There are three Bodleian iSkills sessions happening next week (Week 3). Take a look at the details below.
E-Books
Tuesday 3 February
14.00 – 15.15
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, Researchers, Academics, Library Staff and anyone interested in the topic.
Presenters: Hilla Wait
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library Training Room
An overview of what is currently available and how to access them, from the point of view of the student, the researcher and the academic.
E-Book Readers
Tuesday 3 February
15.30 – 17.00
Presenters: Hilla Wait and Ian Chilvers
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library Training Room
How useful are e-book readers in academic work? Can they be used for accessing library materials? What are the features to look out for when considering purchase? These and similar questions will be considered with reference to the i-Pad, the Amazon Kindle and Sony Touch e-readers and smart phones.
Tech Tools – Reference Management
Wednesday 4 February
09.30 – 12.15
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers, academics and undergraduates wishing to use reference management software.
Presenters: Oliver Bridle, Kelly Schultz, Sophie Staves, Steve Albury and Angela Carritt
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.
Keeping track of your references and formatting them correctly for your thesis or publication is a chore. Reference management software makes it easy and is worth investigating. This introductory session gives an overview of how it works and the pros and cons of RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley.
For more information about all the Bodleian iSkills sessions happening this term, visit the website.