In this blog I will be briefly discussing what a legal deposit library is, the main copyright acts pertaining to the Bodleian, the modern borrowing policies of the Bodleian. I will also include a list of Bodley's Librarians because the Bodley's Librarians have been an integral part of the picture that has developed the catalogue of materials that has been so important at the the Bodleian.
The Bodleian is a legal
deposit library. This means that the library is entitled to claim free of
charge a copy of everything published in the United Kingdom, provided they make
a claim within a year of the date of publication. In total, there are six legal
deposit libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The other five are The
British Library, Cambridge University Library, the National Library of Scotland
in Edinburgh, the Library of Trinity College in Dublin and the National Library
of Wales in Aberystwyth (http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/operations/legaldeposit).
The requirement to deposit an item does
not depend on its having been allocated an International Standard Book Number
(ISBN) or Serial Number (ISSN) but on whether or not it can be considered to
have been published (http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/operations/legaldeposit)The principle of legal deposit has been well
established for nearly four centuries (http://www.legaldeposit.org.uk/background.html#legal).
The Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries (ALDL), originated 2 March 2009, replaced the former Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries based in London. This agency ‘requests and receives copies of publications for distribution to five major libraries. It is maintained by five legal deposit libraries and ensures that they receive legal deposit copies of British and Irish publications.
The agency must request copies on behalf of the five libraries within 12 months of the date of publication. On receiving such a request from the agency, a publisher must supply a copy for each of the requesting libraries under the terms of the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 (UK) and the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (Ireland) (http://www.legaldeposit.org.uk/background.html#agency).
Copyright Acts and Dates;
- 1610: Sir Thomas Bodley, having re-established, re-built and endowed the University’s library at his own expense obtained the agreement of the Stationers Company to permit the Bodleian Library to claim a copy of everything printed under royal licence. In effect, this made the Bodleian Library the first Legal Deposit library in the British Isles.
- 1662: Press Licencing Act of 1662
- 1709/1710: Copyright Act of 1709/1710 under Queen Anne
- 1911: Copyright Act extended the legal deposit privilege to the National Library of Wales located in Aberystwyth.
- 2003: Legal Deposit Libraries Act of 2003
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/operations/legaldeposit/historical
Borrowing policies of the Bodleian:
Using the Library
Ten things you need to know about the Bodleian Library
- The majority of the collections in the Central Bodleian are reference-only and cannot be borrowed. The only exception is the Personal Development collection, housed in theGladstone Link.
- The Bodleian Library is the second biggest in Great Britain, after the British Library itself. The Bodleian collection includes more than 9 million volumes.
- The Bodleian Library is one of five legal deposit libraries in the United Kingdom. We are entitled to claim a copy of every book and periodical part published in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. We are also obliged to keep them in perpetuity.
- The Bodleian Library is part of the Bodleian Libraries, a group of more than thirty research, faculty and departmental libraries that make up the largest part of Oxford University's library provision.
- The Bodleian's printed collections, as well as many electronic resources, are listed on Oxford University's catalogue SOLO, which is available for all to consult on the internet.
- Our large collections of online resources can be accessed remotely by current Oxford University members, and from within the libraries by non-Oxford library members.
- The Bodleian's holdings include internationally significant collections of manuscripts, maps, sheet music, and printed ephemera.
- A large proportion of our collections are kept in a remote storage in a state of the art facility in Swindon. Library members can order material from storage using SOLO.
- Readers can now move material across the Library complex through the Gladstone Link. (Material dating pre-1851 should remain in the Old Bodleian Library, and material dating pre-1701 should remain in Duke Humfrey's Library).
- If,
having read this, you are unsure where to start or have any questions, please
go to the Main Enquiry Desk in the Lower Reading Room, Old Bodleian Library,
telephone or
email reader.services@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further assistance.http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/services/using
Types of cards that can
be used to utilise the Bodleian library can be found here; http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/services/admissions/cards.
Are
there traditions attached to the borrowing or access policy for materials at
the Bodleian?
Before being able to access the library, new readers must make the following declaration....
I hereby undertake not to remove from the
Library, nor to mark, deface, or injure in any way, any volume, document or
other object belonging to it or in its custody; not to bring into the Library,
or kindle therein, any fire or flame, and not to smoke in the Library; and I
promise to obey all rules of the Library.
