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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:

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 18 November 2025, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker s: Craig Finlay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Pinelopi Flaouna (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
Date: 19 November 2025, 13:30 - 15:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Elizabeth McIntosh (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Keeping up to date with research
Date: 19 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Helen Worrell (Bodleian Libraries), Louise Wetherill (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 21 November 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 21 November 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 21 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Neil Jefferies (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
Date: 25 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 November 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 26 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 November 2025

Zotero for referencing
Date: 27 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

RefWorks for referencing
Date: 27 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: 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

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Searching for patents and standards
Date: 9 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, 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 20 January 2025

REF open access policy briefing
Date: 20 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 3 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 10 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Tuesday 17 February 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 17 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Monday 23 March 2025

REF open access policy briefing
Date: 23 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 May 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 12 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
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

Tuesday 19 May 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 19 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
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

Tuesday 26 May 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 26 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
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

Editors: Helen Bond, Melanie Smith