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Bodleian Libraries: Digital access for all

The pandemic has taught us all that digital access to the Bodleian Libraries has the power to transform lives and expand horizons. Our digital collections and services have never been so heavily used. Your support will help to meet this need head-on and to share the Bodleian’s research and collections with our audiences online.

Digital access is now a crucial part of how we serve our community of readers, scholars and the public. We are fully committed to delivering an outstanding academic experience to students and our wider community - online as well as in person. However, our main sources of funding and income have been reduced and stretched due to the pandemic, and we cannot continue this without your help.

The Bodleian’s mission to maintain access to Oxford's unique collections for the benefit of scholarship and society has been even more important this year, to sustain people through this difficult time and to allow our scholarly research to continue.

You can help us achieve this goal and enable people to access our cultural institution at this time, when it is needed the most.

 I cannot tell you how much I loved the Bodleian unlocked at the weekend. I wrote a script alongside it at the weekend and sent it to my Grandma, my parents, my sister, my in-laws, my BFFs.... so they could all take a virtual tour. I thought it was really excellent. I also sent it to a friend that has MS and is house bound.... such an amazing resource for her because it allows her to get out virtually.... very cool.