کتابخانه مرکز مطالعات اسلامی آکسفورد

The Library is housed in the Centre’s new building on Marston Road and is open between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday-Friday (with a lunch break, between 13.00 and 14.00 outside of Full Term). The Library closes for Bank Holidays outside of Full Term and for Eids, Christmas and the New Year.

Books

The Library holds a broad range of materials on a comprehensive spread of topics relating to Islam and the Islamic world. At present the majority are in print format, but the Library has also acquired digitised versions of the Bodleian’s various collections of Arabic manuscripts. As well as its collection of monographs, the Library maintains a wide variety of scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers for consultation. The primary subject areas covered are: classical Islamic sciences (especially Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Kalam and Sufism); contemporary Islamic studies, Muslims in the West, and modern Muslim thinkers. Several languages are represented, including Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Turkish, English and other European languages.

Access

The Centre’s collections can be located via SOLO, the Oxford University online public access catalogue, and the location code is ISL. The Library is reference-only, but while borrowing is not allowed, the Centre does have photocopying facilities. The Library has computer terminals for Internet and SOLO use, which are also equipped with a version of Word configured to allow text processing in Arabic. Laptops can be used in the Library.

The Library is open to all holders of Bodleian cards, which can be obtained from theBodleian Admissions Office and must be shown at Reception. Researchers from elsewhere will need a letter of recommendation from a Fellow of the Centre or from their institution.

Contact telephone: 01865 278743. E-mail: library[at]oxcis.ac.uk