Do fidem me nullum librum vel instrumentum
aliamve quam rem ad bibliothecam pertinentem, vel ibi custodiae causa
depositam, aut e bibliotheca sublaturum esse, aut foedaturum deformaturum
aliove quo modo laesurum; item neque ignem nec flammam in bibliothecam
inlaturum vel in ea accensurum, neque fumo nicotiano aliove quovis ibi usurum;
item promitto me omnes leges ad bibliothecam Bodleianam attinentes semper
observaturum esse. (Leges bibliothecae bodleianae alta voce prae legendae
custodis iussu).
http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Bodleian_LibraryUntil fairly recently, personal photocopying of library material was not permitted, as there was concern that copying and excessive handling would result in damage.Individuals may now;
·
Copy most material produced after 1900
·
Use handheld scanners and digital cameras for
use on most post-1900 publications
·
Digital cameras may be used, with permission,
with older material
Library supplies; Digital scans of most pre-1801 material The library has a close relationship with the Oxford Digital Library, which is in the process of digitising some of the many rare and unusual items in the University's collection.
Staff-mediated service provided for certain types of material dated between 1801 and 1900
This has been a brief overview of library borrowing policy, if you would like more information; http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/borrowing is a good resource.
Bodley’s
Librarians
The head of the Bodleian Library is known as "Bodley's Librarian.
The first librarian, Thomas James, was selected by
Bodley in 1599, and the university confirmed James in his post in 1602.[30][31]
Bodley wanted his librarian to be "some one that is noted and knowen for a
diligent Student, and in all his conuersation to be trustie, actiue, and
discreete, a graduat also and a Linguist, not encombred with mariage, nor with
a benefice of Cure",[32]
although James was able to persuade Bodley to let him get married and to become
Rector of St Aldate's Church, Oxford.[31]1600 Thomas James
1620 John Rouse
1652 Thomas Barlow
1660 Thomas Lockey
1665 Thomas Hyde
1701 John Hudson
1719 Joseph Bowles
1729 Robert Fysher
1747 Humphrey Owen
1768 John Price
1813 Bulkeley Bandinel
1860 Henry Octavius Coxe
1882 Edward Williams Byron Nicholson
1912 Falconer Madan
1919 Sir Arthur Ernest Cowley
1931 Sir (Herbert Henry) Edmund Craster
1945 H.R. Creswick
1948 (John) Nowell Linton Myres
1966 Robert Shackleton
1979 (Erik) Richard (Sidney) Fifoot
1982 John W. Jolliffe
1986 David G. Vaisey
1997 Reg P. Carr
2007 Sarah E. Thomas
The current Librarian, Sarah E. Thomas, is the 24th to hold the office.
Brief
note on a current digitisation project:
Currently, Oxford’s Bodleian libraries are working with the Vatican to digitise 1.5 million ancient Greek manuscripts, 15th century printed books and Hebrew early printed books and manuscripts. Bodley’s latest Librarian, Sarah Thomas, suggested that “transforming these ancient texts and images into digital form helps transcend the limitations of time and space, which have in the past restricted access to knowledge.”( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-17687947).
In conclusion there are so many treasures that are housed at the Bodleian Library of Oxford, and this is but a mere introduction into the history of what has helped create the libraries of Oxford. The Bodleian and the Oxford are both treasures that are an important part of British history, and the global history of libraries.
As a bit of fun I have included the following youtube videos for a further idea on what is housed at the Bodleian at Oxford;
and
References
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Bodleian Libraries (2012). Available from <http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/librarian/librarians>,
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Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera, “Types of Reader’s
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Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera, “Using
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Bodleian Libraries exhibitions: Shelley’s Ghost – an introduction from the curator, youtube, viewed 23 October 2012, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYSjJcEh5CE>
Bodleian Libraries Exhibitions:Treasures of the Bodleian – an introduction from the experts, youtube, viewed 23 October 2012, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwBBV00pBqY>
Madan, Falconer (1919). The Bodleian Library at Oxford, Duckworth & Co. p. 18
Roberts, R. Julian (2004). “James Thomas (1572/3-1629)”.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford
University Press, viewed 23 October 2012
Salter, H.E: Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954) “The Bodleian Library”, A History of the County of Oxford Volume III- The University of Oxford. Victoria County History, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, pp.44-47, viewed 23 October 2012.
What is the Bodleian Library?, Available from <http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Bodleian_Library>,
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