Applications

New Readers

Applications for readership are now closed for the academic year 2025-26. Anyone who is not a registered Reader but who requires access to materials not available to them elsewhere in Oxford are welcome to email reader.services@all-souls.ox.ac.uk to enquire about an appointment to consult them.

Renewals

Registered Readers are required to renew their access every academic year; the forms may be found here:

• For those Readers with a current University of Oxford affiliation, please click here for the renewal form. Please note that you will need to be signed in with your Oxford SSO (Single Sign On) to access the form.
• For those Readers without a current University of Oxford affiliation, please click here for the renewal form. 

The Library’s Rules of Conduct, which Library Readers must follow, may be found here: https://library.asc.ox.ac.uk/rules_of_conduct.html   

External appointments

Appointments are available to those undertaking academic work to see modern books only held in Oxford at All Souls College by emailing reader.services@all-souls.ox.ac.uk with the author, title, shelfmark, and SOLO permalink for the book(s) required. 

Appointments are also available for special collections research by emailing special.collections@all-souls.ox.ac.uk with same bibliographic information as above.