Oxford on the Internet

1. General sites
2. Arts and culture
3. Local libraries and bookshops

1. General sites

  • Local newspapers on the Intenet:
  • The Oxford Brookes site has lots of useful links to local sites.
    Oxford City Council site has details about council services, tourism in Oxford, business information and leisure.
    Oxfordshire County Council site lists county council departments, services and facilities.
    Oxfinder is a gateway to various Oxfordshire Internet sites.
    The Oxford city site "Welcome to the city of Oxford" has details for residents, visitors and businesses. Information available includes maps of Oxford, a directory of local resources, bus timetables and details on other towns in the region.
    Daily Information, the daily "what's on" guide for Oxford, is also available on the Internet.
    Virtual Tour of Oxford uses interactive web pages to take you on a tour of the city and university of Oxford.

2. Arts and culture

3. Local libraries and bookshops

  • The Oxford Central Library, with a large lending stock and specialist local studies and music collections, is situated in the Westgate Centre, Oxford and there are many more local libraries in Oxfordshire.
  • Blackwell's Oxford's largest bookshop has several branches in the city. The main store is at 48-51, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BQ Tel: (01865) 792792 E-mail: bookshop.uk@oup.com
  • Waterstones Oxford bookshop is at William Baker House, Broad Street, Oxford. Tel: (01865) 790212 Email: enquiries@oxford.waterstones.co.uk
  • The Oxford University Press Bookshop is at 116 High Street Oxford OX1 4BZ. Tel: (01865) 242913 Email: bookshop@oup.co.uk