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Our online database features over 2,500 resources on a range of development issues. 

The search page enables you to search by keyword, subject, title, author, or series, and find individual items easily.

You can also browse by subject, geographical area or readership level to find a range of publications.

If you have problems finding what you are looking for please contact us.

Accessing Oxfam Publications online

Most of our publications are available to download as PDFs. To read PDF files you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer. To download the PDF look for the 'read online' link on a record. For most books, you can access the whole PDF or sections. You can choose to just search for all items with PDFs from our advanced search page.

Our PDFs are free to download and can be saved and printed.

A selection of our publications are available as ‘free print copies’, these are generally policy papers and reports that we offer to print out and post free of charge. Items that offer this service display a ‘request a free print copy’ link which takes you through to a form to complete. If you would like to request a bulk quantity of a report or policy paper for an event please contact us.

We do not offer free print copies of any of our books or priced materials.

Ordering Oxfam Publications

There are two main ways to order our priced publications. 

Online
Our publications are no longer available to purchase through our own website. You can now order Oxfam Publications through DevelopmentBookshop.com. DevelopmentBookshop.com is operated by Practical Action Publishing (the new trading name for Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd.) and offers a wide range of titles on international development and related issues from Practical Action Publishing and other publishers.

To order click on the shopping basket icon displayed on priced items, this will take you through to DevelopmentBookshop.com where you can place your order by clicking ‘add to cart’. If you have any questions about ordering Oxfam publications please contact 

Practical Action Publishing 
The Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development
Bourton on Dunsmore
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 9QZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1926 634501
Fax: +44 (0)1926 634502
Email: publishinginfo@practicalaction.org.uk
www.practicalactionpublishing.org

Offline
To order our publications offline please contact Practical Action Publishing at the details above.  

Our publications are also available in local currency from Practical Action Publishing’s network of international distributors. See here for more details. 

Price Increases
The prices of most Oxfam Publications have not been increased since they were published. Practical Action Publishing has implemented price increases that need to be made to ensure the sustainability of the publishing programme. We consider that our books are still excellent value for money when compared with others publishing in the same field.

Request a catalogue of Oxfam Publications

To have a print copy of our 2007/2008 catalogue sent to you please complete our online form.

You can download a copy of our 2009 update here (PDF).

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Non English-language publications from Oxfam

Most of our books are available in English only. However, some of our books are available in other languages and most Oxfam International policy papers are available in English, Spanish, and French. To search our database by language visit our advanced search page. 

Publications from Oxfam International Affiliates

Oxfam America
Oxfam Canada
Intermon Oxfam (Spain)
Oxfam Novib (Netherlands)
Oxfam Hong Kong
Oxfam Australia

Inspection and review copies

All inspection and review copy requests should go to publishinginfo@practicalaction.org.uk.

Translation and reprint requests

If you want to translate and publish parts or all of any Oxfam publication, please contact us with your proposal giving the following information:

• details of the material you want to translate
• the language(s) you want to translate into
• name and contact details of proposed publisher
• your contact details

Permissions

Oxfam wants to disseminate its information widely, and is committed to working with others to this end. If you wish to quote material from Oxfam's publications you will need to secure permission.  

For Oxfam's unpriced publications the following permissions information applies

You do not need to secure permission if
You do need to request permission if you want to use material in other ways.

• you are making a single copy for your own use
• use is covered by a blanket photocopying licence
• you are quoting short extracts for the purpose of review or comment
• you want to quote in a research paper, dissertation or other type of report prepared as part of an academic or professional course.

You do need to request permission if you want to use material in other ways. Specifically you need permission if

• you want to use Oxfam material in another publication either for sale or for free distribution
• you want to use Oxfam material on a website or in other electronic formats
• you want to digitise Oxfam material for holding in a database or other electronic medium
• you want to use a photograph from an Oxfam publication, in any form or format
• you want to use Oxfam material in specially created course packs or teaching anthologies for academic or training courses
• you want to base a publication of your own on an Oxfam publication
• you want to adapt Oxfam material for use in another publication

Oxfam needs to know how widely its material is used so that we can assess the impact of our work therefore it is important for us to have records of requests for use.

We aim to respond quickly to permission requests, as long as we have the rights to grant permissions. If we do not have the rights we will try to advise where to go for permission.

Oxfam only has limited rights in the use of photographs that it holds. We do not operate as a commercial picture library, but we can direct enquirers to the agents for specific photographers.

Oxfam reserves the right to refuse to grant permission for use of material if it believes that further dissemination might leave Oxfam or a subsequent publisher open to legal action.

We will request specific forms of acknowledgement depending on the material requested and on the publication where it is to appear.

Download the permission request form here (Word 41KB) and send it to the below address marked 'Permissions'.


Policy and Practice Communications Team
Oxfam House
John Smith Drive
Oxford
OX4 2JY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1865 472255
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 472393
Email: publish@oxfam.org.uk

For requests to quote material from priced Oxfam publications which are published with Practical Action Publishing, please email publishinginfo@practicalaction.org.uk.

Writing for Oxfam's Publications

Most of our publications are produced through Oxfam's own programme and advocacy work. However, if you would like to discuss a possible proposal or joint publishing project, please contact us.

Find our more about Oxfam's work

To find out more about Oxfam GB’s work and how you can get involved visit www.oxfam.org.uk. 

To find our more about Oxfam International visit www.oxfam.org.