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SSL Opening Hours Survey

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From Sunday 18th to Saturday 24th February 2018, the SSL is conducting a survey to find out how you feel about our opening hours. The results from this survey will help us assess whether library opening hours reflect your requirements and ensure that the SSL provides an excellent and accessible service, in line with the Bodleian Libraries’ Strategy 2017-22 Key Goal 3.

Our opening hours vary slightly between term time and vacation periods. The opening hours are as follows:

Term time

  • Sunday: 11:00 – 19:00
  • Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 22:00
  • Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00

Vacation   

  • Sunday: closed
  • Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 19:00
  • Saturday (Christmas and Easter Vacations): 10:00 – 18:00
  • Saturday (Summer Vacations): 10:00 – 16:00

Do you feel that our opening hours need some tweaking? Or do you think that the SSL is already open at the appropriate times for your study routine? We encourage you to tell us your views by completing this quick survey.

Thank you.

Next week in Bodleian iSkills: E-books and E-book Readers (Wed 25th Oct, 14:00-16:00 AND 16:00-17:00)

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This Michaelmas term, the Bodleian are running TWO iSkills workshops to help you navigate the e-book resources on your computer or E-Book Reader. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Please note that each workshop must to be booked seperately.

E-books 25th October 14.00-16.00

The Bodleian Libraries has over 624,000 e-books, with titles in all subject areas, but do you feel confident in finding and using them? Please note that this workshop will focus on finding and using e-versions of books. The subsequent session iSkills-E-Book Readers will look at devices and apps for reading e-books such as Kindle and Nook.

Objectives:

  • Find e-books
  • Use full functionality of e-books
  • Borrow e-books
  • Download chapters
  • Use e-books on computers, tablets and other devices
  • Make annotations

E-books Readers 25th October 16.00-17.00

Reading on E-Book Readers such as Kindle or Nook and using apps for iPad and Android devices is increasingly popular but how useful are these devices for academic work? This workshop will look at a range of devices and apps on the market and will cover key features to look out for when considering purchase. The workshop will also include an opportunity to try out a range of devices including i-Pad, Amazon Kindle, Nook, Sony Touch and Smart Phones.

Intended Audiences: All welcome

Click here to book your places

What’s on during International Open Access Week? (23rd-29th October 2017)

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International Open Access Week this year runs from the 23rd – 29th October. The theme this year is “open in order to…” , and is “an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realised by making scholarly outputs openly available.” Join the online discussion on the benefits of open research with the hashtag #OpenInOrder, and download the poster here.

To mark Open Access Week at Oxford, why not check out our new OA leaflet or come to a training session:

Open Access Oxford – What’s Happening

Our regular iSkills session on OA publishing, ‘Act on Acceptance’ at Oxford, and how ORA makes Oxford research open access. Plus funder mandates and HEFCE policy for post-2014 REF.

Date: Tuesday 24th October 2017, 12:00 – 13:00

Location: Radcliffe Science Library, IT Training Room.

Further details and booking here.

 

Altmetrics: Beyond Bibliometrics

Moving beyond the traditional bibliometrics of Journal Impact Factor and the author H Index, this 1 hour session discusses alternative metrics used to analyse and inform publishing researchers which draw on online social communication tools. Many scholarly papers are stored online in reference management software, or discussed online via mediums such as Twitter or blogs – learn how to mine this rich source of impact data for metrics on your papers and the papers of key researchers in your field. You will have spotted Altmetric information within our library catalogue, SOLO. We welcome Natalia Madjarevic, Head of Implementations and Support at Altmetric.com for this fascinating update.

Date: Tuesday 24th October 2017, 14:00-15:00.

Location: Seminar Room E, Manor Road Building.

Book a place here. (The session is open to members of all divisions and will not just focus on Social Sciences.)

 

Open Access Drop-in

Judith Ames from the Open Access enquiry team will be in the Atrium to answer questions on Act on Acceptance, HEFCE policy for the next REF, and funder requirements for Open Access.

Date: Thursday 26th October 2017, 12:30-2pm

Location: Old Road Campus Research Building