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The Bodleian Libraries have been digitizing content since the early 1990s and Digital Bodleian was and is designed to enable access to that content for the widest possible audience.</p><p data-block-key="1zuxs">Digital Bodleian quickly established itself as a key resource for research and teaching based on Bodleian Libraries’ collections, and usage has steadily increased over the years since launch.</p><p data-block-key="agjxx">The site has relaunched, in late 2020, with a new and improved search and discovery interface, which aims to</p><ul><li data-block-key="00e3z">Facilitate improved searching, filtering and browsing of collection items</li><li data-block-key="jxyuc">Improve display of item-level metadata</li><li data-block-key="wp2qs">Enable viewing and download of highest-quality resolution images for the purposes of non-commercial research and teaching</li><li data-block-key="0jykv">Improve curation and delivery of Bodleian Libraries content, as well as the delivery of content on behalf of partners such as Oxford’s colleges and Digital Humanities projects</li></ul><p data-block-key="8eqzv">The relaunched Digital Bodleian benefited from funding from the Oxford University GLAM Digital Strategy Implementation Programme, and the technical redevelopment was completed in partnership with <a href="https://www.textandbytes.com/"><b>text & bytes LLC</b></a>.</p><p data-block-key="kxfk4"></p></div> <div class="block-heading"><h2 id="library-collections" class="title">Library collections</h2></div> <div class="block-paragraph"><p data-block-key="dwvqi">The Bodleian Libraries are committed to digitizing as many of our special collections holdings as possible, but the vastness of these holdings means that only a relatively small amount is available online. If you would like to explore our special collections further, there are a number of additional online resources available. These include the main library catalogue for print collections <a href="http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/"><b>SOLO</b></a>, where information about, for example, rare books can be found; <a href="https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/"><b>Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts</b></a><b>,</b> which contains information about our post-1500 archival and manuscript collections; and numerous TEI catalogues, which contain records for our Western medieval and non-Western manuscript collections. Guidance on all of our available finding aids is provided by <a href="https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston/finding-resources/catalogues"><b>Weston Library Special Collections</b></a>. If in doubt, please <a href="mailto:digital-bodleian@bodleian.ox.ac.uk"><b>contact us</b></a>.</p><p data-block-key="e9im1">Digital Bodleian also works in partnership with a number of Oxford colleges and Digital Humanities projects to deliver images of their collections. For more information about this service, please <a href="mailto:digital-bodleian@bodleian.ox.ac.uk"><b>contact us</b></a>.</p><p data-block-key="48g95"></p></div> <div class="block-heading"><h2 id="credits" class="title">Credits and acknowledgements</h2></div> <div class="block-paragraph"><p data-block-key="9smki">Digital Bodleian is a core service of <a href="https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bdlss"><b>Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS)</b></a><b>.</b></p><h4 data-block-key="4rq31">Head of service</h4><ul><li data-block-key="97ueg">Judith Siefring, Head of Digital Collections Discovery</li></ul><h4 data-block-key="0q976">Collections curation</h4><ul><li data-block-key="bt8mb">Tim Dungate, Digitization and Digital Engagement Manager</li><li data-block-key="7bvje">Elizabeth Hanlon, Digitization and Digital Engagement Officer</li><li data-block-key="s0elr">Callum McDonald, Digitization Assistant</li></ul><h4 data-block-key="4njfe">Development team</h4><ul><li data-block-key="s80wc">Andrew Irving, Senior Systems Architect</li><li data-block-key="lmhy0">Mel Mason, Software Engineer</li><li data-block-key="o7k08">Richard Allen, Software Engineer</li></ul><h4 data-block-key="mat6x">Search and browse interface</h4><ul><li data-block-key="pvfxi">Developed in partnership with <a href="https://www.textandbytes.com/"><b>text & bytes LLC</b></a><b>.</b></li></ul><p data-block-key="oarpn">In addition to the team above, the project to relaunch Digital Bodleian benefitted from the hard work of Wendy Maule, Digital Project Manager, and of former members of staff Andrew Hankinson and Emma Stanford, who gave invaluable direction on technical development and content curation, and Gabriel Ignat, who led on the new design.</p><p data-block-key="qf8y4">We would like to thank our wonderful development partners <a href="https://www.textandbytes.com/"><b>text & bytes</b></a>, <a href="https://www.herrmanngermann.ch/"><b>Hermann Germann</b></a> who collaborated with us on the design, and our colleagues in Bodleian Special Collections for their help in providing contextual information for these digital collections. We would also like to thank the members of the Digital Bodleian user group, who worked with us to test and refine the new interface.</p><p data-block-key="qfuut"></p></div> <div class="block-heading"><h2 id="contact" class="title">Contact and feedback</h2></div> <div class="block-paragraph"><p data-block-key="931up">If you have questions about the digital collections, feedback about the site, or would like to report a technical problem, contact: <a href="mailto:digital-bodleian@bodleian.ox.ac.uk"><b>digital-bodleian@bodleian.ox.ac.uk</b></a><b>.</b></p><p data-block-key="jie5p">If you have a query about the physical collections from which digital surrogates were created, contact: <a href="mailto:specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk"><b>specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk</b></a><b>.</b></p><p data-block-key="w1k97">The <a href="/terms/"><b>Terms of Use</b></a> outline the ways in which the content delivered by Digital Bodleian can be used for non-commercial research and teaching. If you would like to discuss the use or purchase of collection images for commercial purposes, please contact <a href="mailto:imaging@bodleian.ox.ac.uk"><b>imaging@bodleian.ox.ac.uk</b></a><b>.</b></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="footer is-bg-db-dark-green"> <div class="container"> <div class="columns is-desktop"> <div class="column is-4-desktop"> <figure class="mr-5"> <img src="/static/global/images/bodleian-logo-white.svg" width="117" height="160" alt="Bodleian Libraries"/> </figure> <address> Bodleian Libraries,<br /> Broad Street,<br /> Oxford OX1 3BG </address> </div> <div class="column is-2-desktop"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about">About the Bodleian Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/about">About the University of Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/about">About Digital Bodleian</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media">Press & media</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="column is-2-desktop"> <ul> <li><a href="https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/accessibility">Accessibility Statement</a></li> <li><a href="/terms">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://glam.web.ox.ac.uk/privacy-policy-digitalbodleian-website">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="/about#contact">Contact</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns is-bg-db-charcoal copyright"> <div class="column has-text-centered"> <p>© Copyright 2020 The Bodleian Libraries</p> </div> </div> </footer></body> <script>window.addEventListener("load", function(){window.wpcc.init({"corners":"small","colors":{"popup":{"background":"#00152e","text":"#ffffff","border":"#afb3e4"},"button":{"background":"#be0f34","text":"#ffffff"}},"position":"bottom","content":{"href":"https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/cookies","message":"We use cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. 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