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Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:57:00 +0000

The following sessions, designed for postgraduates and researchers in the Medical Sciences division, are all taking place multiple times during Michaelmas term. All the workshops are free to attend, but you do need to book your place in advance by clicking the links below and selecting your preferred date (Single Sign On username and password required).

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Endnote

Wednesday 10 October, 11.00-12.00
Thursday 25 October, 10.00-11.00
Tuesday 30 October, 14.00-15.00
Thursday 8 November, 10.00-11.00
Wednesday 14 November, 11.00-12.00
Tuesday 20 November, 10.00-11.00

All sessions take place at the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building.

Do you need help managing your references and citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Endnote X8, which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Mendeley

Tuesday 16 October, 10.00-11.00
Wednesday 24 October, 13.00-14.00
Thursday 1 November, 10.00-11.00
Wednesday 7 November, 11.00-12.00
Tuesday 13 November, 10.00-11.00

All sessions take place at the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building.

Do you need help managing your references and citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Mendeley, a free programme which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to literature searching for DPhils in the Medical Sciences

Wednesday 10 October, 14.00-16.00
Thursday 18 October, 14.00-16.00
Friday 26 October, 10.00-12.00
Tuesday 6 November, 14.00-16.00
Wednesday 14 November, 14.00-16.00

All sessions take place at the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building.

A practical workshop exploring how to formulate search strategies to address research questions, choose appropriate databases and search engines, store and manage references, and keep up to date with new research over the life cycle of your DPhil.

Who is this session for? DPhils in the Medical Sciences Division.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to systematic reviews & evidence syntheses - searching for studies

Thursday 11 October, 14.00-15.00
Tuesday 16 October, 14.00-15.00
Thursday 18 October, 10.00-11.00
Thursday 25 October, 14.00-15.00
Wednesday 31 October, 14.00-15.00
Thursday 8 November, 10.00-11.00 - N.B. This session takes place in the IT Training Room at the Radcliffe Science Library
Tuesday 13 November, 14.00-15.00
Thursday 15 November, 10.00-11.00
Thursday 22 November, 10.00-11.00

All sessions - except Thursday 8 November, as noted above - take place at the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building.

In this workshop you will be introduced to the principles underpinning the conduct of literature searches for systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.

Who is this session for? DPhils and Researchers in the Medical Sciences Division.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in week 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:25:00 +0000

Bodleian iSkills workshops are designed to help you make effective use of scholarly materials. The sessions are open to all members of the University and Bodleian Reader's card holders, though some are intended for particular groups (e.g. postgraduates in a particular subject area). The workshops are free to attend, but you do need to book your place in advance. University members can book by clicking on the links below (Single Sign On username and password are required). Bodleian Reader's card holders should contact the User Education team who will book a place on your behalf.

The sessions listed below are taking place in week 2. The full timetable for Michaelmas term is available on the iSkills website.

Bodleian iSkills: Getting started in Oxford Libraries
Monday 15 October, 9.30-12.30; repeated Monday 5 November, 9.30-12.30

An introduction to Oxford Libraries including guidance on which libraries to use; accessing e-journals and other online resources; SOLO and other finding aids; and making the most of Library services.
Who is this session for? Anyone who would like an introduction to Oxford Libraries.

Bodleian iSkills: Getting information to come to you
Tuesday 16 October, 10.00-11.30

Keeping up to date with new research is important but time-consuming. This session will show you how to set up automatic alerts so that you are notified about new articles and other publications and when key web sites are updated. Participants will have the opportunity to set up RSS feed readers and/or email notifications during the session.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.

Bodleian iSkills: E-books
Friday 19 October, 9.15-10.45

The Bodleian Libraries have over 624,000 e-books, with titles in all subject areas, but do you feel confident in finding and using them? This workshop will cover finding e-books and how to use and manipulate them.
Who is this session for? Anyone who is interested.

Bodleian iSkills: E-book readers
Friday 19 October, 11.00-12.15

Reading on e-book readers such as Kindle or Nook, and using apps for iPad and Android devices, is increasingly popular, but how useful are these devices for academic work? This workshop will look at a range of devices and apps on the market and will cover key features to look out for when considering purchase. The workshop will also include an opportunity to try out a range of devices.
Who is this session for? Anyone who is interested.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 5

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:40:00 +0000

The following iSkills workshops are on offer in Week 5. All the sessions are free to attend, but you need to book a place in advance. University members can book by following the links below (you will need your Single Sign On username and password). Holders of Bodleian Reader's cards who do not have an SSO can book by emailing the User Education team.

Bodleian iSkills: Working with sensitive research data in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Monday 12 February, 10.00-12.00
IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Windrush Room

A workshop outlining some of the key principles to bear in mind when working with sensitive or restricted research, whether collected yourself or obtained from a third party source such as a data archive. Issues of confidentiality, informed consent, cybersecurity and data management will be covered. Examples of scenarios or concerns drawn from the research of participants are particularly welcome. The role of support services at Oxford will also be outlined and in particular the role of the Bodleian Data Librarian who will lead the session. Follow up consultations with the Data Librarian or other subject consultants are also offered.

Who is this session for? All DPhil students and research staff in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
Presenters: John Southall and Cathy Scutt.

Bodleian iSkills: Working with sensitive research data in the Sciences and Medical Sciences
Tuesday 13 February, 10.00-12.00
IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Windrush Room

A workshop outlining some of the key principles to bear in mind when working with sensitive or restricted research, whether collected yourself or obtained from a third party source such as an NHS trust or Biobank data. Issues of confidentiality, informed consent, cybersecurity and data management will be covered. Examples of scenarios or concerns drawn from the research of participants are particularly welcome. The role of support services at Oxford will also be outlined and in particular the role of the Bodleian Data Librarian who will lead the session. Follow up consultations with the Data Librarian or other subject consultants are also offered.

Who is this session for? All DPhil students and research staff in the Sciences and Medical Sciences.
Presenters: John Southall and Cathy Scutt.

