Bodleian iSkills workshops aim to develop your skills in information discovery and scholarly communications, covering a variety of resources across a wide range of disciplines. They are primarily aimed at University of Oxford students and staff. Some workshops take place face-to-face, whilst others are run online.
The workshops are FREE but online booking is essential. A list of the sessions taking place this term can be found on the iSkills Workshops webpage.
Tuesday 5th November 14:00-16:00
iSkills: Working with sensitive research data
A workshop outlining some of the key principles to bear in mind when working with sensitive or restricted research; whether collected yourself or obtained from a third-party source such as a data archive. Issues of confidentiality, informed consent, cybersecurity and data management will be covered. Examples of scenarios or concerns drawn from the research of participants are particularly welcome. The role of support services at Oxford will also be outlined and in particular the role of the Bodleian Data Librarian who will lead the session. Follow up consultations with the Data librarian or other subject consultants are also offered. Topics to be covered include:
- Key best practice principles when working with sensitive or restricted research data
- Issues around creating original data
- Informed consent agreements
- Maximising the usage potential of data during and after a project
- Strengths and weaknesses of anonymisation, data blurring and similar techniques
- Key strategies for protecting data including encryption, embargoes, future vetting and access restrictions
- Obligation put on researchers by legislation and research partners
Format: Teacher-led presentation with opportunity for discussion.
Location: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room
Manor Road, OX1 3UQ
Wednesday 6th November 9:30-12:30
Open Scholarship: Copyright the Card Game
Join Chris Morrison (Copyright & Licensing Specialist) and Georgina Kiddy (Digital Services Librarian) to play Copyright the Card Game. This interactive, games-based session introduces you to the key concepts of copyright law and allows you to apply them in practice. No prior knowledge is required, and the session caters for all whatever their level of experience with copyright. At the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Explore how copyright really works in practice
- Interpret the legislation and apply the relevant legal concepts to their own work
- Practice using the exceptions and licences in sector-specific examples
- Discuss the role of risk management in making decisions about the ethical creation and use of copyright material
Format: The workshop is highly interactive with multiple opportunities for discussion about copyright, underpinned by a clear framework.
Location: Radcliffe Science Library, Seminar Room
Parks Road, OX2 3QP
Wednesday 6th November 14:00-16:00
iSkills: Getting started in Oxford libraries
If you are new to the University of Oxford and want to find out more about the University’s network of libraries or have been at the University a while and would like a refresher, join us for this online introduction to understanding and accessing the libraries, their services and resources. By the end of the session, you will:
- Be familiar with the network of Oxford libraries
- Know the logins needed to access Bodleian Libraries services
- Be able to conduct a search in SOLO (the University’s resource discovery tool), filter results and access online and print resources
- Know how to manage your library account including loans and requests
Format: Live online session with a mixture of PowerPoint presentation, live demonstration and practical exercises.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Thursday 7th November 10:00-11:30
Open Scholarship: Playing in the open: Getting familiar with Creative Commons Licences
Create content for your teaching or research with greater confidence by attending our session on Creative Commons (CC) licences. Learn how they work, how they interact with copyright and how to use them to best effect. The session will make special reference to images but is applicable to all media, including written works. The workshop is classroom-based. In this playful, interactive face-to-face session we will cover:
- What Creative Commons Licences are
- Where to find Creative Commons material
- How to apply Creative Commons to your own work
- How to reuse Creative Commons materials
And we’ll finish the session with a Creative Commons card game.
Format: Classroom-based with an interactive presentation and game elements to reinforce learning.
Location: Radcliffe Science Library, Seminar Room
Parks Road, OX2 3QP
Thursday 7th November 14:00-16:00
Are you looking for a streamlined approach to gathering, managing and citing your references? Join us for this interactive online session in which we introduce RefWorks, a subscription reference management tool that University of Oxford members can use for free during their time at the university and as alumni. RefWorks is web-based and helps you to collect and manage references and insert them into your word-processed document as in-text citations or footnotes, and you can generate bibliographies. Being web-based, RefWorks can be used with any operating system and, to cite your references in a document, provides a plugin for Microsoft Word on Windows or Mac computers. By the end of the session, you will understand:
- How RefWorks can help you
- How to add references to RefWorks from a range of sources
- How to manage your references
- How to add in-text citations and/or footnotes to your documents
- How to create bibliographies
- Where to get help with RefWorks
Format: Live online session with a mixture of PowerPoint presentation, live demonstration and practical exercises.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Friday 8th November 14:00-17:00
Zotero is a reference management tool that helps you build libraries of references and add citations and bibliographies to word processed documents using your chosen citation style. This classroom-based introduction covers the main features of Zotero with the opportunity for practical exercises. Please note, we also run an online Zotero workshop. Please check the iSkills course listing for availability. The learning outcomes for this classroom-based session are to:
- Create a Zotero library and add references to it
- Edit and organise references in your Zotero library
- Add in-text citations and/or footnotes to your word processed document
- Create bibliographies
- Understand how to sync your Zotero library across multiple computers
- Understand how to share your Zotero library of references
Format: Classroom-based. Presentation with practical exercises.
Location: Thames Suite, IT Services
7-19 Banbury Road, Oxon, OX2 6NN