Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library
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Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library are the foundational regulations and governance framework established by Sir Thomas Bodley to organize, manage, and preserve Oxford University’s Bodleian Library.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governance framework
ⓘ
library statute ⓘ regulation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Bodleian Library
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodleian Library
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Thomas Bodley NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sir Thomas Bodley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | early modern university administration ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| defines |
duties of the Bodleian Librarian
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governance structure of the Bodleian Library ⓘ procedures for acquisition of books ⓘ procedures for cataloguing of books ⓘ rules for access to the Bodleian Library ⓘ rules for preservation of manuscripts and printed books ⓘ rules for use of the Bodleian Library collections ⓘ |
| field |
academic libraries
ⓘ
library governance ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure the long‑term preservation of the library’s holdings
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to maintain the library as a permanent public institution of the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rules on acquisitions
ⓘ
rules on cataloguing ⓘ rules on conservation and preservation ⓘ rules on governance and oversight ⓘ rules on reader behaviour ⓘ rules on staffing and appointments ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest comprehensive sets of statutes for a major European university library ⓘ |
| influenced |
later regulations of the Bodleian Library
ⓘ
subsequent university library governance models ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Thomas Bodley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to manage the Bodleian Library
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to organize the Bodleian Library ⓘ to preserve the Bodleian Library’s collections ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment of library staff
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conduct of readers in the Bodleian Library ⓘ financial management of the library ⓘ lending and non‑lending policies ⓘ |
| repository | Bodleian Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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