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.
Wednesday 15th January 2025 3:00-3:30pm
Thursday 16th January 2025 10:30-11:00am
Friday 17th January 2025 1:30-2:00pm
Are you an existing student at the University of Oxford and unsure of how the Bodleian Libraries can help you? Did you miss your Freshers’ week induction, or would you like a refresher? Are you a new visiting student? If so, join this 30-minute webinar to learn how we can help you with your studies and research. By the end of the webinar, you will understand:
- the network of Bodleian Libraries
- how to find items on your reading list including how to use SOLO
- how to use the Bodleian Libraries Wi-Fi, PCs and printing
- where to get further help
Format: Online presenter-led instruction with the opportunity for questions
Location: Microsoft Teams
Wednesday 15 January
15:30-17:00 iSkills for Medicine: Introduction to Zotero
An introduction to the functionality of Zotero, a software programme used to manage references and create bibliographies. The workshop will cover:
- Understanding the main features and benefits of Zotero
- Setting up a Zotero account
- Importing references from different sources into Zotero
- Organising your references in Zotero
- Inserting citations into documents
- Creating a bibliography/reference list.
Who is this session for? Students, staff and researchers from MSD and OUH.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.
Thursday 16 January
Open access publication of monographs is an emerging movement, but also a new and potentially confusing one. This workshop (presented by speakers from the OAPEN Foundation), will help Oxford researchers get to grips with publishing long-form works open access, by detailing the resources available to them through OAPEN, the online library of open access books. Particular focus will be given to the OAPEN OA Open Books Toolkit, which provides resources to help authors better understand open access book publishing and to increase trust in open access books.
Who is this session for? Oxford academics, researchers (including postgraduates) who are looking to publish long-form research.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.
16:00-17:00 iSkills for Medicine: Literature searching – getting started
Puzzled by PICO? Daunted by databases? Baffled by Boolean? This one-hour introductory class will offer top tips and advice on how to find literature to answer a research question. No prior experience necessary! Together, we will break down a question into the PICO format, put together a structured search, and try it out in PubMed. By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Explain what structured searching is, and when to use it
- Break your research question down into searchable concepts
- Make use of Boolean operators (ANDs/ORs) in your structured searches.
Who is this session for? Students, staff and researchers from MSD and OUH.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.