Somerville College Library, University library at Woodstock Road, Oxford, United Kingdom.
The Grade II-listed building houses over 120,000 items across multiple floors, including extensive research materials and specialized collections for academic studies.
Established in 1903 and opened in 1904 by John Morley, the library served as a military hospital ward during World War I.
The collection includes 2,000 books from philosopher John Stuart Mill and his father James Mill, donated in 1905 to support academic research.
Students have round-the-clock access to study spaces, computers, printers, and scanners, with 95,000 books available on open shelves.
The library contains letters from Ada Lovelace, notes from Mary Somerville, and a copy of Shakespeare's Second Folio that belonged to David Garrick.
Part of: University of Oxford
Website: http://some.ox.ac.uk/library-it
GPS coordinates: 51.75939,-1.26308
Latest update: March 3, 2025 14:38
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