THE Bodleian Library is an iconic institution, symbolising Oxford’s tradition and history.
But now the 408-year-old Oxford University library in Broad Street has broken new ground – by creating a high-tech mobile phone application.
The app, costing 69p, will help people around the globe view the library’s latest exhibition on the origins of the King James Bible.
It being launched to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the bible’s publication, and the Bodleian’s exhibition, Manifold Greatness: Oxford and the Making of the King James Bible, which runs until September 4. Mike Heaney, executive secretary at the library, said: “The app is a great way of reaching more people.
“For those people who can’t visit the exhibition in person, the app will allow them to enjoy the highlights. New technology is being used to help people understand the significance of this historic text.”
Featuring more than 60 items from the exhibition, the app brings together, for the first time, many of the books and documents that lay behind the King James translation.
The app is available at apps.toura.com/ bodleian-library-at-oxford/the-making-of-the-king-james-bible
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