Oxford LibGuides: Manuscripts: Archives and Modern: Scientific Papers

Online catalogues for scientific papers

Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts
Full descriptions of every collection catalogued since 2001 as well as brief descriptions of all the collections catalogued in the Summary and (New) Summary Catalogues and unpublished post-1975 modern catalogues.
Summary Catalogue
This links to digitized copies as well as guidance on using the Falconer Madan Summary Catalogue. This catalogue covers all manuscripts acquired before 1915, except the Ashmole, Canonici, Digby, Greek manuscript, Laud, Rawlinson and Tanner collections (which are listed in the Quarto catalogues).
(New) Summary Catalogue
Provides brief descriptions of all post-medieval Western manuscripts acquired by the Library between 1916-1975. Now digitized and available at the link above.
Accessions card index [link temporarily down]
Card index listing archives and manuscripts acquired 1975-2004 [stored in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room, digitised version temporarily down].
Quarto Catalogues
Links to digitized copies via guidance on the Quarto Catalogues, which cover the Ashmole, Canonici, Digby, Greek Manuscript, Laud, Rawlinson and Tanner manuscript collections.
Bodleian Libraries Web Archive
The Bodleian Libraries collect web sites in an effort to preserve this material for future generations.

A subject guide to the Bodleian's scientific archives
A short online subject guide which contains links to the Bodleian's online catalogues.
The Bodleian Library: a Subject Guide to the Collections
ed. Gregory Walker, Mary Clapinson and Lesley Forbes (Bodleian Library, 2004), esp. 'Principal Special Collections', pp. 198-222.