Bodleian iSkills: Finding stuff - scholarly literature for your research
Friday 16 February, 9.15-12.15
Radcliffe Science Library, IT Training Room

A practical introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding monographs, journal articles, conference papers, theses and more.

Subjects to be covered include:

Run effective literature searches
Find monographs and other scholarly items in Oxford Libraries using SOLO
Search for journal articles using subject databases and scholarly search engines
Search for theses and dissertations from around the World using Proquest and eTHos
Search for theses from Oxford University using SOLO and ORA
Search for conference papers using Proquest, OCLC and other databases

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Kate Beeby, Angela Carritt and Isabel McMann.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Endnote
Tuesday 13 February, 10.00-11.30 (repeated on Thursday 15 February, 10.00-11.30, Thursday 22 February, 10.00-11.30, and Thursday 8 March, 10.00-11.30)
Group Study Room, The Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Endnote X7, which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenters: Eli Harriss, Catherine Hartley, Tatjana Petrinic, or Carolyn Smith.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to systematic reviews & evidence synthesis - searching for studies
Wednesday 14 February, 11.00-12.00 (repeated on Thursday 8 March, 14.00-15.00)
Group Study Room, The Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building

In this workshop you will be introduced to the principles underpinning the conduct of literature searches for systematic reviews and evidence syntheses:

Formulating a search strategy to address research questions
Applying methodological search filters to restrict by study type
Choosing appropriate databases and search engines
Searching for grey literature and ongoing studies
Documenting and reporting your search
Storing and managing references

Who is this session for? DPhils and Researchers in the Medical Sciences Division.

Presenter: Nia Roberts.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 4

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:14:00 +0000

The following workshops are coming up in Week 4. The sessions are free to attend, but you do need to book a place in advance. University members can book by following the links below (you will need your Single Sign On username and password). Bodleian Reader's card holders who do not have an SSO can contact the User Education team, who will book a place on your behalf.

Further information about the iSkills programme, including the schedule for the rest of Hilary Term and handouts from previous presentations, is available here.

Bodleian iSkills: Moving from research question to literature review in the Social Sciences
Tuesday 6 February, 9.30-12.00
Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

This 2-hour workshop will be invaluable for researchers hoping to find suitable literature for their literature review, for which a well-constructed set of search terms and an understanding of online search engines are prerequisites. This workshop will allow researchers to use their own research questions to build a search and apply it to a range of databases. Techniques for structuring a search will be explained, an overview of key online resources for the social sciences will be given, major search tools will be explored, and strategies for approaching large results sets and sourcing papers will be discussed. This practical workshop will involve paper exercises and online activities using attendees' own research topics.

Who is this session for? All DPhil Students and Research Staff in the Social Sciences.
Presenters: Craig Finlay and Erika Harlos-Szendrey.

Bodleian iSkills: Your thesis, copyright and ORA
Wednesday 7 February, 14.00-15.00
Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

Oxford DPhil students are required to deposit a copy of their thesis in ORA (Oxford University Research Archive). This session will focus on copyright and other issues that DPhil students need to take into account when preparing their thesis for upload to ORA.

Who is this session for? Doctoral research students.
Presenters: Jason Partridge and David Watson.

Bodleian iSkills: Introducing MANTRA for Research Data Management
Thursday 8 February, 14.00-15.30
IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Windrush Room

MANTRA is an acclaimed online independent learning course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management. This workshop will discuss research data management as an integral part of the research process; give an introduction to MANTRA; and then give an actual opportunity to begin the online course with the assistance of library staff.

Objectives:

Receive a guided introduction to key issues in research data management
Gain an understanding of the structure of MANTRA
Use MANTRA to further your research data management practice during the session and after.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates and researchers. This will be particularly useful for DPhil students and early career researchers who are starting a research project.
Presenters: John Southall and Cathy Scutt.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Mendeley
Thursday 8 February, 14.00-15.30 (repeated on Tuesday 20 February, 10.00-11.30, and Tuesday 27 February, 10.00-11.30)
Group Study Room, The Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Mendeley,a free programme which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Objectives:

understand what Mendeley is and what it can do for you
create a Mendeley account and install Mendeley Desktop
import references from PubMed
import references directly from a database such as Ovid Embase
know how to annotate and manage PDFs using Mendeley
know how to synchronise your desktop and web libraries
create a bibliography
cite references in a document.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenters: Eli Harriss, Catherine Hartley, Tatjana Petrinic or Carolyn Smith.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to literature searching for DPhils and researchers
Thursday 8 February, 10.00-12.00 (repeated on Monday 26 February, 10.00-12.00, and Monday 16 March, 10.00-12.00)
Group Study Room, The Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building

In this practical workshop you will explore how to:

Formulate search strategies to address research questions
Choose appropriate databases and search engines
Store and manage references
Keep up to date with new research over the life cycle of your DPhil.

Who is this session for? DPhils and researchers in the Medical Sciences Division.
Presenter: Nia Roberts.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 4

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 12 May 2017 15:43:00 +0000

Next week's iSkills programme includes sessions on key resources for historians, and a workshop on research data management. All the sessions are free to attend, but you need to book a place in advance by clicking on the appropriate links below. If you are Bodleian Reader's card holder and do not have a Single Sign On username and password, please contact the User Education team and they will book a place on your behalf.

Bodleian iSkills: Online resources for Historians
Tuesday 16 May, 14.00-15.15

A general introduction to the vast range of electronic resources which are available for all historical periods of British and W European history: bibliographical databases, biographical / reference research aids, ebooks and ejournals, web portals, and collections of online primary source materials.

Who is this session for? Students, researchers and anyone interested in this topic.
Presenter: Isabel Holowaty
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Evenlode Room

Bodleian iSkills: Sources for US History
Tuesday 16 May, 15.30-17.00

An introduction to key information sources for the study of colonial America and US history. The session will provide an overview of the primary sources available in Oxford and online (such as early printed books, US newspapers and US government papers), as well as guidance on locating material for your research.

