. Special collections items and modern books which are only available at All Souls Library can still be viewed by appointment.
Michaelmas Term 2025 Opening Hours:
The Library will be open to registered Readers from Tuesday 14th October to Thursday 11th December 2025 (1st to 9th week). During this period, our opening times will be:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: CLOSED
Website: All Souls College Library
Email: Library, Reader Services