• Search Engine Optimisation (www.seoptimise.com) :
• Oxford-based SEOptimise provide Search Engine Marketing services.
• Alberon (www.alberon.co.uk) :
• Web design, office database systems, etc. Tel: 01865 309673
• commun design (www.commundesign.com) :
• Website design and construction. Tel: 01865 724090.
• Electric Studio (www.electricstudio.co.uk) :
• Experienced, creative web design & website development company. 0845 054 4764.
• Bespoke dental websites and marketing - The fresh design (www.thefreshuk.com)
  
  
• Giant Hosts (www.GiantHosts.co.uk) :
• Giant Hosts provides reliable and fast web hosting and domain name registration services.
• Search Engine Marketing Services (www.momentumws.co.uk) :
• Website marketing, search engine optimisation and web content management for clients in Oxford, London and the Thames Valley.
• Prapra Design
• Low-cost web design, marketing and hosting. Repair your business!
  prapradesign@gmail.com Tel: 601-483-5118 (USA )
• Rare Form New Media (www.rareformnewmedia.com):
• Full service marketing provider specialising in web/ecommerce, custom databases, graphic design & more.
• Sparks
• Creative internet consultants. Site design, accessibility audits, content management systems. Specialists in conference websites. Tel: 01865 242406.
• Search Engine Optimization in Oxford (www.thewebproject.co.uk):
• The Oxford-based SEO specialists.

...is no longer available from Daily Information. (Nor is general computer advice or repair - sorry!) Please try the companies in the table at the top of this page or visit our 'Computers For Sale/Help' advert board to find local hire services. Otherwise, you might find the following UK-wide IT and AV rental firms usueful - though be warned: unless your requirements are especially fancy or specific, it will usually be far cheaper to buy the equipment you need than to repeatedly hire it.

• Microrent (est. 1983, computers & AV equipment): 01494 768768
• Skylake Rentals (Southampton-based): 0845 223 4946
• IT-AV Hire (all manner of IT & AV equipment): 0845 205 2050

Central Oxford:

• Oxfordshire Central Library
• Westgate Centre, Oxford OX1 1DJ.
  tel 01865 815509
  Mon-Thu: 9am-7pm. Fri & Sat: 9am-5.30pm. Closed Sun.
  8 long-stay drop-in, 4 short stay drop-in and 4 bookable terminals with access to Internet and Microsoft Office. 1 scanner (bookable). Charge for printouts 10p per A4 sheet. All services are free of charge and no membership is necessary!
• C-Work Cyber Café
• First Floor, New Bailey House, New Inn Hall Street (next to Argos), Oxford OX1 2DW
  tel 01865 722044, fax 01865 243090
  Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-7pm
  All manner of services, including: high speed internet access (£1 per 50 minutes), colour (25p per page) and mono (15p per page) laser printing, fax (local: £1 first page, 50p per additional page; overseas: £2/£1; receiving: 50p per page)/photocopying/scanning (50p per page/item), laptop & PC repairs, webpage designing, network & Wi-Fi installation, mobile phone unlocking, airline booking, computer & mobile accessories, toner & cartridge refilling, e-top-ups, Western Union money transfer...
  As of April 2008.
• Links Communication
• 33 High Street, Oxford OX1 4AN
  tel 01865 204207, fax 01865 640993
  10am-9pm, 7 days a week.
  £1/45 mins. Fax, photocopying, printing (from 20p), link cash machine, Western Union money transfer, also many mobile phone services.
  You can become a member, which may decrease the costs.
• TLS (The Letting Shop)
• 60 High Street (corner of Longwall St), Oxford OX1 4AT
  tel 01865 790609
  Daily: 9.30am-8pm
  Printing: colour 50p, b/w 20p. Coffees £1.20.
  20 mins 50p, 1 hr £1.
  Internet and letting agents. Ingenious!

North Oxford:

• Budget Internet Café
• 196 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7BY
  tel 01865 515955
  Daily: 10am-10pm
  £1.50/hr (with budget card: £5 for 5 hours, £10 for 11 hours). Laptops welcome. Hot and cold drinks available.
  Also fax service, Western Union money transfer, DHL point, computer/laptop repairs, free use of web cams, scanners, card readers and CD burners.
• Mail Boxes Etc.
• 266 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DL
  tel 01865 514655, fax 01865 514656
  Mon-Fri: 8.30am-6pm. Sat: 9am-5pm.
  £1/10 mins. Min charge £1.
  There is only one machine, so do beware of being caught out. You can print from it. They also offer a postal service.

