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Highlights the Alan Garner Day held by the Bodleian Library to mark its receipt of the papers of one the country's most well-known contemporary authors in Oxford, England. Reasons behind the strong readership of Garner's modern classics among both the presently and the formerly young; Significance of having his papers come to an institution that already has an international reputation for its collections of writings for children; Release of Garner's most recent novel "Thursbitch" which testifies to the inspiration he draws from landscape and history.

Cites the bulk of private papers bequeathed to the Bodleian Library by Baroness Barbara Castle of Blackburn, who died in 2002. Castle's campaign for a better deal for Great Britain's pensioners; Fashion designs; Campaign address for a school election; Weightier personal and political papers; Career background of Castle.

The article examines the debate over the reform of the governance structure of Oxford University in Oxford, England. It provides an overview of the first Green Paper on the reform of the university's governance structure and a revised set of proposals contained in a Discussion Paper in Michaelmas term. It also compares the current governance structure with both versions of the revised structure. Lastly, it shows the strengths and weaknesses of the college system.

The article reports that English students at Oxford University sat a new Finals examination paper for the first time in England in 2006. The coursework-based examination, which is known as Paper 1, was taken by students at the end of their second year. They were given two weeks to finish an essay on the historical development of English and a comparison of two English texts of their choice.

Focuses on a debate on matters affecting the Oxford University in Oxford, England. Factors that prompted the debate such as the issuance of Green Papers; Reference of the papers to proposals on academic strategy and governance; Rumors of radical change in the University's libraries.

The author discusses her plans to explore the topography, history and literature of Thames River's length that lies upstream of Oxford, England using her camping punt Dulcibella. He notes the few stretches of water that have richer associations with history and literature and made references to Thomas Hughes' "Tom Brown at Oxford" in 1861. She also discusses the accounts of "The Boys Own Paper" in 1883 and "The Stripling of Thames" by Thames' historian Frederick S. Thacker in 1909.

The article reports that author and playwright Alan Bennett gave his papers to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, as a gift. The archive comprises materials, letters and manuscripts relating to a literary career which began with the revue "Beyond the Fringe" in 1960 and has spanned almost five decades. In return, Bennett was given the Bodley Medal.

Features an invigilator's experiences and insights about working in the Oxford University's Examination Schools in High Street, England. Design and craftsmanship of the building; Tasks of invigilators; Ability of invigilators to amuse themselves by trying to spot differences between academic disciplines in terms of the characteristics of the candidates; Behavior of candidates taking examinations; Process of preparing the question papers; Other uses of the Examination Schools apart from examinations and lectures.

Highlights the response of Oxford University in England to the British government's white paper "The Future of Higher Education". Oxford-style tutorial teaching; University's willingness to explore the option of higher fees; Principled recklessness versus principled pragmatism; Debate over fees and its connection to concerns about access; Academic freedom.

The article comments on the White Paper on Governance published by Oxford University in England during the Trinity term in 2006. The report, which marks the latest stage of a two-year consultation process across the university, contains various recommendations on how Oxford should decide on vital organizational and academic issues.

The article reports that University College and the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England have acquired a group of letters by poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, an undergraduate at University College in 1810. They purchased the letters with the aid of a gift from A.G. Leventis Foundation and have been deposited at the Bodleian to complement its existing collection of Shelley papers.