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 Trinity Term
Tuesday 12 May
Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
🗓️ Tuesday 12 May | 🕘 11.00-12.00 |📍Radcliffe Science Library Learn how to locate and interpret journal level metrics and discover the strengths, limitations, and pitfalls of these metrics so you can use them responsibly
Preparing for your literature review in the social sciences
🗓️ Tuesday 12 May | 🕘 13.30-15.15 | 💻 Online Learn how to build a successful search strategy, source highly cited papers and stay up to date with new research.
Wednesday 13 May
Foundations of copyright for researchers
🗓️ Wednesday 13 May | 🕘 11.00-12.30 | 💻 Online Understand how copyright affects your research and your rights and responsibilities in an age of open scholarship.
Thursday 14 May
Discovering archives and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries 🗓️ Thursday 14 May | 🕘 11.30-13.00 |📍Weston Library Explore key catalogues and finding aids for post-1800 archives and manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries.
Friday 15 May
Zotero for referencing
🗓️ Friday 15 May | 🕘 09.30-12.30 |📍IT Services
This session covers the main features of Zotero and comprises a 45-minute presentation followed by practical exercises at the computers. You can leave at any point once you have tried out the software.
Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
🗓️ Friday 15 May | 🕘 10.00-12.00 | 💻 Online
In a world of clickbait and algorithms, critical thinking matters more than ever. This interactive workshop will help you evaluate credibility and bias in today’s news and social media.
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 Trinity 2026 below. All workshops must be booked in advance via the Bodleian iSkills website.
