What did you state for appropriate “research need” when applying for the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford?
I am currently looking for working spaces within Oxford, and think I would benefit from access. But the form seems to indicate one needs quite a strong reason for access, such as for a particular book.
This comment is slightly tangential from the post contents, but I thought it would be better as a comment than a private message where the knowledge is lost forever. Thanks for writing this post—I enjoyed the tone and statement of observations.
I basically told them I was researching AI safety, and could point to a handful of relevant books which I genuinely wanted to read, which were in the Bodleian but not in e.g. the county library. I think you can search their catalogue at https://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk even without an account, which is quite helpful.
Common Ground on Little Clarendon Street is a good shout in the meantime, and the Country Library in Westgate is a decent change of scenery.
What did you state for appropriate “research need” when applying for the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford?
I am currently looking for working spaces within Oxford, and think I would benefit from access. But the form seems to indicate one needs quite a strong reason for access, such as for a particular book.
This comment is slightly tangential from the post contents, but I thought it would be better as a comment than a private message where the knowledge is lost forever. Thanks for writing this post—I enjoyed the tone and statement of observations.
I basically told them I was researching AI safety, and could point to a handful of relevant books which I genuinely wanted to read, which were in the Bodleian but not in e.g. the county library. I think you can search their catalogue at https://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk even without an account, which is quite helpful.
Common Ground on Little Clarendon Street is a good shout in the meantime, and the Country Library in Westgate is a decent change of scenery.