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 6th Week Hilary Term
Monday 23 February
Termly update on open scholarship
🕘 14.00-15.00 | 💻 Online Speakers from Bodleian Open Scholarship Support and across Oxford will discuss current changes in the field of open scholarship.
Tuesday 24 February
Zotero for referencing
🕘 10.00-11.30 | 💻 Online Looking for an easier way to collect, manage, and cite references? In this session you’ll be introduced to Zotero — a tool that helps you organize references and add in-text citations, footnotes, and bibliographies to your documents.
Using Scopus for your research
🕘 13.00-14.00 | 💻 Online Unlock the full potential of your literature review with Scopus, a vital abstract and citation database for social sciences, medical sciences, and physical and life sciences
Thursday 26 February
Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
🕘 10.00-11.30 | 💻 Online Take control of your research data! Find out how to manage, store, and share it effectively, understand Oxford’s data policy, and make the most of the support on offer
Friday 27 February
Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
🕘 13.30-16.00 | 📍 IT Services Designed for those new to AI, this practical session will allow you to independently experiment with three GenAI tools and participate in group discussions to explore their strengths and limitations.
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.
