Move of Oxfordshire local studies and digital collections to the Westgate library, Oxford

We would like to clarify Oxfordshire County Council’s plans for the future delivery of Oxfordshire History Centre’s services from late 2017 onwards.

A staffed public service for the consultation of archive and digital collections, including the existing on-site strongroom storage, will continue to operate at St Luke’s, Cowley. A staffed public service for the consultation of local studies and digital collections, including the photographic archive, will be relocated to the Westgate library in central Oxford in October. This will give the History Service a prime location in the new Westgate development, with increased footfall and exposure. Staff will be working across both sites and detailed plans are now being formulated to ensure that the service is as integrated as possible.