A brief explanation

1. Understanding Reading Lists
Books
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2. Here is an annotated book citation:
Boadway, R. and Bruce, N., Welfare
Economics (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1984).
HB99.3.BOA
Issue Desk
Chapters 3-5 available at the Issue Desk /
Offprint (B)
Annotated reading lists give information about where books can be found in
the library.
They are only available in print in the Social Science Library for
PPE Economics (Prelims and Core), Politics Prelims,
Politics Core 201 / 202 / 203 / 214 / 220 .
Reading lists without annotation are available on Weblearn
(https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk).
If your reading list is not annotated, you will have to search for the location
details to find the book.
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3. Book citation explained
These are the This is the
authors’ names book title
Boadway, R. and Bruce, N., Welfare Economics
(Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1984).
These are the publication details
(Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication)
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4. Book annotations explained
Boadway, R. and Bruce, N., Welfare Economics (Oxford: Basil
Blackwell, 1984).
HB99.3.BOA
Issue Desk
Chapters 3-5 available at the Issue Desk / Offprint (B)
HB99.3.BOA This is the shelfmark or call number.
The books in the SSL are shelved in shelfmark order.
Staff can direct you to the correct shelf.
Issue Desk Copies of very popular reading list books are kept in the ‘Core
Text Collection’ at the SSL Issue Desk.
They are available for use for 3 hours in the library.
Chapter at Photocopies of popular book chapters are kept at the issue
Issue Desk / desk. They are kept in alphabetical order by author surname.
Offprint (B) They are for library use only and can usually be photocopied.
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5. Searching for books
Boadway, R. and Bruce, N., Welfare Economics
Authors
(Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1984).
Book title
1. Search by book title and author on SOLO http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
2. Check the location details.
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6. Normal loan books can be borrowed by
undergraduates for 7 days.
3. Find an available copy.
They can be renewed up to 7 times if nobody
else has reserved them.
This copy is already on loan and due back
11/10/11.
Core text collection books are for Short loan books can be
library use only. borrowed for 2 days.
They can be borrowed from the They can be renewed up to 7
issue desk for 3 hour use in the times if nobody else has
library. reserved them.
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7. But I can’t find the book!
If all of the books are on loan then you can place a hold.
This means that the book must be returned on it’s due date and will then
be held for collection at the library issue desk for the next reader in the
hold queue.
A guide on placing holds is available online from:
http://ox.libguides.com/solo.
If you think the book should be on the shelves but you can’t find it
then ask a member of staff to help.
We will be happy to look for the book with you, show you how to search
SOLO and how to place holds.
Contact details Term time opening hours (Week 0 to 9)
Email: ssl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk Monday to Friday 09:00 - 22:00
Tel: 01865 271093 Saturday 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
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