Bodleian iSkills Free Online Workshops taking place in 2nd Week

Bodleian iSkills LogoThe Bodleian iSkills programme is designed to help you make effective use of scholarly materials and resources. These sessions are primarily aimed at Oxford University students and staff (but check the ‘intended audience’ field in the course description before booking).

iSkills workshops will be available in Hilary Term through a combination of webinars and pre-recorded videos.

All workshops are free of charge but must be booked in advance.

Workshops taking place in 2nd Week:

Open Access Oxford: what’s happening? (Tue 26 Jan 14.00-15.00)

A briefing on open access publishing and Oxford’s position: Green vs. Gold; funder mandates and publisher policies; Oxford Research Archive (ORA) and Symplectic; Act on Acceptance and OA policy for REF 2021; Open Access block grants including RCUK/UKRI and Wellcome Trust; OA website/ helpline; what’s new.
Who is this session for? Current Oxford researchers and academics, research support staff and librarians.

Open Access: New Wellcome Trust Policy (Multiple dates – click here for full list)

Are you funded by the Wellcome Trust and need to know how to comply with its new open access policy from 1 January 2021? In this focussed online briefing we will: step you through the changes and new requirements; give you an update on which publishers are compliant; provide links to further Wellcome information and guidance; let you know where to find help at Oxford; and answer as many questions as we can.
Who is this session for? Current Oxford researchers and academics, research support staff and librarians.

The full programme of iSkills workshops for Hilary Term is still in scheduling, but in the meantime you can view some elements of the workshops on video.  Take a look at iSkills Libguide to view available video recordings.

Person on their laptop watching an online training session

For a list of all the upcoming workshops in Michaelmas Term please go to the Bodleian iSkills website.

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