Reader Applications

The Library is open by application (or by appointment to see specific material) to anyone undertaking academic work.

Any current member of the University of Oxford is welcome to apply to be a Library Reader: this applies to both undergraduates and graduates, as well as to fellows, tutors, researchers, and staff from other colleges and departments.

Researchers and students from other academic institutions, and independent researchers, are also welcome to apply to be Readers. If you do not have a University of Oxford affiliation, please email reader.services@all-souls.ox.ac.uk for the link to the appropriate Reader application form.

The Library traditionally supports those studying law and history, but the collections, especially the early printed books collections, are much broader in subject coverage. Although most college libraries are exclusively for their own members, the Library, All Souls College often acquires material which is not held elsewhere in Oxford, to allow anyone studying here to have access to otherwise inaccessible or unavailable items.

To apply, please use the form below. You will need to sign in using an Oxford SSO (Single Sign On). If you are not currently affiliated with the University of Oxford or do not have an SSO, please email reader.services@all-souls.ox.ac.uk for the link to the appropriate application form.