Using the libraries

Admission

  • Our libraries and services are available to all members of the University of Oxford, the OUH Trust, and other organisations with whom a Service Level Agreement is in place. 
  • If you are not a member of Oxford University, find out more about how to join the Health Care Libraries

Access

  • The Cairns Library at the John Radcliffe offers 24-hour access to study and IT facilities. Use your library card to gain access as normal.  
  • The Girdlestone Memorial Library (NOC) at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre also provides 24-hour access, via a fob available on application. Please speak to a member of staff at the NOC Library.

For disabled readers

Detailed accessibility information for the Cairns Library and the Knowledge Centre is available on the University Access Guide.

Learn more about how the Bodleian Libraries support disabled readers.

Rules and regulations

General information