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Library Resources & Facilities

Below you will find information on the various resources available in the library. Please feel free to speak to the librarian for help with any of the resources, either in person or by emailing librarian@lang.ox.ac.uk.

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  • Reference material (dictionaries, grammar, vocabulary builders).
  • Textbooks with audio-visual material
  • Other books (readers, phonetics, literature)
  • Magazines, newspapers (list in Library guide)
  • A large stock of foreign language and English films, documentaries and video textbooks (list on Excel)
  • Modern Languages Final examinations (Listening Comprehension, Discourse Topics). The Last five years' papers going back from 2018 are available on WebLearn
  • Information about language courses abroad

  • The Eurecap collection (same language subtitles for French, Italian, German and Spanish)
  • Language for Specific Purposes (language taught at the Centre)
  • Language teaching methodology
  • Italian reference books in memory of Clara Florio Cooper
  • Easy to difficult levels readers in all languages taught at the Centre
  • Graphic Novels (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish)
  • Linguistic books on languages of India, donation from the Oriental Institute
  • The Lambda Library for French and German literature
  • Russian classics films on DVD, a donation
  • The Sign Language collection
  • The Pléiade collection of French literature
  • The CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) collection of CD-ROMS. They are shelved with the CDs

  • Reading room and individual booths
  • A reader workstation PC to access SOLO catalogue and internet (as used in the Bodleian Libraries)
  • Four CD-DVD players in the booths
  • Photocopying and scanning
  • Drinks machine and water dispensers are available on each floor of the Language Centre

There is a photocopying service available for published material, provided the publisher has signed an agreement with the CLA. Users must fill in a Photocopy Declaration Form if subtantial copying is being done and give it to Library staff. Photocopies are 5p per A4 sheet, 10p per A4 double-sided sheet. Receipts can be given.

Scanning is available for free. Both photocopying and scanning are not self-service

The Language Centre has a wi-fi connection. 

Please note that it is not possible to print at the moment and that photocopying and scanning are done under supervision from library staff.

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