Short-term tickets, valid for only two consecutive days, may be issued at Rhodes House Library on production of suitable academic credentials. However, if you have previously held a Bodleian reader's ticket which is no longer current then you should first go to the Admissions Office to get a renewal. There may be a charge for the issue of reader's tickets. Further information is available from the Admissions Office. Visitors approaching from either the main entrance or the garden entrance have to negotiate steps to gain access to the ground floor.
Alternative arrangements are generally possible, if given advance notice.
One off-street parking place immediately adjacent to the building can normally be arranged given prior notice. Those able to negotiate three steps may use one of the public rooms on the ground floor provided they are not in use. In all cases, staff will assist in locating and fetching books. Alternatively, material may be transferred to the Radcliffe Science Library, across the road from Rhodes House, which has provision for those with disabilities. There are special provisions for blind readers in the Bodleian Library.