Who is this session for? Students, researchers and anyone interested in this topic.
Presenter: Jane Rawson
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Evenlode Room

Bodleian iSkills: Managing your data with MANTRA
Wednesday 17 May, 10.00-11.30

MANTRA is an acclaimed online independent learning course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates and researchers. This will be particularly useful for DPhil students and early career researchers who are starting a research project.
Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

Bodleian iSkills: UK parliamentary and government materials - an introduction
Thursday 18 May, 10.00-11.30

Of vital help to all undergraduate history students is this general overview of the main sources for finding and accessing historical UK parliamentary material, pre-1800 and post-1800. We look at sources for government publications both in print and in electronic format, including: Parliamentary proceedings – Hansard; Journals of the House of Commons and Lords; Legislation; Government and departmental papers.

Who is this session for? Undergraduate history students and anyone new to the subject
Presenter: Hannah Chandler
Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

Research Skills Toolkit workshops in Weeks 1 and 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:14:00 +0000

Run jointly by IT Services and the Bodleian Libraries and aimed at graduate research students, Research Skills Toolkit workshops introduce key software and online tools for your research, hone your searching and information skills and introduce you to subject specialists. Topics covered in these free two-hour sessions include:

Finding articles, papers, conferences and theses
Keeping up to date and current awareness
Using Endnote to manage your references
Manipulating images using Gimp
Managing your thesis with Word
Analyzising data with Excel pivot tables
Podcasting with Audacity
Plagiarism and how to avoid it
Your thesis, copyright and ORA
Finding highly cited journals and measuring research impact

All sessions take place at IT Services, 13 Banbury Road. Please book a place at one workshop for your subject area by clicking on the links below (Single Sign On username and password required).

Humanities

Monday 16 January, 10.00-12.00

Tuesday 17 January, 14.00-16.00

Wednesday 18 January, 14.00-16.00

Social Sciences

Monday 16 January, 14.00-16.00

Thursday 19 January, 9.30-11.30

Friday 20 January, 14.00-16.00

Medical Sciences

Wednesday 18 January, 10.00-12.00

Thursday 19 January, 15.00-17.00

Friday 20 January, 10.00-12.00

Maths, Physical and Life Sciences

Tuesday 17 January, 10.00-12.00

Thursday 19 January, 12.30-14.30

Vacation loans begin next week

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:16:00 +0000

Vacation loans from Keble Library begin on Monday 28 November. Any books borrowed or renewed by undergraduates on or after this date will be due back on Wednesday 18 January 2017 (i.e. Wednesday of 1st week of Hilary term). For postgraduates, the usual two month loan period continues to apply.

Any books borrowed by undergraduates during Michaelmas term are due back on Wednesday 30 November. Please make sure you return or renew your books by this date.

Don't forget that you can access almost all of Oxford's subscription e-resources while you are away by logging into SOLO or OxLIP+ with your Single Sign On username and password before you start searching. (Please note that owing to server moves by the service provider, there will no access to e-journals or e-journal articles via OU e-Journals or SOLO during the following time periods: Sunday 4 December from 15:00 to 19:00 GMT, and Wednesday 7 December from 11:45 to 13:15 GMT.) Further information on remote access to resources is available on the Bodleian Libraries website.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 7

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:59:00 +0000

The Bodleian iSkills programme for Week 7 includes sessions on open access, getting started in Oxford libraries, finding scholarly literature, and e-books and e-readers. All the workshops are free to attend, but you need to book a place in advance. To book, click on the relevant title link below (Single Sign On username and password required). If you encounter any problems with the online booking system, or if you are a Bodleian Reader's Card holder without an SSO, please email the User Education team to reserve your place.

These are the final iSkills workshops for this term. Handouts and presentations from previous sessions can be found on the iSkills website.

iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Open Access Oxford - what's happening?
Tuesday 22 November, 10.00-11.00 (Week 7)

A briefing on open access publishing and Oxford's position: Green vs. Gold; funder mandates and publisher policies; Oxford Research Archive (ORA) and Symplectic; OA website/ helpline; what's new.

Who is this session for? Research support staff, administrators and librarians, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Juliet Ralph and Judith Ames.
Venue: Beeson Room, Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital.

Key topics:

Introduction - What is open access?
Key terms - Gold, Green, APCs
How to find out about research council or funder requirements
How to find out what your publisher will allow
Green route - how to deposit in ORA
Gold route and how to claim for APCs
HEFCE policy for next REF
New developments, including ORCID researcher IDs
Where to get more help

Getting started in Oxford Libraries
Tuesday 22 November, 14.00-17.00 (Week 7)

An introduction to Oxford Libraries including guidance on which libraries to use; accessing e-journals and other online resources; SOLO and other finding aids; and making the most of Library services.

Who is this session for? Anyone who would like an introduction to Oxford Libraries.
Presenters: Angela Carritt and Cathy Scutt.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Training Room.

Finding stuff - scholarly literature for your research
Thursday 24 November, 14.00-17.00 (Week 7)

A practical introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding monographs, journal articles, conference papers, theses and more.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Kate Beeby, Angela Carritt, and Isabel McMann.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

E-books
Friday 25 November, 09.15-11.15 (Week 7)

The Bodleian Libraries have over 624,000 e-books, with titles in all subject areas, but do you feel confident in finding and using them? This workshop will cover finding e-books and how to use and manipulate them.

Who is this session for? Anyone who is interested.
Presenters: Hilla Wait and Kat Steiner.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

E-book readers
Friday 25 November, 11.15-12.15 (Week 7)

Reading on e-book readers such as Kindle or Nook, and using apps for iPad and Android devices, is increasingly popular, but how useful are these devices for academic work? This workshop will look at a range of devices and apps on the market and will cover key features to look out for when considering purchase. The workshop will also include an opportunity to try out a range of devices.

Who is this session for? Anyone who is interested.
Presenters: Hilla Wait and Kat Steiner.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 6

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:43:00 +0000

The Bodleian iSkills programme for Week 6 includes workshops on research data, archives and modern papers, newspapers and other news resources, and reference management software. All the sessions are free to attend, but you must book a place in advance. To book, click on the relevant title link below (Single Sign On username and password required). If you are a Bodleian Reader's card holder without an SSO, or if you encounter any problems with the online booking system, please email the User Education team to reserve your place.

