Bodleian Library considers lending books after 410 years (UK)

For 410 years, the Bodleian library at Oxford University has stood as a beacon of exclusive learning, a reference archive hosting some of the world's rarest and most sought after books. Now all could be about to change. Plans are being discussed to allow students to borrow books from the Bodeian for the first time, and the very idea has caused a stir amongst academics and students. The changes are being proposed as the History Faculty Library moves into the Bodleian this summer, and the university is considering using the merger as a vehicle to alter the centuries-old regulations on lending - The Telegraph