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 8th Week Trinity Term
Tuesday 16 June
Working with sensitive research data 🕘 11:00-13:00 | 📍Social Science Library Learn the essentials of managing sensitive or restricted research data, including confidentiality, consent, cybersecurity, and data management.
Thursday 18 June
REF open access policy briefing 🕘 11:00-12:00 | 💻 Online Make sure your work complies with the open access policy for REF 2029. Get up to speed on new requirements and where you can find help at Oxford.
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 7th Week Trinity Term
Zotero for referencing 🗓️ Monday 8 June | 🕘 13.30-15.00 | 💻 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.
Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs) 🗓️ Friday 12 June | 🕘 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.
Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources 🗓️ Friday 12 June | 🕘 11.00-13.30 |📍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.
FT.com is the digital platform of the Financial Times, offering expert coverage of global business, economics and financial frameworks through award-winning journalism, analysis and commentary. Access is available free of charge to University of Oxford students, faculty, and researchers via the Bodleian Libraries’ institutional subscription.
This webinar, led by FT.com specialists, will provide an overview of the platform and showcase features designed to support analysis and teaching. The session will include tailored recommendations for faculty and researchers in Business and Economics, with practical guidance on using FT.com to enhance coursework, classroom discussion and independent research. This will include a review of new features and tools such as:
‘Ask FT’ for AI based topic exploration and discovery
‘MyFT’ for personalised content tracking
Curated newsletters for latest insights
Article annotation as a methodological aid
There will be an opportunity to discuss development of course and research content and attendees who are librarians, course convenors or staff members will be particularly welcome.
By the end of the session you will be able to:
Create an account with FT.Com
Make use of new features such as MyFT
Understand how AI is shaping access to the insights provided
maximise benefots to courses and research
This Webinar, aimed at Oxford University researchers and staff, will take place online via Teams on Monday 8 June, 2pm – 3pm.
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.
Logistics of open scholarship 🗓️ Tuesday 26 May | 🕘 14.30-16.00 | 💻 Online This session covers researching, publishing, and finding open scholarship resources and tools at Oxford.
Wednesday 27 May
Keeping up to date with research🗓️ Wednesday 27 May | 🕘 10.30-12.00 | 💻 Online Discover how to use alerts to stay up to date with new research, with guided instruction and hands-on setup of tailored email alerts.
Thursday 28 May
RefWorks for referencing 🗓️ Thursday 28 May | 🕘 09.30-11.30 | 💻 Online Join us for this interactive session in which we introduce RefWorks, a subscription reference management tool that University of Oxford members can use for free during their time at the university and as alumni.
Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries 🗓️ Thursday 28 May | 🕘 11.30-13.00 | 💻 Online Understand the value of using newspapers in your research and learn effective search techniques when consulting historical and contemporary newspapers from across the world.
Friday 29 May
EndNote for referencing🗓️ Friday 29 May | 🕘 10.00-12.00 | 💻 Online Want to effectively manage your references? Join this session to discover how EndNote can help you collect, organise, and cite your sources with ease.
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.
Searching for patents and standards 🗓️ Monday 18 May | 🕘 13.00-14.00 | 💻 Online Find out more about what patents and standards are, why they might be useful for your research and how to find them in specific databases.
Tuesday 19 May
Data sources for research – discovery, access and use 🗓️ Tuesday 19 May | 🕘 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.
Sources for modern global history 🗓️ Tuesday 19 May | 🕘 14.30-16.15 |📍Weston Library An introduction to key archival, printed and electronic resources, such as finding aids, bibliographic resources and primary sources for post-1800 global history.
Wednesday 20 May
Foundations of copyright for teaching 🗓️ Wednesday 20 May | 🕘 11.00-12.30 | 💻 Online Confused about what you can (and can’t) use in your teaching? This workshop will help you to understand different licence types and follow the CLA requirements with confidence.
Your thesis, copyright & ORA 🗓️ Thursday 21 May | 🕘 11.00-12.00 | 💻 Online This session guides DPhil students through depositing their thesis in the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA), covering the process, key rights and permissions, and where to find support.
Using Scopus for your research 🗓️ Thursday 21 May | 🕘 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.
Friday 22 May
*New* Basics of SciFinder 🗓️ Friday 22 May | 🕘 13.00-14.00 | 💻 Online Join this introductory session on the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform to explore AI-enabled tools and the world’s largest collection of scientific information across chemistry and related sciences.
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
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.
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.
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 2nd Week Trinity Term
Tuesday 5 May Fundamentals of open access 🕘 10.00-11.30 | 💻 Online Understand what open access really means – decode the jargon and explore how publishing open can benefit your research.
Scholarly literature for your research 🕘 14.00-16.00 | 💻 Online Learn how to create an effective search query and to explore a range of tools to search for scholarly materials to support your research.
Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources 🕘 13.30-15.30 | 💻 Online Enhance your critical thinking and research skills in this practical workshop. Learn to question assumptions, analyse sources, and develop effective search strategies to excel in your studies.
EndNote for referencing 🕘 09.30-12.30 |📍IT Services This session covers the main features of EndNote and comprises a presentation followed by practical exercises at the computers. You can leave at any point once you have tried out the software.
Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources 🕘 10.00-12.30 |📍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.
Getting started in Oxford libraries 🕘 13.00-14.00 | 💻 Online New to Oxford or need a refresher on using the Bodleian libraries? Join this session to learn how to access the library network and use their services and resources.
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 1st Week Trinity Term
Friday 1 May Choosing and using software for referencing 🕘 09:30-12:30 |📍IT Services Following a 30-minute presentation on reference management tools, you will have the opportunity to try out EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks and Zotero. As you explore which tool works best for you, library staff will be on hand to guide you and to answer any questions you may have. You can leave at any point once you have tried out the tools you want, and do not have to stay until the end.
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.
Some of the workshops are in person and some online via Teams.
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 10th Week Hilary Term
Monday 23 March REF open access policy briefing 🕘 11:00-12:00 | 💻 Online Make sure your research meets the new REF open access requirements. Get up to speed on what’s changed and where you can find help at Oxford.
Thursday 26 March Logistics of open scholarship 🕘 10:00-11:30 | 💻 Online This session covers the logistics of researching, publishing, and locating open scholarship resources and tools at Oxford.
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