Working with sensitive research data
Tuesday 15 November, 10.00-12.00 (Week 6)

A workshop outlining some of the key principles to bear in mind when working with sensitive or restricted research data obtained from a third party source such as a data archive. This session will also be of interest to those creating data they consider sensitive or confidential who want to know how best to go about it. Examples of scenarios drawn from the research of participants are particularly welcome. The role of support services at Oxford will also be outlined and in particular the role of the Bodleian Data Librarian.

Subjects to be covered include:

Creating original data
Using Informed consent agreements
Maximising usage potential of data
Types of data – numbers text and beyond
Strategies to protect data
Embargoes, vetting and restrictions
Accessing archived data
Understanding access conditions
Importance of metadata
Trends in data access – greater detail v harder access

Who is this session for? All DPhil Students and Research Staff.
Presenters: John Southall and Cathy Scutt.
Venue: Social Sciences Library, Information Skills Training Room.

Archives and modern papers for Social Sciences and History
Tuesday 15 November, 14.00-16.00 (Week 6)

The Bodleian's Weston Library has a wealth of resources covering almost all aspects of modern British society and culture. This session will introduce key finding aids and get you started with the research skills needed to make the most of these resources. We will look at identifying relevant material in Oxford and elsewhere; considerations when working with archival material; types of archives and modern papers; and how to find out more. You will have an opportunity in the session to handle some actual examples.

Who is this session for? Students in History and Social Science subjects; researchers and other Bodleian Libraries readers considering using special collections.
Presenter: Michael Hughes.
Venue: Weston Library, Horton Room.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Endnote
Tuesday 15 November, 15.00-16.00 (Week 6)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Endnote X7, which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss.
Venue: The Knowledge Centre, Group Study Room, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Mendeley
Thursday 17 November, 15.00-16.00 (Week 6)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Mendeley, a free programme which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss.
Venue: Group Study Room, the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington.

Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th to 21st century
Friday 18 November, 09.15-12.15 (Week 6)

Newspapers are a valuable resource for researching not only news, but also many other aspects of society. In this session we will introduce key historical and contemporary sources of news and how to make best use of them.

Who is the session for? Students, researchers and anyone else who is interested.
Presenters: Isabel Holowaty and Angela Carritt.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Referencing: Refworks for Sciences and Social Sciences
Friday 18 November, 14.00-17.00 (Week 6)

RefWorks is an online tool which allows you to manage your references and insert them into your work, automatically generate bibliographies and easily switch between citation styles. This introduction is open to all, but the section on importing references will focus on Science/Social Science examples.

Who is this session for? All University members and alumni.
Presenters: Nia Roberts, Gigi Horsfield, Angela Carritt and Rachel Scanlon.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

New books

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:54:00 +0000

Here is a selection of the books added to Library stock during October. The full list of last month's new accessions can be viewed on LibraryThing.

Bodleian iSkills in Week 5

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:42:00 +0000

Next week's iSkills programme includes workshops on a collaborative research tool, data management, research impact, reference management, and keeping up to date with new research. All the sessions are free to attend, but you need to book a place in advance. To book, click on the title links below (you will need your Single Sign On username and password). If you are a Bodleian Reader's card holder and do not have an SSO, or if you encounter problems with the online booking system, please email the User Education team to book your place.

Authorea: a collaborative, data driven research writing tool
Monday 7 November, 12.00-13.00 (Week 5) - please note the new date for this course, postponed from Week 4.

Authorea is a tool scholars can use to write, discuss and share research. Find out how it can help with Open Science, scientific communication and research repoducibility.

Who is this session for? For students writing their first paper and researchers seeking more collaborative alternatives to Word, LaTeX and Google Docs.
Presenter: Nathan Jenkins.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Training Room.

Get managing your data off to a good start with MANTRA
Monday 7 November, 14.00-15.30 (Week 5)

MANTRA is an acclaimed online independent learning course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates and researchers. This will be particularly useful for DPhil students and early career researchers who are starting a research project.
Presenter: John Southall.
Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room.

Research impact - citation analysis tools
Wednesday 9 November, 14.00-15.30 (Week 5)

During this introduction to citation tracking and bibliometrics we will use a range of 'impact factor' tools to find top journals and conferences, count citations and measure the impact of publications and researchers. We will cover Journal Citation Reports, SCImago Journal Rank, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, Essential Science Indicators, ORCID and more and explain how to use each tool and its strengths and weaknesses.

Who is this session for? Current Oxford research postgraduates, researchers, academics, University and Library staff.
Presenters: Juliet Ralph and Karine Barker.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Training Room

Referencing: Zotero
Friday 11 November, 09.15-12.15 (Week 5)

Zotero is a reference management package that enables you to build libraries of references and add citations and bibliographies to word processed documents. This introduction covers the main features of Zotero.

Presenters: Erika Delbecque and Angela Carritt.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Getting information to come to you
Friday 11 November, 14.30-16.00 (Week 5)

Keeping up to date with new research is important but time-consuming! This session will show you how to set up automatic alerts so that you are notified about new articles and other publications and when key web sites are updated. Participants will have the opportunity to set up RSS feed readers and/or email notifications during the session.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Helen Bond and Helen Worrell.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 4

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:45:00 +0000

The Bodleian iSkills programme for Week 4 of Michaelmas term includes workshops on a collaborative research writing tool; reference management software; resources for Film Studies; and social science data and statistics. All the sessions are free to attend, but you need to book a place in advance. To book, click on the title links below (Single Sign On username and password required). If you are a Bodleian Reader's card holder without an SSO, or if you encounter any problems with the online booking system, please email the User Education team to book your place.

Authorea: a collaborative, data driven research writing tool
Monday 31 October, 14.00-15.00 (Week 4)

Authorea is a tool scholars can use to write, discuss and share research. Find out how it can help with Open Science, scientific communication and research reproducibility.

