Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library
Collections in Archaeology, Art History, and Classics (Ancient History and Literature)
- Public Blue Badge parking close to main entrance
- Main entrance has step free access and powered doors
- Lift access to all floors
- Wheelchair accessible toilets on the ground floor and second floor
- Induction loops at the main reception desk and the ground floor issue desk
This table contains summary information about the building
On-site designated parking for Blue Badge holders | No |
Public designated parking for Blue Badge holders within 200m | Yes |
Other nearby parking | Yes - pay and display |
Main entrance | Level. Intercom. Powered door |
Alternative entrance | N/A |
Wheelchair accessible toilets | Yes - 1 at ground floor, 1 at second floor |
Lift | Yes - all floors (but not the Haverfield Room) |
Hearing support systems | Yes - loop at Porters' Lodge and Issue Desk. Portable loop available |
Follow the link to view a floor plan of the building showing level access routes:
- Sackler Library (PDF)
There is level access to the main entrance doors. These powered doors are opened using a Bodleian Readers Card; the proximity card reader is to the right of the doors and at an accessible height for wheelchair users.
Once through the doors, you’ll find yourself in a large lobby area containing the porter’s lodge, locker rooms, standard and accessible toilets, and the entrance to the library.
The doors into the library are also powered; the proximity card reader is to the right of the doors on the safety barrier. Inside the library there are powered access controlled gates; wheelchair users will need to use the wider gate to the right. The proximity card reader is on a pillar to the right hand side as you enter the library.
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The Porters’ Lodge is on the left as you come through the (powered) entrance doors. There is not a wheelchair accessible lowered section here. There is a fixed induction loop in place.
Once inside the main library, the enquiry desk is on the left. The desk is at an accessible height for wheelchair users. There is a portable loop in place.
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Accessible toilets
- The ground floor accessible toilet is off the entrance lobby
- There is also an accessible toilet on the second floor
Standard toilets
- There are male and female toilets on the ground floor and second floor
- There is a gender neutral toilet on the second floor
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There is one lift located at the rear of the library. This gives access to all floors, with the exception of the Haverfield Room (which largely houses Numismatics and Antiquities material). Access to this room is via seven steps. The library can provide a fetching service for this material if needed.
The doors to the lift lobby are powered on the ground, first and second floors. The doors to the lift lobby are not powered on the third floor. The lift entrance has a button panel on the left hand side, with Braille markings and large buttons.
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There are two staircases located at either side of the rotunda.
The stair wells are artificially lit and have black carpeting with black nosing.
The south stairs have light blue carpet with light grey contrasting nosing.
There is a wooden railing following the centralised railings (left hand side as you ascend the stairs).
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Each floor is a rotunda, the central portion of the room is shelving with desk spaces adjacent to the exterior wall of the rotunda.
There is a clear and wide space (corridor) between desk space and library space.
Rolling stacks are situated on all floors apart from the ground floor. Caution should exercised when moving stacks.
In addition there are often floor obstacles such as step ladders and book trolleys that may present problems for mobility impaired and those with visual impairments.
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There is a fixed induction loop at the Porters’ Lodge.
There is a portable induction loop at the library enquiry desk on the ground floor. This can be used elsewhere in the building if needed.
The library can provide the following assistive equipment:
- 2 x height adjustable desks.
- 5 x Coloured acetate sheets.
- 2 x Ergonomic chair
- 1 x Daylight lamp
- 1 x Magnifier
- 6 x height adjustable desks (2 in the Ground Floor Reading Room, 4 in study carrels (see below)
Please ask at the Issue Desk if you wish to use any of this equipment.
There are also four individual study carrels that readers can use for quiet study, or to use speech recognition software. Two of these carrels are bookable by readers with a relevant Student Support Plan.
Contact details
Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library
1 St John St
Oxford
OX1 2LG
artlib-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
humslibs-admin@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
01865 278 092
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/art
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