East Oxford:

• IT Café
• 76 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JB
  tel/fax 01865 793220, mob 07919 971947, ibrahim@makki-it.com
  Mon-Fri 10am - 9pm, Sat & Sun 11am - 9pm
  Internet access: £1 per hour. Minimum £1, payable afterwards.
  Printing: 20p b&w, colour £1 per sheet.
  Also faxing (UK only), scanning, laminating and photocopying. See below for details.
  The shop offers PC Repairs, network advice and so on, and there's coffee (from machine) and soft drinks.
• Age Concern@183
• 183 Cowley Road, Oxford
  tel 01865 251539, fax 01865 246696
  Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm , Sat 10am - 5pm, sometimes Thurs to 7pm
  Internet access: £1/hour, also membership scheme.
  Printing: 10p b&w,
  Soft drinks, proper coffee £1.20, teas 80p, also cakes and snacks.
  Also photocopying, scanning, laminating, read and write to all media, wifi free with purchase and a send/receive fax service. See below for info. And it's a bookshop.
• UK Direct
• Cowley Road, opposite James Street
  tel 01865 791098
  Mon-Sat: 9am–10pm. Sun: 10am–10pm
  PC internet access: £1 / hour
  Also photocopying and a send/receive fax service. See below for info.
• XWJ Ltd.
• 246 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UH (opposite Manzil Park)
  tel 01865 242022, xwjltd@hotmail.co.uk
  Mon-Sat: 10am–7pm.
  PC internet access: £1 / hour
  Specialise in phone unlocking, repair, but do faxing, copying, printing and scanning too apparently.
• Mobilink
• 262 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UH (just past XWJ, heading east)
  tel 01865 204704, fax 01865 245330
  Mon-Sat: 10am–9pm.
  PC internet access: £1 / hour
  Mainly phones, but also internet, photocopying and faxing.
• Ufones
• 264 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UH (just past Mobilink heading east)
  tel 01865 204718, fax 01865 245330
  Mon-Sat: 10am–9pm.
  PC internet access: £1/hour
  Photocopying: 15p per copy. Faxing: 50p UK, £1.50 overseas.
  Also phone repairs, sales, etc. Cold soft drinks available.

Wood Farm

• Y@S@I (Yasai) Computers
• 3 Cinnaminta Road (off the Slade), Headington OX3 7JB
  tel 01865 426102
  Mon - Sat: 9am - 9pm
  Internet: £1/hr
  Printing: 20p/page
  Faxing: 70p/page UK, £2.50(ish)/page overseas
  10 bookable terminals. Scanner. Also computer repairs & sales (new and refurbished). Coffee too.

Headington:

• Café Online
• 115 London Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 9HZ (just past the Old High St. junction)
  tel 01865 426214
  Open 6am - 12am DAILY.
  Internet: £1/hr
  Printing: 15p b/w, 25p colour
  Photocopying: 10p b/w, 25p colour
  Faxing: 75p/page local/national, £1.50/page international
  33 terminals. A4 laminating service. International phone cards & mobile phone top ups. VHS to DVD conversion. Scanning. Cold soft drinks, hot drinks (tea, coffee, capuccino, mocha, latte etc.) & snacks. Sandwiches & baguettes coming soon.

Cowley:

• Computer Assistance
• 154 Oxford Road, Oxford OX4 2EB (one street down from police station)
  tel 01865 451177
  Weekdays 9am - 7pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm.
  50p for 2 hours
  Printing: 5p
  Three terminals. Printing from digital cameras available. Wifi available, same rates. No gaming. Webcams and skype installed, customers can install "anything they want". No drinks provided.

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Please note that some of the walk-in internet venues listed above also do copying and faxing.

