Build your confidence with the Bodleian iSkills programme, a series of free workshops that empower students, researchers, and staff at the University of Oxford to develop essential skills in discovering, critically evaluating, managing, presenting and sharing information in an evolving digital and physical world.
Workshops taking place in 3rd Week Hilary Term
Tuesday 03 February
Scholarly literature for your research
🕘10:00-12:00 | 💻Online
Learn how to create an effective search query and try out a range of tools to search for scholarly materials to support your research.
Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
🕘15:00-16:00 |📍Radcliffe Science Library
Learn how to locate and interpret journal level metrics and consider their uses and limitations.
Thursday 5 February
Copyright the card game
🕘09:30-12:30 |📍Radcliffe Science Library
This fun, interactive, games-based session will introduce the key concepts of copyright law and will help you to apply them in practice.
Getting started in Oxford libraries
🕘12:00-13:00 | 💻Online
Join this session to learn how to access the Bodleian libraries’ services and resources.
Friday 6 February
Zotero for referencing
🕘09:30-12:30 |📍IT Services
Covering the main features of Zotero this session comprises a 45-minute presentation followed by practical exercises at the computers.
Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources
🕘09:30-11:30 | 💻Online
Learn to question assumptions, analyse sources and develop effective search strategies to excel in your studies.
Data sources for research – discovery, access and use
🕘11:00-13:00 |📍Social Science Library
Explore Oxford’s data sources—from archives to business data—and learn how your work can become part of the research discourse.
To view a full list of this terms workshops go to the Bodleian iSkills website or take a look at the iSkills term card for Hilary 2026 below. All workshops must be booked in advance via the Bodleian iSkills website.
