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The Callaghan Library is at the centre of your learning at Ruskin College: not only is it at the heart of campus, but online access will also give you 24/7 access to its collections and resources.

The Callaghan Library

Rows of book shelves showing in Callaghan Library entrance.

The Callaghan Library has a vast collection of materials, with 45,000 volumes, all dedicated to the courses and subject areas we teach. You can also access IT equipment within a spacious workspace.

We have an extensive collection of historic pamphlets, DVDs, and, CDs. You will also find the Ruskin History archive here, which provides information and photographs on the history of the college, dating back to our founding in 1899.

Library opening hours

The library is open 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, although students may stay later if they give prior notice. Staff are on hand between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Out of term time, please check the Library opening hours before visiting as they may be different.

Access to other libraries

Three students studying and sat down at desks in front of each other in The Callaghan Library.

If you are on a degree course, you will also enjoy unique membership of the Bodleian Library, the main library of the University of Oxford and the UK’s largest university library system. Students on our degree courses will also have access to the online resources held by the University of West London.

Ruskin students on a degree course can also use many other libraries in Oxford, including all the Group One libraries of the University of Oxford. These include subject specialist libraries such as the Social Sciences Library as well as the Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link.

Ruskin College Archive

A selection of Ruskin College archive books
Ruskin College Archive is the repository for the records of Ruskin College which includes a variety of historically significant material from administrative records to publications.

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