Visiting Readers

Full access to the Library and the modern collection is limited to current members of the college. Members of Oxford University, and all other readers, are welcome to make appointments to consult individual items, as long as the modern material they require is not available elsewhere in the University or online.  Please contact the Library in advance of any visit to the College.

While the Library and Archives exist primarily to serve the needs of members of the college, Corpus Christi welcomes visiting researchers with a legitimate reason to access the special collections.  Facilities for visiting scholars are, however, limited.  All readers wishing to consult items from the special collections (early printed books, manuscripts and archives) must email or write in advance to request an appointment.  Please also note the rules governing access and usage.

Library and Archive annual closures:

Please note the College is closed between Christmas and New Year, and over the four day Easter weekend, which means the Library and Archives are closed and not available to any readers during those periods.  In addition, the Library is usually closed for two weeks in August for stock checks and maintenance work.  Please see the Appointments page for more details about weeks where appoitnments will not be possible, planned closures etc.

General note for the summer months:

Special collection reader spaces are limited, and staff have to take leave during university vacations.  The long vacation is often our busiest time, as academic researchers are more free to undertake research and people from overseas often take advantage of the conference season to come to the UK and Oxford.  Therefore, between June and September, it is advisable to apply four weeks in advance for an appointment.