Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Bodleian iSkills is a series of free information skills workshops and talks, designed to help postgraduates and researchers find and make effective use of scholarly publications and other materials, get to grips with referencing packages, and to effectively manage research data and research output.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Timing: See our programme at: http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/workshops/workshopsbydate
Web Address: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshops

Talks:

Wednesday 22 January 2025

Referencing: Choosing and using software for referencing
Date: 22 January 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 11-13 Banbury Road,
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

iSkills: Introduction to online resources for historians: Show and tell
Date: 22 January 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel D'Arcy Brown (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 27 January 2025

iSkills: Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 27 January 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Alan Brown (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Natasha MacMahon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 January 2025

iSkills: Face your FEaR: Finding, Evaluating and Referencing scientific research
Date: 29 January 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library), Thomas Corrick (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 3 February 2025

iSkills: Using Scopus for your research
Date: 3 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alessandra Vetrugno (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 February 2025

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 4 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

iSkills: Keeping up to date with research
Date: 4 February 2025, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Helen Worrell (Bodleian Libraries), Morwenna Broughton (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 5 February 2025

iSkills: Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
Date: 5 February 2025, 14:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Luke Geraghty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 11-13 Banbury Road,
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 10 February 2025

iSkills: Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 10 February 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Pinelopi Flaouna (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Marija Babic (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 February 2025

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 11 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Thomas Corrick (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Referencing: RefWorks
Date: 11 February 2025, 14:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sophie Lay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 17 February 2025

iSkills: Unlocking critical thinking for undergraduates
Date: 17 February 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Luke Geraghty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 February 2025

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 18 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

iSkills: Discovering archives and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries
Date: 18 February 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Matthew Neely (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Jeremy McIlwaine (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Lucy McCann (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 19 February 2025

iSkills: Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Date: 19 February 2025, 11:30 - 13:00
Speaker s: Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Jo Gardner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Referencing: Zotero
Date: 19 February 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 11-13 Banbury Road,
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 3 March 2025

iSkills: Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
Date: 3 March 2025, 14:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Luke Geraghty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 11-13 Banbury Road,
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 24 March 2025

iSkills: Using Scopus for your research
Date: 24 March 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alessandra Vetrugno (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 May 2025

iSkills: Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 22 May 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Pinelopi Flaouna (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Marija Babic (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Helen Bond, Melanie Smith