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Library Visits Require Advanced Booking
The Bodleian Library Oxford 6 July 2000
The Bodleian Library in the University of Oxford is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. In 1598 Sir Thomas Bodley devoted himself to restoring the old University Library. The library is stocked partly by Bodley’s own gift, partly by donations in books and money from various sources. In 1610 Bodley made an agreement with the Stationers’ Company whereby they agreed to send a copy of every book they published to the Bodleian Library. The tour will include a visit to the Divinity School, built in 1427-83, perhaps the most beautiful Medieval building in Oxford. The Convocation House built in 1634-7. This room housed the Parliament of England during the Civil War 1642-6, and is still used for University ceremonies. The Duke Humphrey’s Library, built 1598-1602, named to commemorate the substantial contribution by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester . This has recently been refurbished and is now a splendid example of an old classical library. The visit will end in the Old Schools Quadrangle. The visit will last approximately one hour. There will be visits to the Radcliffe Science Library to either precede or follow these visits. As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you
The
Blackwell Science Limited, Oxford 6 July
Blackwell Science Ltd have been publishing in the UK for over 50 years. The head office is in Oxford while the London and Edinburgh offices specialise in editing and producing journals. Our overseas offices are in Boston, Melbourne, and Berlin. The Danish publishers Munksgaard are a subsidiary company of Blackwell Science. The Company publishes over 220 journals both in print and online and more than 160 new books per year with a backlist of approximately 2,000 titles. We specialise in medicine (including veterinary medicine), nursing and allied health, life sciences, earth sciences, construction and engineering, and agriculture and fisheries. Our publications include primary research journals, textbooks for undergraduates and reference and handbooks for professionals. Each session will include: Introduction and Tour of Blackwell Science Oxford Office Production – Creating Digital ContentIan Bannerman (Sales and Marketing Director) or David Sommer (Online Journals Sales Manager) Synergy DemonstrationMartin Clutterbuck (Technical Development Manager) will explain how electronic content is created, looking at the differences between this and the traditional print journal. Pricing and Licensing Issues – Open DiscussionNancy Gerry (Sales Executive) will demonstrate Blackwell Sciences own full-text electronic journal system Synergy, showing the advantages of using HTML rather than PDF text. Blackwell Science will provide lunch for those attending either the morning or afternoon sessions.An open discussion to gather feedback on what librarians would like publishers to produce in the future: maybe pricing models based on document delivery, or electronic only subject bundles. As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
The Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford 6 July 2000
David Price, deputy keeper and head of systems, will give an introduction "The Radcliffe Science Library: past and present". The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) is the scientific, medical and mathematics library of the University of Oxford, and since 1927 has been a dependant library of the Bodleian. Founded under the will of Dr John Radcliffe (1652-1714), it was first housed in the Radcliffe Camera (now a reading room of the Bodleian). Known then as the Radcliffe library, it was opened in 1749, and was transferred to the University Museum in 1861. The present library has an area of 7,647m2 and holds some 410,000 books and pamphlets and 455,000 periodical volumes. It houses all scientific material received by the Bodleian library through copyright deposit. The RSL has a total staff of 60 serving all undergraduates and staff in the science area as well as readers from outside the University. The tour will last approximately one hour. As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
The Cairns Library, Oxford 6 July 2000
The Cairns Library is a leading UK medical school library, housed in an NHS Trust hospital. In addition to providing a service to the staff and students of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine, at the University of Oxford, it also serves the staff of two NHS Trusts and the staff and students of the School of Healthcare, Oxford Brookes University. During 1996-1998 the library was completely refurbished to provide well equipped, modern accommodation designed to meet the users’ needs, including a card access system, a database area and a training room for user education courses. Maureen Forrest, Librarian, will give an introductory talk before each tour. The tour will last approximately one hour. As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
The New British Library, St Pancras, 6 July 2000
The British Library is the UK’s leading national library and the 3rd largest national library in the world. The new building, designed by Sir Colin St John Wilson, was opened by Queen Elizabeth 11 in April 1998. It has eleven reading areas, four exhibition galleries, a bookshop and a fully equipped conference centre. On display are over 2000 beautiful and fascinating items including: The Codex Sinaiticus (c350) ; The Lindisfarne Gospels (c700): The Magna Carta (1215) ; the Gutenberg Bible (1455) and Shakespeare’s first folio (1623). Dominating the library’s piazza is Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s statue of Isaac Newton. Paolozzi was inspired by William Blake’s famous image of Newton seated and bending forward to plot with a pair of dividers the immensity of the universe. The statue expresses perfectly the purpose of the library bringing together arts and science in on place for posterity. The visit will include a short talk by Bruce Madge, head of health care information services at the British Library. The tour will last approximately one hour and will explain the history of the British Library and the background to the new building. It will show the architecture and public works of art and explain how the reading room and book ordering systems function. It will not be possible to visit the reading rooms as they are fully operational research areas, and, for health and safety reasons it will not be possible to take groups to the basement storage areas. The exhibition galleries are open from 9.30 am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm Saturday and 11am to 5pm Sunday. Those not wishing to take the full tour are welcome to visit the exhibition galleries at any time during these hours. As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
The Public Health Laboratory Service.
Time to be announced. This
Service is concerned with the detection, diagnosis, surveillance and prevention and control
of infections and communicable diseases. Its HQ, principal research and epidemiology facilities are at
Colindale, plus there is a
network of c 50 laboratories throughout England and Wales. The Central Library specialises in medical microbiology and infectious
diseases, and offers services to PHLS users wherever they are based. There is a strong commitment to current awareness
services, with a weekly Library Bulletin, monthly HIV and Food As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
NIBSC Library. Time to
be announced It is the in-house Library of the National Institute
for Biological Standards and Control. The Institute is responsible for the standardization and control of products used in medicine, As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
NIMR Mill Hill. Time to be
announced This the largest and oldest research institute of
the (UK) Medical Research Council, established in 1920. NIMR scientists undertake a broad spectrum of fundamental medical As numbers
are limited please let Penny Bonnett know as soon as possible if you are
Visit the British Library at Boston Spa (Registration Form, or contact Penny Bonnett)A programme has been arranged for Thursday 6th July for delegates who wish to visit the British Library at Boston Spa. Places are limited, so bookings will be taken on a first-come basis. To book a place please fill in and return the booking form . The closing date for bookings is 29th June 2000.The programme will include a tour of the site, a buffet lunch, plus demonstrations and discussions on various British Library services. If you have a particular area of interest then please mention this in the space provided on the booking form and we will do our best to accommodate your wishes. Hospitality transport will collect all visitors from York Station at 11.40, and return them to the station for 17.30. The collection point will be outside the WH Smith book shop on the station concourse, please ensure you are there in time for the 11.40 pickup. The driver will be carrying a sign that says ‘THE BRITISH LIBRARY’. For information on train times, accommodation and attractions in and around historic York please see the various Web sites below: www.york-tourism.co.uk York Tourism Bureau www.thisisyork.co.uk Yorkshire Evening Press, includes information on where to stay and what to see and do in York www.railtrack.co.uk Train timetable information from Railtrack www.gner.co.uk GNER train timetables www.thetrainline.com Train timetable information, plus online booking facilities www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/ Information about the county of Yorkshire Contact: Amanda King-Amanda.King@mail.bl.uk
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