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History information skills training events
Description: A compilation of talks, workshops and training events which are available to history students and researchers.
Talks:
Tuesday 5 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Working with sensitive research data
Date: 5 November 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
Wednesday 6 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Face your FEaR: Finding, Evaluating and Referencing scientific research
Date: 6 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Thomas Corrick (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
iSkills: Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 6 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
Thursday 7 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Referencing: RefWorks
Date: 7 November 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
Friday 8 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Referencing: Zotero
Date: 8 November 2024, 14:00 - 17:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord),
Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 12 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 12 November 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Pinelopi Flaouna (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 12 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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: Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Date: 12 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Discovering archives and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries
Date: 14 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
Referencing: EndNote
Date: 14 November 2024, 14:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford),
Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 20 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Keeping up to date with research
Date: 20 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Presentation on the UN Archives Geneva Platform (League of Nations Archives)
Date: 21 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Hannah Chandler (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Hermine Diebolt (United Nations Library and Archives in Geneva),
Jacques Oberson (United Nations Library and Archives in Geneva)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Referencing: Zotero
Date: 21 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord),
Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 26 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Preparing for your literature review in the social sciences
Date: 26 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:45 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
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
iSkills: Confidential Print and Foreign Office files: Sources for 19th and 20th century studies
Date: 26 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Hannah Chandler (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Ben Lacey (Adam Matthew Digital)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 27 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
iSkills: Referencing: EndNote
Date: 27 November 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, 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
Monday 10 February 2025 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
iSkills: Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 10 February 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2025)
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
Thursday 22 May 2025 (18th Week, Hilary Term)
iSkills: Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 22 May 2025, 10:00 - 12:00 (Thursday, 18th week, Hilary 2025)
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
This list contains talks from the following series:
Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
History Freshers Library Inductions 2018-19
History Graduate Library inductions & information skills 2017-18