General presentation on the UN Archives Geneva Platform (League of Nations Archives) (16^th May, 10:00-11:00)
This presentation given by staff from the Geneva Archives provides an overview on the archive categories and how they can be consulted, the history of the UN Archives Geneva and its mandate, and a description of the structure of the archives. It also focuses on the outreach activities, the LONTAD digitization project and gives an introduction on how to use the UN Archives Geneva Platform. At the end of the session you will understand: the UN Archives Geneva: mission and functions; the five archives’ categories and their accessibility; the archives’ organization; and the UN Archives Geneva platform.
Who is this session for? Students, researchers, and anyone else interested in the subject.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.

Scholarly literature for your research (16^th May, 10:30-12:30)
A practical introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding books, journal articles, conference papers, theses and more. In this session we will cover how to: run effective literature searches; find books and other scholarly items in Oxford Libraries; search for journal articles; search for theses and dissertations from the University of Oxford and around the world; and search for conference papers.
Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and academics.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.

Open Scholarship: Fundamentals of Open Access (16^th May, 10:30-12:00)
Are you baffled by open, confused by embargoes? Does the mention of the colour gold or green catapult you into a realm of perplexed irritation? Come to this session, where we’ll break down open access and all its many jargon terms, confusing publishing structures and hint at the advantages you can reap by publishing open. You will learn: what is open access? key terms – Gold, Green, Article Processing Charges; where to get more information and help; where to look for open access material; and useful tools to assist you in publishing open access.
Who is this session for? Researchers, other academic staff, administrative staff, library staff, all Oxford students including post-graduate, and members of the OUH Trust.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.

Discovering archives at the Bodleian Libraries (16^th May, 12:00-13:00)
This classroom-based session will introduce you to the key catalogues and finding aids for post-1500 archives and manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries. In particular the session will focus on Bodleian Archives and Manuscripts, the new online catalogue for post-1500 archives and manuscripts. The session will also briefly introduce some of the major UK online gateways for discovering archives. The topics covered include: how to use the Bodleian Archives and Manuscripts online catalogue; how to use the Bodleian Libraries’ Summary Catalogue of Western Manuscripts; other printed archive catalogues in the Bodleian Libraries; and national archive gateways.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers, academics and anyone interested in the topic.
Format: Classroom-based (Weston Library).

Referencing: RefWorks (18^th May, 9:30-12:30)
RefWorks is a web-based reference management tool for Windows and Macs which helps you to collect and manage references and insert them into your Word document as in-text citations or footnotes and generate bibliographies. Topics that the session includes are: understanding RefWorks and what it can do for you; adding references to RefWorks from a range of sources; managing your references; adding in-text citations and/or footnotes to your papers; creating bibliographies; and where to get help with RefWorks.
Who is this session for? Oxford students, researchers and other staff plus Oxford alumni.
Format: Classroom-based (Thames Suite, IT Services)

Getting started in Oxford Libraries (18^th May, 11:30-12:30)
An introduction to getting started in Oxford libraries. This workshop will feature demonstrations and hands-on activities on how to use SOLO, the University’s resource discovery tool. We will search for a range of material and show you how to get hold of what you want to read. We will cover: which Oxford Libraries you can use, and which meet your needs; how to search SOLO to find printed and online books, journals and other materials; how to place holds on books that are out, make stack requests and renew books online; and how to use the Scan & Deliver service.
Who is this session for? All Oxford Library users.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.

Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries (18^th May, 14:00-15:30)
Newspapers are a valuable resource for researching not only news but also many other aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. In this online session we will introduce key online sources of news and how to make best use of them. The focus will be on historical and contemporary newspapers from the 17th century across most countries of the world. After the session participants will understand: the value of newspapers in research; the difficulties of using newspapers in research and effective search techniques, and will be able to use a range of sources for searching and reading.
Who is this session for? Students, researchers, and anyone else interested in the subject.
Format: Online using Microsoft Teams.

Referencing: Zotero (19^th May, 9:30-12:30)
Zotero is a reference management tool that helps you build libraries of references and add citations and bibliographies to word processed documents using your chosen citation style. The learning outcomes for this classroom-based session are to: create a Zotero library and add references to it; edit and organise references in your Zotero library; add in-text citations and/or footnotes to your word-processed document; create bibliographies; understand how to sync your Zotero library across multiple computers; and understand how to share your Zotero library of references.
Who is this session for? Students, researchers and staff needing to manage references and create bibliographies.
Format: Classroom-based (Thames Suite, IT Services).