Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in information discovery and scholarly communications
Talks:

Monday 16 March 2026

Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 16 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 17 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 23 March 2026

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

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 25 March 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how
Date: 25 March 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 March 2026

Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 26 March 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 26 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 April 2026

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 7 April 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 15 April 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 22 April 2026, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 23 April 2026

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

Monday 27 April 2026

Designing a conference poster in medicine: getting started
Date: 27 April 2026, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 1 May 2026

Choosing and using software for referencing
Date: 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Evenlode room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 May 2026

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 5 May 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 5 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 5 May 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
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

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 5 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 6 May 2026

Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources
Date: 6 May 2026, 13:30 - 15:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sarah Rhodes (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 May 2026

Introduction to online resources for historians: show and tell
Date: 7 May 2026, 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

Friday 8 May 2026

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 8 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 8 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alan Brown (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Wanne Mendonck (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 11 May 2026

Designing a conference poster in medicine: getting started
Date: 11 May 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 May 2026

Preparing for your literature review in the social sciences
Date: 12 May 2026, 13:30 - 15:15
Speaker s: Pinelopi Flaouna (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Katie Allen (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 13 May 2026

Foundations of copyright for researchers
Date: 13 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 14 May 2026

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 14 May 2026, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Sources for US history
Date: 14 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Bethan Davies (Vere Harmsworth Library), Rachel D'Arcy Brown (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 14 May 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 15 May 2026

Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses in medicine
Date: 15 May 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Eli Harriss (Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health care 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

Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
Date: 15 May 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
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

Monday 18 May 2026

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 18 May 2026, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Searching for patents and standards
Date: 18 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 18 May 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 19 May 2026, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Sources for modern global history
Date: 19 May 2026, 14:30 - 16:15
Speaker s: Isabel Holowaty (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

Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 19 May 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 19 May 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Foundations of copyright for teaching
Date: 20 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 21 May 2026

Your thesis, copyright & ORA
Date: 21 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Using Scopus for your research
Date: 21 May 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 22 May 2026

Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses in medicine
Date: 22 May 2026, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Nia Roberts (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care 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 2026

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

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Keeping up to date with research
Date: 27 May 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
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

Thursday 28 May 2026

Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Date: 28 May 2026, 11:30 - 13:00
Speaker s: Jo Gardner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), 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

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 28 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 June 2026

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 2 June 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 2 June 2026, 10:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Designing a conference poster in medicine: getting started
Date: 2 June 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 3 June 2026, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 4 June 2026

Copyright the card game
Date: 4 June 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (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

Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses in medicine
Date: 4 June 2026, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Nia Roberts (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 4 June 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 8 June 2026

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 8 June 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 11 June 2026

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 11 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 15 June 2026

Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 15 June 2026, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Designing a conference poster in medicine: getting started
Date: 16 June 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 17 June 2026

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 17 June 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 18 June 2026

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 18 June 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

REF open access policy briefing
Date: 18 June 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 22 June 2026

Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 22 June 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 23 June 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 29 June 2026

Termly update on open scholarship
Date: 29 June 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 2 July 2026

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 2 July 2026, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 7 July 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 23 July 2026

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 23 July 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA