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.
All 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 has paused the registration of new Readers for the rest of the academic year 2025.
The Library is reference only, and books may not be borrowed by readers.
Opening hours:
The Library is open to registered Readers, Monday to Thursday, 10am - 5:00pm during the full Oxford term.
The Library has reopened to Readers on Monday 28th April 2025.
Website: All Souls College Library
Email: Library, Reader Services