Central Oxford:

• Central Library (see above)
• Westgate Centre, Oxford OX1 1DJ
  tel 01865 815509, 01865 721694, oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk
  Mon-Thu: 9am-7pm. Fri & Sat: 9am-5.30pm

• Faxing:	first page	thereafter /page
  UK	£2.00	50p
  Europe	£3.00	£1.00
  N. America	£4.00	£1.50
  rest of world	£5.00	£1.50

• Photocopying and printing: A4: b/w photocopy/print 10p; colour or b/w print 20p. A3: b/w photocopy 20p.
• Oxonian Rewley Press Ltd
• 9 St. Michaels St, Oxford OX1 2RR
  tel 01865 241202
  Mon-Fri: 8.30am-5pm
  
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 4p.
• Oxford Print Centre
• 36 Holywell St, Oxford OX1 3SB
  tel 01865 240409
  Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 6p on self-service machine. Bulk order machine starts at 8p and gets cheaper the more you want. Colour £1.20 (same applies). A3: b/w 15p.
• Pens Plus
• 69 - 70 High Street, Oxford OX1 4BD
  tel 01865 241174, fax 01865 726845
  Faxing: £2.50 first page, 50p/page thereafter. No photocopying.
• Staples
• 14-16 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HH
  Mon-Fri: 8am-8pm. Sat: 9am-6pm. Sun: 10.30am-4.30pm
  tel 08708 306111, fax 01865 208171
  Photocopying: single copy and bulk self service. A4: b/w 10p, colour 29p. A3: colour £1.45.

If you're seeking to fulfil a large photocopying order rather than get a single page replicated, you could try:

• OxPrint Ltd
• 18a New Inn Hall St, Oxford OX1 2DW (behind the Clarendon Centre)
  tel 01865 245858, fax 01865 791437, enquiries@oxprint.co.uk
  Mon-Fri: 10am-5.15pm
  Large volume print shop with various specialisms.
  Minimum charge of £1 + VAT gets you up to 6 b/w copies. Colour is more expensive.
• PressToPrint
• 102 Gloucester Green, Oxford OX1 2DF
  tel 01865 240420, fax 01865 793240, oxford@presstoprint.co.uk
  Mon-Fri: 8am-5.30pm
  No self-service. Large volume print shop (print from your own computer artwork, cd duplication and design services).
• Great Value Print
• Very cheap for large colour print runs (ie. 500 A2 colour posters for £144.99). Also graphic design. New 2008.
  tel 01865 248743

East Oxford (nearest to town first):

• IT Café
• 76 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JB
  tel/fax 01865 793220, mob 07919 971947, ibrahim@makki-it.com
  Mon-Fri 10am - 9pm, Sat & Sun 11am - 9pm
  Photocopying: 10p per sheet
  Faxing: 50p per sheet (UK only)
  Also: scanning £1 per page, laminating £2 per page. All prices for A4.
• Age Concern@183
• 183 Cowley Road, Oxford
  tel 01865 251539, fax 01865 246696
  Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm , Sat 10am - 5pm, sometimes Thurs to 7pm
  Photocopying: 10p
  Faxing: 50p, (10p to receive)
  Also: scanning, laminating, read and write to all media, wifi free with purchase. And it's a bookshop.
• Cowley Road Post Office @ Costcutters
• 120 Cowley Road (corner of Marston St), Oxford OX4 1JE
  Post office hours: Mon-Sat: 8.45am-5.30pm. Sat: 8:45am-1:00pm. Store hours: 8am-11pm daily
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 7p. (Also drycleaning and money transfer..!)
• UK Direct
• Cowley Road, opposite James Street
  tel 01865 791098
  Mon-Sat: 9am–10pm. Sun: 10am–10pm
  Faxing: 50p per page UK, £1 Europe, £1.50 further afield. Also does copying.
• OxfordPrint
• Grosvenor House, 131 Hurst Street, Oxford OX4 1HE
  tel 01865 790096 / 468145
  Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm
  Printers of T-shirts, hoodies, mugs etc, also do binding, laminating (A6 - A3), faxing and copyprinting.
  Photocopying: A4 b/w 5p, A4 colour from 20p, A3 colour from 40p.
• Oxfam
• 133-135 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1HU
  tel 01865 722951
  Mon-Sat: 9.30am-5.30pm
  Takes cards (but not AmEx) and has disabled access.
  Photocopying: A4 or A3: b/w 10p.
• Quix
• 166 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE (opposite Tesco)
  Faxing: within UK first sheet 75p, thereafter 30p per sheet; Photocopying: A4 b/w 10p.
• Parchment Ltd
• Printworks, Crescent Road (up Marsh Rd from Cowley Rd), Oxford OX4 2PB
  tel 01865 747547
  Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 4p, colour 38p. A3: colour £1.30.
• The Print Shop
• 86 The Parade, Rose Hill, Oxford OX4 4HX
  tel 01865 777148
  Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 10p (cheaper the more you order - eg. 5p per copy if 100 copies), colour 60p. A3: b/w 15p (10p if 100 copies), colour £1.20.
• Maxprint
• 19 Chiltern Busines Centre/Garsington Rd (1st exit on right up Garsington Rd once past Eastern Bypass roundabout), Oxford OX4 6NG
  tel 01865 770004
  Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 8p (5p if 100 copies), colour £1.20 (60p if 100 copies). A3: b/w 15p (10p if 100), colour £2 (70p if 500+).