Who is this session for? For students writing their first paper and researchers seeking more collaborative alternatives to Word, LaTeX and Google Docs.
Presenter: Karolina Mosiadz
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Training Room

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Endnote
Monday 31 October, 15.00-16.00 and Tuesday 1 November, 15.00-16.00 (Week 4)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Endnote X7, which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss.
Venue: The Knowledge Centre, Group Study Room, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington.

Information resources for Film Studies
Wednesday 2 November, 14.00-15.00 (Week 4)

Tools and tips for starting your research in film studies. Includes an overview of the Film Studies collections at Oxford - films, books and more; effective searching for Film Studies monographs; finding Film Studies journal articles; citing films.

Who is this session for? Anyone using film resources for a dissertation, thesis or research.
Presenter: Helen Scott
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Mendeley
Thursday 3 November, 10.00-11.00 (Week 4)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Mendeley, a free programme which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss.
Venue: Group Study Room, the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington.

Social Science Data Archives and Statistical Databases
Thursday 3 November, 14.00-16.00 (Week 4)

This session provides an overview of macro and micro data sources for social scientists, including national data archives, subscription services, economic and business data, and offers some pointers for further searching.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students and research staff in the Social Sciences. This workshop will be most beneficial to those researchers planning to use secondary data sources (quantative and qualitative and mixed) as part of their research or wish to learn more about data archives.
Presenter: John Southall.
Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room.

Referencing: Choosing and using software
Friday 4 November, 09.15-12.15 (Week 4)

Formatting your in text citations/footnotes and bibliography correctly for your thesis or publication is a chore. Reference management software makes it easier and saves you time. This introductory session gives an overview of how reference management works, explores the pros and cons of a wide range of reference management packages and gives you the opportunity to try out five different packages so that you can work out which one is best for you. The packages included are RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, ColWiz and Papers.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers.
Presenters: Oliver Bridle, Pamela Stanworth, Angela Carritt, Suke Wolton.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 3

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:18:00 +0000

The iSkills programme for Week 3 includes workshops on reference management software; preparing your thesis for upload to ORA (the Oxford University Research Archive); open access and copyright; using Google for academic research; literature reviews; and social science research data.

All the sessions are free to attend, but you do need to book a place in advance. To book, click on the title links below. (You will need your Single Sign On username and password.) If you encounter any problems with the online booking system, or if you are Bodleian Reader's card holder without an SSO, please email the User Education team to make your booking.

Referencing: Mendeley

Monday 24 October, 09.15-12.15 (Week 3)

Mendeley is a reference management package that helps you build libraries of references and then add citations and bibliographies to word-processed documents. This session will be run in two parts with a break in between. If you are an advanced user of Mendeley you need only attend the second part, starting at 11.00.

Key topics:

- An overview of reference management with Mendeley

- Creating a Mendeley account and installing Mendeley Desktop

- Adding, editing and organising references

- Creating bibliographies

- Managing PDF documents with Mendeley

- Using the Mendeley 'Papers' database

- Collaboration and social networking with Mendeley

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers, academics and undergraduates wishing to use reference management software.

Presenters: Oliver Bridle.

Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Referencing: Choosing and using software

Tuesday 25 October, 09.15-12.15 (Week 3)

(This session is repeated in Week 4 on Friday 4 November, 09.15-12.15.)

Formatting your in-text citations/footnotes and bibliography correctly for your thesis or publication is a chore. Reference management software makes it easier and saves you time. This introductory session gives an overview of how reference management works, explores the pros and cons of a wide range of reference management packages, and gives you the opportunity to try out five different packages so that you can work out which one is best for you. The packages included are RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, ColWiz and Papers.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates and researchers.

Presenters: Oliver Bridle, Pamela Stanworth, Angela Carritt, Suke Wolton.

Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Your thesis, copyright and ORA

Tuesday 25 October, 14.00-15.00 (Week 3)

Oxford DPhil students are required to deposit a copy of their thesis in ORA (Oxford University Research Archive). This session will focus on copyright and other issues that DPhil students need to take into account when preparing their thesis for upload to ORA.

Who is this session for? Doctoral research students.

Presenters: David Watson and Jason Partridge.

Venue: Radcliffe Science Library Training Room.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Endnote

Tuesday 25 October, 15.00-16.00 (Week 3)

(This session was previously offered in Week 2. It will be repeated in Week 4 on Tuesday 1 November, 15.00-16.00.)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Endnote X7, which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.

Presenter: Eli Harriss.

Venue: Group Study Room, The Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington.

Open Access Oxford - what's happening?
Wednesday 26 October, 11.00-12.00 (Week 3)

A briefing on open access publishing and Oxford's position: Green vs. Gold; funder mandates and publisher policies; Oxford Research Archive (ORA) and Symplectic; OA website/ helpline; what's new.

Key topics:

Introduction - What is open access?

Key terms - Gold, Green, APCs

How to find out about research council or funder requirements

How to find out what your publisher will allow

Green route - how to deposit in ORA

Gold route and how to claim for APCs

HEFCE policy for next REF

New developments, including ORCID researcher IDs

Where to get more help

Who is this session for? Research support staff, administrators and librarians, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Juliet Ralph, Owen Coxall, Kate Beeby
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library Training Room

Using Google for academic research

Wednesday 26 October, 14.00-16.00 (Week 3)

Google is often dismissed as being irrelevant to the academic literature search. However, changes to the nature of the dissemination of scholarly research and official information in recent years mean that a wealth of relevant information can be accessed via standard Internet search engines such as Google. Too often however such information is lost amongst thousands of irrelevant, spurious and misleading results. Based on an understanding of how the Google search engine works, this practical workshop will show you the basic techniques to quickly filter out high quality academic material from Google searches. Given concerns about the privacy costs of a 'free' search within search engines such as Google, alternative search engines will also be explored and compared, including DuckDuckGo.

Who is this session for? All DPhils and research students in the Social Sciences.

Presenter: Cathy Scutt .

Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Mendeley
Thursday 27 October, 10.00-11.00 (Week 3)
(This session was previously offered in Week 2. It will be repeated in Week 4 on Thursday 3 November, 10.00-11.00.)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Mendeley (www.mendeley.com), a free programme which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss.
Venue: Group Study Room, the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington

Moving from research question to literature review in the social sciences

Thursday 27 October, 10:00-12:00 (Week 3)

This two hour workshop will be invaluable for researchers hoping to find suitable literature for their literature review, for which a well constructed set of search terms and an understanding of online search engines are prerequisites. This workshop will allow researchers to use their own research questions to build a search and apply it to a range of databases. Techniques for structuring a search will be explained, an overview of key online resources for the social sciences will be given , major search tools will be explored, and strategies for approaching large results sets and sourcing papers will be discussed. This practical workshop will involve paper exercises and online activities using attendees' own research topics.

Who is this session for? All DPhil Students and research staff in the social sciences.

Presenters: Craig Finlay and Tom Dale.

Venue: Social Science Library Information Skills Training Room.

Authors, copyright and open access - making it work for you
Thursday 27 October, 14.00-15.00 (Week 3)

Authors are often unsure what rights they retain when signing the publisher agreement for a journal article. Your choices affect what you and others can do with your work. This introductory workshop deciphers the jargon and explains the pitfalls so you can understand your options and make informed decisions.

It covers benefits of retaining copyright, Copyright Transfer Agreements (CTA) compared with other Licence types (inc. Creative Commons), author rights and sharing permissions, subscription and open access articles, uploading to the web or repositories, University and funder policies (including REF), and the support available.

Participants are asked to bring along an example of a publisher copyright agreement that they have signed in the past or from a journal they publish in regularly. There will be time for Q and A but if you wish to send questions in advance please email openaccess@bodleian.ox.ac.uk using the subject line 'October copyright session'.

Who is this session for? Academics, researchers, postgraduate research students.

Presenters: Sarah Barkla, Kate Beeby, Juliet Ralph, Sally Rumsey.

Venue: Social Science Library Information Skills Training Room.

Discovering and depositing social science research data
Friday 28 October, 09.15-12.15 (Week 3)

This session provides an opportunity for doctoral students to learn about using social science data archives to inform their research. It will also outline the workings of the institutional repository recently launched by the University of Oxford: ORA-Data. By the end of the session you will know how to locate and cite data from a range of data archives and have an understanding of the benefits and operation of ORA-Data.

Who is this session for? All DPhil students and research staff in the social sciences.

Presenter: John Southall.

Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Weeks 1 and 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:48:00 +0000

*Updated on 11 October to reflect new booking information*

With the new term comes a new programme of iSkills workshops designed to help you discover, manage and make the most of a wide range of scholarly resources and tools. More information about the programme, including the full schedule for Michaelmas term, is available on the iSkills website.

All iSkills sessions are free to attend, but you do need to book a place in advance. To book, click on one of the title links below, then enter your Single Sign On username and password when prompted. If you are a Bodleian Reader's card holder and you do not have an SSO, or if you encounter any problems using the online booking system, please email the User Education team to book your place.

The following workshops are taking place in Weeks 1 and 2. To book, click on the title links below.

Finding stuff - scholarly literature for your research
Friday 14 October, 09.15-12.15 (Week 1)

A practical introduction to searching for scholarly materials to support your research, covering a range of tools for finding monographs, journal articles, conference papers, theses and more.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Kate Beeby, Angela Carritt, Isabel McMann.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Endnote
Tuesday 18 October, 10.00-11.00 (Week 2)
(This session will be repeated in Week 3 on Tuesday 25 October, 15.00-16.00, and in Week 4 on Tuesday 1 November, 15.00-16.00.)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Endnote X7, which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss
Venue: Group Study Room, the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington

Managing Social Science Research data
Tuesday 18 October, 14.00-16.00 (Week 2)

Good research data management is a vital component of academic practice. Part of this is the principle that the data used to develop the arguments and outcomes of your research should where possible be effectively stored, preserved and usable. This session introduces the University’s research data policy and outlines the practical impact this will have on the work of researchers. Some of the tools in preparation to meet the requirements will be outlined as well as services that are already available. Main subjects will include: common dangers and pitfalls of digital data; effective organisation of your data; getting the most from your data and producing a data management plan; data creation and funder requirements; preserving data, embargoes and access restrictions; and Oxford based tools for research data management (RDM). This session is not only essential during your DPhil but will be invaluable if you plan to continue in the field of research as a career.

Who is this session for? All DPhil Students and Research Staff in the Social Sciences.
Presenter: John Southall.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

UK parliamentary and government materials - an introduction
Wednesday 19 October, 10.00-11.30 (Week 2)

This general overview of the main sources for finding and accessing historical UK parliamentary material, pre-1800 and post-1800, will be of vital help to all undergraduate history students. We look at sources for government publications both in print and in electronic format, including: Parliamentary proceedings – Hansard; Journals of the House of Commons and Lords; Legislation; and Government and departmental papers.

Who is this session for? Undergraduate history students and anyone new to the subject.
Presenter: Hannah Chandler.
Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room.

Getting started in Oxford Libraries
Thursday 20 October, 09.30-12.30 (Week 2)
(This session will be repeated in Week 7 on Tuesday 22 November, 14.00-17.00.)

An introduction to Oxford Libraries including guidance on which libraries to use; accessing e-journals and other online resources; SOLO and other finding aids; and making the most of Library services.

Who is this session for? Anyone who would like an introduction to Oxford Libraries.
Presenters: Angela Carritt and Cathy Scutt.
Venues: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room (Week 2); Radcliffe Science Library Training Room (Week 7).

Bodleian iSkills for the Medical Sciences Division: Introduction to Mendeley
Thursday 20 October, 10.00-11.00 (Week 2)
(This session is repeated in Week 3 on Thursday 27 October, 10.00-11.00, and in Week 4 on Thursday 3 November, 10.00-11.00.)

