Bodleian iSkills: Information resources for Modern Global History
In this session participants will be introduced to key archival, printed and electronic resources, such as finding aids, bibliographic resources and primary sources for post-1800 global history. The focus will be on non-European history (but exclude African and US history) and will draw predominantly on English language resources. The session will point out other existing support, such as online guides and relevant subject librarians.
Subjects to be covered include: finding relevant modern Global history / non-Western resources and finding tools in Oxford; identifying and searching key databases in Databases A-Z; using key portals and gateways to libraries and archives of online sources texts.
Intended Audience: Students, researchers and anyone interested in the topic
Date:
13 May 2019, 14:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Trinity 2019)
Venue:
Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details:
IT Training Room, Radcliffe Science Library
Speakers:
Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Jeremy McIlwaine (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Bodleian Libraries
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/workshops/ModernGlobalHistory
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Dorothy Rutherford