Bodleian Library - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bodleian Library - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library. Under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003, it is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom,Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 and under Irish law it is entitled to request a copy of each book published in the Republic of Ireland.S198(5) Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 Known to Oxford scholars as "Bodley" or "the Bod", it operates principally as a reference library and, in general, documents may not be removed from the reading rooms. Read more on Wikipedia
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