Do you need help managing your references? Do you need help citing references in your documents? This hour-long session will introduce you to Mendeley, a free program which can help you to store, organise and retrieve your references and PDFs, as well as cite references in documents and create bibliographies quickly and easily.

Who is this session for? Postgraduate students, researchers and university staff based on the Old Road Campus or in Medical Sciences Division departments elsewhere in Headington.
Presenter: Eli Harriss
Venue: Group Study Room, the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus Research Building, Headington.

Referencing: RefWorks for Humanities
Friday 21 October, 09.15-12.15 (Week 2)

RefWorks is an online tool which allows you to manage your citations/references and insert them into your work as footnotes or in-text citations, automatically generate bibliographies and easily switch between citation styles. This introduction is open to all, but the section on importing references will focus on Humanities examples.

Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers.
Presenters: Bethan Jenkins, Angela Carritt, Helen Bond.
Venue: IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

Further workshops on reference management software are offered later in the term - please see the full schedule for details.

Welcome to your Library!

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:17:00 +0000

A very warm welcome to all our new students - we look forward to meeting you soon. Library inductions for new undergraduates will be taking place throughout this week; the timetable is below:

Tuesday 4th October

11.20 CAAH, Archaeology & Anthropology, History, Ancient & Modern History, History & Politics
11.40 Law, Law with Law Studies in Europe, English

Wednesday 5th October

9.00 Physics, Engineering
9.20 Theology, Philosophy & Theology, Music
9.40 Geography, Human Sciences

Friday 7th October

9.00 Chemistry
9.20 PPE, Economics & Management
9.40 Modern Languages, Modern Languages & Linguistics
10.00 Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Biology
10.20 Maths, Computer Science, Maths & Statistics, Maths & Computer Science

In the meantime, you can begin to get to know the Library by watching our video:

Arrangements for the end of term

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:57:00 +0000

Vacation loans begin on Monday of 8th week - any Keble Library books borrowed or renewed by undergraduates on or after this date will be due back on Wednesday 12th October (i.e. Wednesday of 1st week of Michaelmas term).

Books borrowed by undergraduates during Trinity term are due back on Wednesday 15th June - please make sure that you have returned or renewed all of your books by this date. If you have questions about any of the items on your record, please contact a member of Library staff.

Returning students who need to access online resources while away from Oxford over the vacation can do so by logging into SOLO or OxLIP+ with your Single Sign On username and password. Further information about remote access is available on the Bodleian Libraries website.

English Faculty Library closure during the Long Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:15:00 +0000

Owing to major building works at the St Cross Building, the English Faculty Library will be closed from Monday 20th June until Friday 30th September (inclusive). There will be no access to EFL collections during this time, and EFL staff will be relocated. Alternative strategies will be put in place to assist readers.

Readers will be able to borrow EFL books for the summer - vacation loans begin on Monday of 8th week. Please make sure you have borrowed your vacation loans by Saturday 18th June, as there will be no access to the EFL after this date.

Further information can be found on the EFL website. Any questions about the closure should be addressed to efl-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 1

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:48:00 +0000

Coming up next week: iSkills sessions on keeping up to date with new research; your thesis, copyright and ORA; getting started in Oxford Libraries; RefWorks; and information for Film Studies.

To book a free place on any of these sessions, click on the appropriate heading below (you will need your Single Sign On username and password to make a booking). Bodleian Reader's cardholders who are not members of the University can book by contacting the User Education team.

Bodleian iSkills: Getting information to come to you
Monday 25th April, 14:30-16:00
Keeping up to date with new research is important but time-consuming. This session will show you how to set up automatic alerts so that you are notified about new articles and other publications and when key web sites are updated. Participants will have the opportunity to set up RSS feed readers and/or email notifications during the session.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.
Presenters: Helen Bond and Helen Worrell.
Venue: Social Science Library, IT Room Ground Floor.

Bodleian iSkills: Your thesis, copyright and ORA
Tuesday 26th April, 10:00-11:00
Oxford DPhil students are required to deposit a copy of their thesis in ORA (Oxford University Research Archive). This session will focus on copyright and other issues that DPhil students need to take into account when preparing their thesis for upload to ORA.
Who is this session for? Doctoral research students.
Presenters: David Watson and Tuula Lindgren.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Road.

Bodleian iSkills: Getting started in Oxford Libraries
Wednesday 27th April, 09:30-12:30; repeated on 12th May and and 2nd June
An introduction to Oxford Libraries including guidance on which libraries to use; accessing e-journals and other online resources; SOLO and other finding aids; and making the most of Library services.
Who is this session for? Anyone who would like an introduction to Oxford Libraries.
Presenters: Angela Carritt and Cathy Scutt.
Venue: Social Science Library, IT Room Ground Floor.

Referencing: Refworks for Sciences and Social Sciences
Thursday 28th April, 09:30-12:30
RefWorks is an online tool which allows you to manage your references and insert them into your work, automatically generate bibliographies, and easily switch between citation styles. This introduction is open to all, but the section on importing references will focus on Science/Social Science examples.
Who is this session for? All University members and alumni.
Presenters: Nia Roberts, Gigi Horsfield and Angela Carritt
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Road.

Bodleian iSkills: Information resources for Film Studies
Thursday 28th April, 14:00-15:00
This session offers tools and tips for starting your research in film studies. It includes an overview of the Film Studies collections at Oxford - films, books and more; effective searching for Film Studies monographs; finding Film Studies journal articles; and citing films.
Who is this session for? Anyone using film resources for a dissertation, thesis or research.
Presenter: Helen Scott.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Road.

Vacation loans start on Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:21:00 +0000

Keble Library's vacation loans start on Monday 7th March - any books borrowed or renewed by undergraduates on or after this date will be due back on Wednesday 27th April (Wednesday of 1st week of Trinity term).

Books borrowed by undergraduates during Hilary term are due back on Wednesday 9th March - please make sure that you return or renew your books by this date to avoid fines. You can renew Keble Library loans using the self-issue machine in the Library, or online via SOLO - more information is available in the Library Guide. If you need any assistance, or if you have any queries about items on your record, please contact us.

