History Thesis Fair in 3rd week

Thesis Fair: Thursday 3rd Week in Trinity Term – 10 May 2012, 2-4pm, Exam Schools

picture from previous thesis fairAll 2nd year history undergraduates are encouraged to drop in on the Thesis Fair which will give you the opportunity to discover the University’s vast information resources including library, archive and electronic materials.

Library experts and academic historians will be on hand to provide expert assistance and tips on the information available to you for your research and how to search through it.

Stalls cover a range of information including:

  • Medieval sources
  • Early modern & Modern sources
  • British & European sources
  • African & Commonwealth sources
  • Latin American sources
  • Indian sources
  • US sources
  • History of Science & Medicine
  • History of Art & Visual resources

And many more…

Meet 2 History Finalists at the Top 10 Tips stall to learn from their experience. They will also give a talk in Room 1, School, 14:45-15:00.

Further courses

Courses to help prepare you for writing your thesis will be run later in the term.  These include:

  • Online resources for historians
  • Information sources for African Studies
  • Manuscripts
  • US studies sources for historians
  • Medieval sources for historians
  • Using RefWorks for your dissertation
  • Information Skills Minimum Kit – a session designed to help you use a variety of information sources and tools to search effectively and carry out your literature review

More information about these sessions and online booking is available from: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/history/thesisfair

Thesis Fair for 2nd year History Undergraduates

Thesis Fair 2011

Thursday 19 May, 14:00-16:00 – Exam Schools

The Fair aims to help 2nd year History Undergraduates:

  • explore what source materials and information resources (archival, print and electronic) are available in Oxford libraries;
  • meet local experts for further discussion;
  • learn about useful tips and tools;
  • browse among stalls to learn about Oxford’s rich collections as well as attend brief talks;
  • find information at your own pace and together with local experts jointly explore information resources and finding tools.

Timetable of talks:

Top 10 Tips from a Student survivor @ 14:30

The stalls will include medieval and early modern sources, modern political papers, US History, collections in the HFL and college libraries & archives, and many more. There will also be stalls on how to make the most of IT and web tools.

Come and along and get some ideas for your dissertation!

For details of further useful courses this term, including the Information Skills Minimum Kit and RefWorks, please see our Undergraduate Training page.

Thesis Fair 2010

Thursday 13 May (week 3), 14:00-16:00

North Writing School, Exam Schools

The Fair aims to help 2nd year History Undergraduates:

  • Explore what source materials and information resources (archival, print and electronic) are available in Oxford libraries;
  • Meet local experts for further discussion;
  • Learn about useful tips and tools;
  • Browse among stalls to learn about Oxford’s rich collections;
  • Find information at your own pace and together with local experts jointly look at useful information resources and finding tools.

Plus come along to the talk: Top 10 Tips from a History Graduate – 15:00-15:15.

The stalls will include medieval and early modern sources, modern political papers, US History, collections in the HFL and college libraries & archives, and many more. There will also be stalls on how to make the most of IT and web tools.

Come along and get some ideas for your dissertation!