System down time, 8th-18th July

OLIS will be shut down on Friday 8th July for the migration to the new system which will go live on Monday 18th July.

You are reminded that you will not be able to place stack requests after 5pm on Thursday 7th July. If you need an item which is not available elsewhere, please ask library staff or see the request form on http://bodleian.ox.ac.uk/.

During the down time:

• All libraries will remain open for their usual hours



• Access to e-resources will not be affected



• SOLO will be available (except for at least part of Sunday 17th July) to check locations and shelfmarks, but you will not be able to see copy availability
  


• Lending services will continue as normal, but you will not be able to reserve or renew books, or access your patron record
  

OLIS Password

If you are planning to visit a library duriing the downtime, you will still need your OLIS barcode and password to access library PCs and connect to the Bodleian Libraries wireless network. please note that library staff will be unable to reset your password during the down time. If you do not know it, please check with library staff this week. Hint: your default password is your date of birth, entered in the format 05jul2011

Book requests from closed stacks July 2011

Bodleian Libraries is implementing a new Library System this summer which will bring benefits to both library staff and readers.

The system migration will take place during 8th-18th July. During this time:

• SOLO will remain available for checking the holdings and locations of item, but availability will not be updated and new items will not be added
  


• It will not be possible to access your patron record, or to request books to be fetched from closed stacks to reading rooms. If you need to consult items from the stacks, please order them during the first week in July, the earlier the better.
  


• It will be possible to request some Special Collections material manually, please see the Bodleian Libraries website for more information



• Access to e-resources will not be affected.

Loan services will continue as normal, although you will not be able to check your record. No items will be due back during the period 8th-18th July, so you will not need to renew during this period.

Library staff will do their best to ensure that services run as smoothly as possible during the transition period. Further information will be posted on the Bodleian Libraries website and on the SOLO home page

Bodleian Stack service on May 26th

Please note that a limited stack service will be available on Monday 26th May, the Spring Bank Holiday. A limited book service from Central Bodleian stacks to the New Bodleian Library, Old Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera will be available. Requests can be placed on 26th May but there will be no deliveries to other libraries such as the Social Science Library, and books will not be fetched from locations outside Oxford.

If you are planning to use Bodleian stack books on 26th May, you are advised to order books before the weekend.