Browse Exhibits (12 total)
60 Years of Daily Info
Daily Information has been in continuous publication since 1964. This means in 2024, we're turning 60!
To mark the occasion, we collaborated with the Museum of Oxford to put together this small digital exhibition. Browse the menu on the right to see a selection of highlights from our archives.
What do we do?
Our printed version, a brightly coloured A2 broadsheet, is displayed all around Oxford - in every college lodge, all departments at both universities, as well as sundry pubs, cafés, shops and offices (that's over 400 public locations). The sheet contains upcoming events, exhibition listing and volunteer services, as well as links and QR codes to our Jobs, Property and Housing sections.
We now publish the sheet quarterly. The deadline is always 10am the day before issue.
A brief history
Daily Information was founded in 1964, by John Rose, who ran the company for 40 years, until his death in 2004. In 2014 we celebrated 50 years of the company. Emma Pearson summed up those first 50 years in an article which you can read here.
We are always happy to add to the memory bank with fond (or not!) reminiscences from customers, like this lovely piece from Graham Simpson about some of the early word processors and temperamental machinery.
Below is a picture of the first Daily Info printed sheet (A4), from 28th September 1964. You can rummage through the entire sheet archive including the very latest edition here. For current 'what's on' information, browse our website, which contains everything in the printed sheet and more.
Other Publications
In addition to the Daily Info printed sheet, over the years Daily Information has published many series of Oxford guides, calendars, maps, What's On brochures and a book of cartoons about Oxford by our resident artist, the late Mary Potter.
Our current publications include an A2 Year Planner (produced every September and distributed free - email us and we will send you one); the weekly What's On (events listings for Oxford), and an excellent Map of Oxford (email us for your free sample copy - further copies 30p each).
Any of these can be downloaded as pdfs by following the links above.
We also distribute posters, for a modest fee, to our sheet display sites around Oxford. Find out more here.
Black Lives Matter in Oxford
We are collecting images, audio and video relating to Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall protests in Oxford.
Covid-19: Oxford under lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic began to spread throughout the world at the end of 2019. By March 2020, it had reached the UK to a significant degree. On the 23rd of March, the country entered its first Lockdown to slow the spread of the virus. These pages document this difficult time. They illustrate the changes that happened and the many ways that people were able to adapt.
There are six topics to explore, using the links on the right. Within each topic gallery you can click on each picture to learn more about that particular story. Along the top will be links to the other topics. Thanks for reading!
Eating sustainably in Oxford
What is sustainable food?
Sustainable food is produced in a way that has a positive impact on the environment, the economy and the consumer, now and in the future.
Introduction
You can explore this exhibition, using the links on the right (or below on some mobile devices) and the navigation at the top of the pages. You can drill down into the detail of food sustainability and why it has such an impact on the environment. Or you can read about local heros who are working to improve our local food system. Also, find tips on how to make the food you eat better for you, the environment and the community. Each image in the exhibition is a link leading to more detailed information about that story.
Flooding in Oxford
This exhibition discusses some of the issues around flooding in Oxford, past and present. Click the link on the right to enter the exhibition. Within the exhibition, clicking on each image will allow you to view more information about that particular item. This is an evolving document so please feel free to comment on the issues raised and to submit your own items that can be included in the exhibition.
Sources
https://headingtonheritage.wordpress.com/oxford-flood-history/
With thanks to Julie Ann Godson and all contributors so far.
Lockdown Experiences from the Adult Learning Group
Photographs, artwork and creative writing created by members of the Adult Learning Group that meets in the Museum of Oxford and Town Hall.
Memories of the Town Hall
Do you know our Town Hall well? Share your memories and memorabilia in our online exhibition.
Oxford and Leiden- 75 Years of Twinning
These photographs showcase the sociability and variety of activities part of twinning between Oxford, and Leiden, a city in Holland. Please see this link to the twinning website http://oxford-leiden.org.uk/index.html.
Please see this link to information about the Leiden city link on the Oxford town hall website: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20139/oxford_international_links/517/international_links_-_leiden_netherlands
Please see this link to information about visiting Leiden https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/more-destinations/leiden.htm
Oxford Street Photography 2007
Recently digitised photographs originally taken with an analogue camera, in streets around Oxford 2007. Subjects include outside performance and intangible heritage, juxtaposition of modern and historical aspects. Encourages consideration of how aspects of Oxford have changed recently, details such as architectural shapes and colours.