The Bodleian LibrariesOut of the ordinary: getting digital with Shakespeare’s dead, Tolkien’s tongue and the Bodleian’s…The Bodleian Digital Comms team is no stranger to developing out of the ordinary content. Want to represent all of the varied and gruesome…Apr 23, 2019Apr 23, 2019
The Bodleian LibrariesMorris and HoraceWilliam Morris, who died on 3 October 1896, was a lifelong lover of illuminated books. Not only a collector of fine manuscripts, Morris…Oct 3, 2018Oct 3, 2018
The Bodleian LibrariesBooksquashingDigitization tends to squash things. It quite literally turns three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional ones. It’s not as bad as it…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
The Bodleian LibrariesThe briefcaseWhilst clearing out the Girdlestone Memorial Library storeroom, in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, we found more than our fair share of…Jun 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018
The Bodleian LibrariesTolkien’s maps of Middle-earth translated into interactive 3D modelCatherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist at the Bodleian Libraries, writes.May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
The Bodleian LibrariesZeppelins and radio wavesAir-raids are often considered a phenomenon of the 1940s but this simple map from 1916 shows they also took place during the First Word…Apr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
The Bodleian LibrariesMade especially for Maker of Middle-earthWith the opening of the exhibition now only three months away, pressure is building on the various teams within the library, tasked with…Mar 2, 20181Mar 2, 20181
The Bodleian LibrariesTolkien’s true love story and the legend it inspiredJanuary was always a special month for Tolkien. He celebrated his own birthday on the 3rd and his wife Edith’s birthday on the 21st. It was…Feb 1, 20182Feb 1, 20182
The Bodleian LibrariesIs there actually a GOOD reason to shelve your books ‘backwards’?If the internet is to be believed, hip people are shelving their books in a very unexpected way right now.Jan 19, 20182Jan 19, 20182