Bodleian iSkills is a series of workshops designed for postgraduates and researchers, covering information discovery and searching for scholarly materials, keeping up to date with research, using reference management tools, research data management and open access publishing. For Hilary Term, most of the workshops will continue to 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.
Workshops taking place in 5th Week
iSkills: Working with sensitive research data in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Tue 15 Feb 10:00-12:00)
Two workshops 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, or an NHS Trust or Biobank data. 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.
Who is this session for? All DPhil students and research staff in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
iSkills: Finding stuff – scholarly literature for your research (Wed 16 Feb 10:00-12:00)
An online introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding books, journal articles, conference materials, theses and more from the University of Oxford and around the world.
Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and academics.
iSkills: Getting started in Oxford Libraries (Thu 17 Feb 10:00-12:00)
An introduction to getting started in Oxford Libraries, featuring live demonstrations and hands-on activities on how to use SOLO, the University’s resource discovery tool; how to search for a range of material and get hold of what you want to read; which Oxford Libraries to use for your needs and how to use our many services.
Who is this session for? All Oxford Library users.
Open Access Oxford: What’s happening? (Thu 17 Feb; repeated monthly)
A briefing on open access publishing and Oxford’s position including guidance on how to comply with the Open Access requirements for the REF and mandates from key funding bodies whilst respecting your publisher’s rights and policies. Will cover Gold and Green routes and Article Processing Charges; University policy for the Open Access block grants including RCUK/UKRI and Wellcome Trust.
Who is this session for? Current Oxford researchers and academics, research support staff and librarians.