Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Research impact – citation analysis tools

During this introduction to citation tracking and bibliometrics we will use a range of ‘impact factor’ tools to find top journals and conferences, count citations and measure the impact of publications and researchers.

• Understanding the main issues involved in using citation analysis to measure impact
• Using Journal Citation Reports and CiteScore Journal Metrics to find journal impact factors
• Using Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar to track and count citations to papers and individual researchers
• Calculating your own h-index
• Measuring impact using altmetrics
• Creating a researcher profile and using ORCID IDs to identify your work

Intended Audience: Researchers, Academics, Research Support Staff and Research Postgraduates in Sciences and Social Sciences

When: Thursday 23rd November, 14:00-15:30

Where: Radcliffe Science Library, IT Training Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Finding stuff – scholarly literature for your research

A practical introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding monographs, journal articles, conference papers, theses and more.

• Run effective literature searches
• Find monographs and other scholarly items in Oxford Libraries using SOLO
• Search for journal articles using subject databases and scholarly search engines
• Search for theses and dissertations from around the World using Proquest and eTHos
• Search for theses from Oxford University using SOLO and ORA
• Search for conference papers using Proquest, OCLC and other databases

Intended Audience: Postgraduate students, researchers and acadmics

When: Monday 20th November, 14:00-17:00

Where: Radcliffe Science Library, IT Training Room

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Your introduction to Referencing and Reference Management

This term the Bodleian and IT Services are running FREE workshops to help you navigate different referencing systems. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Referencing – Mendeley

Intended Audience: Students, researchers and university staff

When: Thursday 16th November, 09:15-12:15

Where: IT Services – 13 Banbury Road, Isis Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Working with sensitive research data in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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.

• Understand key best practice principles when working with sensitive or restricted research data
• Understand issues around creating original data in the Social Sciences and Humanities
• Develop a better understanding of informed consent agreements
• Maximise the usage potential of data during and after a project
• Consider the strengths and weaknesses of anonymization, data blurring and similar techniques
• Understand key strategies for protecting data including encryption, embargoes, future vetting and access restrictions
• Better understand the obligation put on researchers by legislation and research partners

Intended Audience: All DPhil students and research staff

When: Wednesday 15th November, 14:00-16:00

Where: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Introducing MANTRA for Research Data Management

MANTRA is an acclaimed online independent learning course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management. This workshop will discuss research data management as an integral part of the research process; give an introduction to MANTRA; and then give an actual opportunity to begin the online course with the assistance of library staff.

• Receive a guided introduction to key issues in research data management
• Gain an understanding of the structure of MANTRA
• Use MANTRA to further your research data management practice during the session and after

Intended Audience: Postgraduates and researchers. This will be particularly useful for DPhil students and early career researchers who are starting a research project

When: Tuesday 14th November, 14:00-15:30

Where: IT Services – 13 Banbury Road, Evenlode Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries

Newspapers are a valuable resource for researching, not only news but also many other aspects of society. In this session we will introduce key historical and contemporary sources of news and how to make best use of them.

• The value of newspapers in research
• The difficulties of using newspapers in research and effective search techniques
• Using a range of sources for searching and reading historical newspapers
• Using a range of sources for searching and using historical audio-visual news sources
• Using a range of sources for searching and reading contemporary newspapers

Intended Audience: Students, researchers, and anyone else interested in the subject

When: Monday 13th November, 14:00-17:00

Where: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

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Your introduction to Referencing and Reference Management

This term the Bodleian and IT Services are running FREE workshops to help you navigate different referencing systems. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Referencing – Choosing and using software

Formatting your in text citations, footnotes and bibliography correctly for your thesis or publication is a chore. Reference management software makes it easier and saves you time. This introductory session gives an overview of how reference management works, explores the pros and cons of a wide range of software packages and gives you the opportunity to try out five different packages (RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley and Papers) so that you can work out which one is best for you.

• Understand how reference management software works and what it does
• Understand the pros and cons of a range of reference management packages
• Add, edit and organise references using a number of different tools
• Add citations to documents and create bibliographies using a number of different tools
• Make an informed decision about which reference management package works best for you

Intended Audience: Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff

When: Friday 10th November, 09:15-12:15

Where: IT Services – 13 Banbury Road, Isis Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Information resources for Film

Tools and tips for starting your research in film studies.

• Overview of the Film Studies collections at Oxford
• Finding Film Studies books & journal articles
• Finding films.

Intended Audience: Anyone using film resources for a dissertation, thesis or research

When: Thursday 9th November, 14:00-15:00

Where: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Finding stuff – scholarly literature for your research

A practical introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding monographs, journal articles, conference papers, theses and more.

• Run effective literature searches
• Find monographs and other scholarly items in Oxford Libraries using SOLO
• Search for journal articles using subject databases and scholarly search engines
• Search for theses and dissertations from around the World using Proquest and eTHos
• Search for theses from Oxford University using SOLO and ORA
• Search for conference papers using Proquest, OCLC and other databases

Intended Audience: Postgraduate students, researchers and acadmics

When: Thursday 9th November, 09:30-12:30

Where: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

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Your introduction to the Bodleian Libraries

This term the Bodleian are running FREE iSkills workshops to help you navigate the Oxford library system. Book online now for handy hints and tips – all are welcome!

Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Data sources for research – discovery, access & use

Modern researchers need to have an up-to-date understanding of working with research data. This relates equally to the material they create themselves and that obtained from other sources. Academic institutions, funding bodies and even publishers are now expecting competence in these issues. This workshop will provide a grounding in the different ways quantitative and qualitative data is being made available to benefit researchers. By the end of the session you will also have some insight into how your own future work could add to the process and become part of the research discourse.

The course aims to provide an overview of macro and micro data sources available at the University of Oxford, including national data archives, subscription services, business data, and offers some pointers for further searching.

•    Develop an overview of the landscape of data sources for health researchers, social scientists and most other researchers
•    Receive advice on how to obtain macro and micro data via specific sources
•    Review qualitative and quantitative data resources
•    Be introduced to additional data services such as the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Eurostat, Researchfish and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative’s online interactive databank and global Multidimensional Poverty Index
•    Explore specialist sources for business and economic data subscribed to by Oxford University
•    Consider the value of resources for informing research design and methodological innovation
•    Consider the importance of data management and cybersecurity

Intended Audience: DPhil students and research staff (particularly in Social Sciences). This workshop will be most beneficial to those researchers planning to use secondary data sources (quantitative, qualitative and mixed) as part of their research or who wish to learn more about the potential of open data platforms and data archives.

When: Tuseday 7th November, 14:00-16:00

Where: IT Services – 13 Banbury Road, Isis Room

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