3 November 2005 Finding books beyond the Bodleian Law Library Margaret Watson Reader and faculty Services Librarian

Finding books beyond the Bodleian Automated stack requests (ASR) COPACWorldcatFLAG Inter-library loans

Automated Stack Request OLIS (catalogue) function Accessible worldwide Use to order books from other OULS libraries

What can I order? Books and serials from … Bodleian Bookstack 'BOD Bookstack' Bodleian Bookstack 'BOD Bookstack' Nuneham Courtney 'BOD Nuneham' RSL Stack 'RSL Stack' Rhodes House Stack 'RHO Stack' Vere Harmsworth Stack 'VHL Stack' Vere Harmsworth Stack 'VHL Stack'

Are there any restrictions? Only 8 books at a time to the Law Library Fragile items may only be read in certain reading rooms Time limit: one month (renewable)

What do I need to use ASR? Access to OLIS Your University card number Your password = your date of birth e.g. 15JUN1945 e.g. 15JUN1945

COPAC Free access via OxLIP Over 20 million records Merged catalogues of 27 UK and Irish institutions, including the British Library

WorldCat Over 40 million records Accessible via OxLIP Athens required outside Oxford

FLAG Foreign Law Guide Free internet database Lists UK university libraries’ holdings of foreign legal materials

Inter-library Loans For material not available in Oxford Supplied as books or photocopies Subsidised charges: £3 (UK)

Summary: how to access material from … elsewhere in Oxford: ASR (via OLIS) elsewhere in the UK: COPAC (via OxLIP) elsewhere in the world: WorldCAT (via OxLIP) collections of foreign law: FLAG (via OxLIP) Use Inter-library Loan to request items

Useful web addresses Bodleian Law Library OLIS Copac WorldCat (via OxLIP) FLAG (Foreign Law Guide)