John Jolliffe
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John William Jolliffe was a British
librarian who was Bodley's Librarian
(head of the Bodleian Library
at the University of Oxford
) from 1982 until his death.
. He was appointed Assistant Keeper in the Department of Printed Books at the British Museum
in 1955, moving to Oxford to become Keeper of Catalogues at the Bodleian Library
in 1970; he was also a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford
from 1971 onwards. He became Bodley's Librarian
in 1982 at a time of budget cuts, having earlier been Acting Librarian.
His publications included various articles on his specialist area of 16th-century French literature
. He was also an early leader in the use of computers for cataloguing old books; between 1968 and 1974, he directed a project examining proposals for cataloguing early books in the university libraries of Oxford
, Cambridge
, and London
, and the report was published in 1974 as Computers and Early Books.
He was involved in the development of the use of computers in the Bodleian Library. He died in 1985 aged 55 after a short illness. On his death, his colleague Julian Roberts
became Acting Librarian at the Bodleian.
United Kingdom
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librarian who was Bodley's Librarian
Bodley's Librarian
The head of the Bodleian Library, the main library at the University of Oxford, is known as Bodley's Librarian: Sir Thomas Bodley, as founder, gave his name to both the institution and the position. Although there had been a university library at Oxford since about 1320, it had declined by the end...
(head of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
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) from 1982 until his death.
Life
Jolliffe was educated at Hastings Grammar School before studying French at University College LondonUniversity College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He was appointed Assistant Keeper in the Department of Printed Books at the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
in 1955, moving to Oxford to become Keeper of Catalogues at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
in 1970; he was also a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a research centre in the social sciences...
from 1971 onwards. He became Bodley's Librarian
Bodley's Librarian
The head of the Bodleian Library, the main library at the University of Oxford, is known as Bodley's Librarian: Sir Thomas Bodley, as founder, gave his name to both the institution and the position. Although there had been a university library at Oxford since about 1320, it had declined by the end...
in 1982 at a time of budget cuts, having earlier been Acting Librarian.
His publications included various articles on his specialist area of 16th-century French literature
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
. He was also an early leader in the use of computers for cataloguing old books; between 1968 and 1974, he directed a project examining proposals for cataloguing early books in the university libraries of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, and the report was published in 1974 as Computers and Early Books.
He was involved in the development of the use of computers in the Bodleian Library. He died in 1985 aged 55 after a short illness. On his death, his colleague Julian Roberts
Julian Roberts
Richard Julian Roberts FSA was a British librarian, bibliographer, and scholar.Julian Roberts was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he started reading Classics, but switched to English in his first year.- Biography :In the early 1950s, Roberts began...
became Acting Librarian at the Bodleian.