Remember that while you are away from Oxford, you can continue to access almost all of the University's subscription e-resouces - online journals, bibliographic databases, e-books and more - by signing into SOLO or OxLIP+ with your Single Sign On username and password. More information on remote access to e-resources is available on the Bodleian Libraries website.

New books added to stock in February

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:11:00 +0000

A full list of books bought for the Library in February is available on LibraryThing; a selection is shown below:

We are always happy to receive recommendations of items for purchase. To recommend a book, fill in a Book Suggestion Form (hard copies are available to pick up from the information display in the Library) and ask your tutor to sign it.

History Thesis Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:54:00 +0000

This year's History Thesis Fair takes place on Thursday 3rd March from 3.00-5.00pm, in the North Writing School, Exam Schools. (Students from colleges beginning with B-N are invited to attend between 3.00 and 4.00pm, and those from colleges beginning with O-W between 4.00 and 5.00pm.)

Aimed at second year undergraduates, the Thesis Fair will help you to locate relevant source materials for your thesis, and show you how to make good use of the tools and resources available to you.

This year the Thesis Fair stalls will include:

Medieval, Early Modern and Modern sources
Visual Resources
Global history: India, Africa & Commonwealth, US, Latin America, Chinese Studies
Legal History
User Education support specialists
Maps for historians
History of Science and Medicine
Collections in the HFL and college libraries & archives, and many more...

Further information and guidance on theses is available on the History Faculty Library website.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Week 7

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:48:00 +0000

Places are available at the following workshops taking place in Week 7. All sessions are free to attend, but you will need to book a place in advance. University members can book by clicking on the headings below (you will need your Single Sign On username and password); Bodleian Reader's card holders who are not University members can book by emailing the User Education team.

ORCID IDs and the ‘ORCID at Oxford’ service
Monday 29th February, 14.15-14.45
ORCID iDs are unique researcher identifiers that you keep throughout your life and retain even when you move institutions. They are increasingly important for linking researchers with their publications and grants, and are being used more and more by funders and publishers. Find out more about how ORCID works at Oxford, and how to get an iD at this 30 minute workshop.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, research staff, academics and any University and library staff.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library

Getting started in Oxford Libraries
Wednesday 2nd March, 9.30-11.30
An introduction to Oxford Libraries including guidance on which libraries to use; accessing e-journals and other online resources; SOLO and other finding aids; and making the most of Library services.
Who is this session for? Anyone who would like an introduction to Oxford Libraries.
Presenters: Angela Carritt & Cathy Scutt.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library

Working with sensitive research data
Thursday 3rd March, 10.00-12.00
A workshop outlining some of the key principles to bear in mind when working with sensitive or restricted research data obtained from a third party source such as a data archive. This session will also be of interest to those creating data they consider sensitive or confidential who want to know how best to go about it. Examples of scenarios drawn from the research of participants are particularly welcome. The role of support services at Oxford will also be outlined and in particular the role of the Bodleian Data Librarian.
Who is this session for? All DPhil Students and Research Staff.
Presenter: John Southall.
Venue: Social Science Library

Research impact - citation analysis tools
Thursday 3rd March, 14.00-15.30
During this introduction to citation tracking and bibliometrics we will use a range of 'impact factor' tools to find top journals and conferences, count citations and measure the impact of publications and researchers. We will cover Journal Citation Reports, SCImago Journal Rank, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, Essential Science Indicators, ORCID and more, and explain how to use each tool and their strengths and weaknesses.
Who is this session for? Current Oxford research postgraduates, researchers, academics, University and Library staff.
Presenters: Karine Barker, Juliet Ralph, Karen Langdon.
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library

Research skills training for Engineers

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:22:00 +0000

The following sessions are offered to members of the Department of Engineering. Both sessions will take place in Lecture Room 4 in the Thom Building. To book a place at either workshop, please email the Engineering librarian Alessandra Vetrugno.

Finding research information in Engineering
Monday 29th February, 15.00-16.00

Key topics:

How to access library websites and key engineering information portals
How to find and search key electronic databases
How to develop search strategies to search effectively
Where to find full-text journal articles, conference papers, standards, and theses
How to export and organise references using reference management software
How to set up alerts and keep up-to-date with research

Reference management software for Engineering DPhil students
Wednesday 2nd March, 15.00-16.00

Key topics :

Introduction to reference management
Overview of available software – Example with Refworks
How to choose the best tool for your needs
Comparisons among different tools

This session does not include practical activities, but a workbook will be distributed with guidelines on how to use four different packages: EndNote, Refworks, Mendeley and Zotero.

Bodleian iSkills workshops in Weeks 5 and 6

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:13:00 +0000

Places are available at the following iSkills workshops, both of which take place at the Social Science Library, Manor Road. To book a place, click on the links below (Single Sign On username and password required). Bodleian Reader's card holders who are not University members can book by emailing the User Education team.

Bodleian iSkills: Discovering and depositing Social Science research data
Thursday 18th February, 14:00-16:00
This session provides an opportunity for doctoral students to learn about using social science data archives to inform their research. It will also outline the workings of the institutional repository recently launched by the University of Oxford: ORA-Data. By the end of the session you will know how to locate and cite data from a range of data archives and have an understanding of the benefits and operation of ORA-Data.
Who is this session for? All DPhil Students and Research Staff in the Social Sciences.
Presenter: John Southall.

Bodleian iSkills: Getting information to come to you
Friday 26th February, 14.30-16.00
Keeping up to date with new research is important but time consuming! This session will show you how to set up automatic alerts so that you are notified about new articles and other publications and when key web sites are updated. Participants will have the opportunity to set up RSS feed readers and/or email notifications during the session.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics.
Presenter: Helen Matthews and Helen Worrell.

New books added to the Library in January

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:36:00 +0000

Here is a selection of the books that were added to Keble Library stock in January:

The full list for the month can be seen on LibraryThing.

We're always happy to receive recommendations of books for purchase from current Keble members - simply complete a Book Suggestion Form (available to download from the Library website, or to pick up from the information display in the Library) and ask your tutor to sign it.