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:

Monday 19 May 2025

iSkills: Using Scopus for your research
Date: 19 May 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 20 May 2025

iSkills: Unlocking critical thinking for undergraduates
Date: 20 May 2025, 9:30 - 11:30
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

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

Referencing: Zotero
Date: 28 May 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker s: Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
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

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

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 19 June 2025

iSkills: Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
Date: 19 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), John Pilbeam (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