
Oxford Libraries Trainees
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Library Trainees at @bodleianlibs and across @UniofOxford colleges. Opening doors for a new generation of librarians. More on our blog below.
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📜The trainees had an amazing time at the Bodleian Libraries training this week typesetting and printing a sonnet at the letterpress workshop in the Schola Musicae📜 📰Did you know there are a number of book arts workshops in the Old Bod? bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/book-arts📰



Congratulations to the trainee New College Library and Archives, Oxford for curating this excellent exhibition examining mythical creatures across a range of Special Collections items, including medieval manuscripts, early printed works, maps and more! 🐲


Should you judge a book by its cover? 🤔 It was the vibrant binding of this volume on botany which attracted the trainee at St John's College Library, Oxford, who opened it to discover these lovely pressed flowers and a handwritten note! 💐 #LibraryFinds HB4/4.b.2.9



This week we visited Bodleian Health Care Libraries Cairns Library and learnt how Outreach Librarians at healthcare libraries conduct literature reviews, go to meetings with medical staff to learn their research needs, and teach information skills - including from tea trolleys on busy wards!🏥📚

Have you ever bought butter that turned out "to contain a snowball at its core"? This description of how the sale of adulterated food changed over time is from the "Report on the State of Public Health in the City of Dublin for the year 1892". #LibraryFinds History of Medicine Library Oxford




Today, some of us got the chance to visit The Library, All Souls College, Oxford and peruse the exhibition prepared by the All Souls Trainee Focusing on how generations of librarians have dealt with information and metadata, it provided a fascinating insight into cataloguing through the ages!




Happy National Cheese and Wine Day! You can celebrate in fabulous fashion in Bodleian Libraries Special Collections, with a pairing of Ted Hughes' 'Laureate's Choice' Oloroso Seco Sherry and (of course) the infamous '20 Slices'. (n.b. please don't eat our special collections!)


🔔Graduate Trainee Opportunity!🔔 Are you looking for a trainee role? Check out this post University of Reading Library developing skills in aspects of library work with the Museum of English Rural Life and Special Collections University of Reading Special Collections 📚 Find out more👇 jobs.ac.uk/job/DIZ711/gra…

Here's Part 2 of our trainee projects for the year! Including: investigating offprints owned by a prominent Old Norse-Icelandic Studies scholar, widening access to special collections St John's College Library, Oxford & launching the Bodleian Art, Archaeology & Ancient World Library account!✨ blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtrainees…

Part 3 of the write-up of our trainee projects is out now! Some trainees were tidying up library collections, one was helping readers navigate the INACTIVE Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) , and one was deepdiving into all things the Sainsbury Library ! Read this here👇 blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtrainees…
