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

Monday 28 April 2025

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to designing a conference poster
Date: 28 April 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills for Medicine: Introduction to EndNote
Date: 28 April 2025, 15:30 - 17:00
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 29 April 2025

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to science communication: Translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 29 April 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills: Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 29 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Alan Brown (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Referencing: Choosing and using software for referencing
Date: 29 April 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord)
Venue: 11-13 Banbury Road,
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 1 May 2025

iSkills: Discovering archives and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries
Date: 1 May 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
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

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Open Scholarship: Fundamentals of open access
Date: 6 May 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker s: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to designing a conference poster
Date: 6 May 2025, 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
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills for Medicine: Introduction to EndNote
Date: 6 May 2025, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 8 May 2025

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 8 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
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: Introduction to online resources for historians: show and tell
Date: 8 May 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 12 May 2025

iSkills: Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 12 May 2025, 9:30 - 12:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Luke Geraghty (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

iSkills: Searching for patents and standards
Date: 12 May 2025, 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

Referencing: EndNote
Date: 12 May 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
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

Tuesday 13 May 2025

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to science communication: Translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 13 May 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Open Scholarship: Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 13 May 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Preparing for your literature review in the social sciences
Date: 13 May 2025, 10:00 - 11:45
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 14 May 2025

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 14 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
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: Sources for modern global history
Date: 14 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:45
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

Thursday 15 May 2025

iSkills: Keeping up to date with research
Date: 15 May 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
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

Tuesday 20 May 2025

iSkills for Medicine: Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses
Date: 20 May 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Nia Roberts (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills for Medicine: Poster clinic
Date: 20 May 2025, 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
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 21 May 2025

Referencing: EndNote
Date: 21 May 2025, 9:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, 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

iSkills: Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Date: 21 May 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: RefWorks
Date: 21 May 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
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

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

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 22 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
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 27 May 2025

iSkills: Data sources for research - discovery, access and use
Date: 27 May 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: John Southall (University of Oxford), John Pilbeam (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Social Science Library, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Information Skills Training Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 May 2025

iSkills: Unlocking critical thinking for undergraduates
Date: 28 May 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

Open Scholarship: Introduction to Persistent Identifiers
Date: 28 May 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Neil Jefferies (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Open Scholarship: Introduction to Open Science Framework at Oxford
Date: 28 May 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Neil Jefferies (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 May 2025

iSkills: Sources for US history
Date: 29 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Bethan Davies (Vere Harmsworth Library)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 June 2025

iSkills: Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 2 June 2025, 9:30 - 12:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Luke Geraghty (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

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to designing a conference poster
Date: 2 June 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills for Medicine: Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses
Date: 2 June 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Nia Roberts (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Eli Harriss (Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 June 2025

iSkills: Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
Date: 3 June 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: John Southall (University of Oxford), John Pilbeam (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Social Science Library, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Information Skills Training Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Open Scholarship: Your thesis, copyright & ORA
Date: 3 June 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: David Watson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 June 2025

iSkills for Medicine: Introduction to EndNote
Date: 5 June 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 June 2025

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to science communication: Translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 9 June 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Open Scholarship: REF open access policy briefing
Date: 9 June 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphries (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 June 2025

iSkills: Working with sensitive research data
Date: 10 June 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), John Pilbeam (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Social Science Library, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Information Skills Training Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 June 2025

Open Scholarship: Fundamentals of open access
Date: 12 June 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Beth Saward (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 16 June 2025

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to designing a conference poster
Date: 16 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 June 2025

iSkills for Medicine: Introduction to EndNote
Date: 18 June 2025, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

iSkills for Medicine: Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses
Date: 18 June 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Eli Harriss (Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 June 2025

iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to science communication: Translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 24 June 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 30 June 2025

iSkills for Medicine: Poster clinic
Date: 30 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Open Scholarship: Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 1 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphries (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 24 July 2025

Open Scholarship: Fundamentals of open access
Date: 24 July 2025, 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: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA