St Stephen’s House Library

City/town

Oxford

address

16 Marston Street, Oxford OX4 1JX

Telephone

01865 613506

Contact & Job Title

Marjory Szurko, College Librarian

Purpose & main user community of the library

The library serves the members of St Stephen’s House, an Anglican theological college and permanent private hall of the University of Oxford

Terms of access

Access for non-members by arrangement with the librarian

Opening hours

9.00 – 5.30, Monday to Friday

Disabled access

The library is on the first floor accessible only by stairs

Lending to other libraries & visitors

No. Access for non-members is generally for reference only; however, former members of the House, and its supporters in the local area, may request permission to borrow.

Number of volumes

16,000

Periodicals – Back Issues

40

Current Periodicals

35

Volumes added per year

350

Coverage

Biblical studies, doctrine, church history, ethics and pastoral theology, spirituality, liturgy, and patristics

Special Collections

Some antiquarian editions of the works of Anglican (esp. Anglo-Catholic) divines, but only the beginnings of a collection and still in need of conservation; a few early liturgical texts

Research resource

The library caters only for students up to graduate level so it has little significant research material

Catalogue Type

Computer

URL of catalogue
Other facilities

Library computer with internet access via local area network. Wireless connection is available for laptop users

Part Time Staff

1