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Library
The OCIS Library is currently situated on the second and third
floors of the Centre's building in George Street, while awaiting
the completion of the new Centre building
on Marston Road. The move to purpose-built new premises will increase
the Library's size fourfold and enable wider access to a much more
extensive collection.
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 the Bodleian
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.
The Library is open between the hours of 9.00 and 17.00 Monday-Friday
(except for lunch, between 13.00 and 14.00 outside of Full
Term). The Library closes for Bank Holidays outside of Full
Term and for the Christmas and New Year period. It is open
for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al- Adha only during Full Term.
Contact telephone: 01865 278743. E-mail: library[at]oxcis.ac.uk
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