Headington (nearest to town first):

• Oxford Brookes University Print Unit
• Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP
  tel 01865 483065
  Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 5p (6p double-sided); colour 25p (50p double). A3: colour 45p (90p double).
• Mailboxes Etc.
• 94 London Road, Oxford OX3 9FN
  tel 01865 741729
  Mon-Fri: 8.30am-6pm, Sat: 9am-5pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 7p (or 6p if 100 copies), colour 90p (40p if 100). A3: b/w 12p (10p if 100), colour £1.80 (80p if 100).
• Café Online
• 115 London Road. See listing under 'Walk-In Internet', above.
• Oxford Design & Photographic
• 122A London Rd, Oxford OX3 9ED
  tel 01865 769606
  Mon-Fri: 9am-5.30pm, Sat: 9am-4pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 10p, colour £1. A3 also available, as is single or double sided printing from artwork or disk, collation and stapling.
• Leopard Press
• 12 Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7BX
  tel 01865 763626
  Mon-Sat: 9am-5.30pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 10p, colour £1. A3: b/w 20p, colour £2.
• Headington Library
• North Place (off Old High St), Oxford OX3 9HY
  tel 01865 762867
  Mon, Wed: 9.15am-1pm; Tue, Thu: 9.15am-7pm; Fri: 9.15am-5pm; Sat: 9am-4.30pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 10p, A3: b/w 20p.

North Oxford (nearest to town first):

• Budget Internet Café
• 196 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7BY
  tel 01865 515955
  Daily: 10-10pm
  Faxing: UK £1 first page, 50p/page thereafter; international, £2 then £1; faxes received, 50p. Photocopying: A4: b/w 10p.
• Mailboxes Etc.
• 266 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DL
  tel 01865 514655
  Mon-Fri: 8.30am-6pm, Sat: 9am-5pm
  Photocopying: see above, in Mailboxes listing under 'Headington'.

West Oxford (nearest to town first):

• Kall Kwik (formerly Gillett Press)
• Unit 10, Oxford Business Centre, Osney Lane, Oxford OX1 1TB
  tel 01865 791003
  Mon-Fri: 9am-5.30pm
  Photocopying: A4: b/w 9p (7p if 100), colour £1.20 (52p if 100). A3: double the b/w prices.
• Data Print
• West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0JB
  tel 01865 243624
  Mon-Fri: 8.30am-5pm
  Photcopying: A4: b/w 12p (7p if 100 copies), colour 70p (45p if 100 copies). A3: b/w 20p (12p if 100 copies), colour £1.20 (65p if 100 copies).

	TLS	Internet Cafe	Central Library	Budget Internet	Café Reach
Minimum Charge	£1	£1	50p in tokens	90p	£1
Hourly Rate	£1	£2	£3 in tokens	90p	£1
Concessions	none	Students,OAPs Benefits 99p/hr	none	none
Printing: black & white	20p	25p	20p	20p	10p
Printing: colour	50p	£1.50	20p	50p	50p - £3
Download to disc	not sure	yes	yes (discs £1)	yes (CD/floppy)	yes
Help	no	yes	no	yes	yes
Scanning	not sure	£2	none	yes	yes
Camera	not sure	free use	none	yes
Fax (send): national	£1 then 60p	£1.50 then £1	£2 then 50p	£1 then 50p	50p
Fax (send): international	£1.20-£2, then 80p - £1.20	£2.50 then £2	£3-£5 then £1-£1.50	£2 then £1	£2
Other Services	Copying 10p			Faxes received, 50p; A4 lamination, £1.25; A4 photocopying, 10p

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Printer's ink is apparently the third most expensive liquid in the world by weight. You can save money, and more importantly, the planet, by refilling your printer cartridges at shops such as:

• CartridgeWorld
• 106, London Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 9AJ
  tel 01865 764454
  cwoxford[@]cartridgeworld.co.uk