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History Information Skills & Library inductions: For history postgraduates

Bodleian iSkills

Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery & Scholarly Communications 

This programme is designed to help you to make effective use of scholarly materials. We cover

  • Information discovery and searching for scholarly materials
  • Endnote, RefWorks, Zotero and Mendeley for managing references and formatting footnotes and bibliographies
  • Keeping up to date with new research
  • Measuring research impact
  • Understanding copyright and looking after your intellectual property
  • Open Access publishing and complying with funder mandates for open access
  • Managing your research data

Check the timetable for scheduled courses.

Ecclesiastical History Sources

Ecclesiastical History for postgraduates: Introduction to using the Special Collections at the Weston Library

Thurs 30 Jan, 11am-1pm, Horton Room, Weston Library (make sure you store your bags in £1 lockers first)

This session will provide a practical introduction to using special collections at the Bodleian Libraries. We will outline the nature of the main Bodleian collections and explain how to find research material using online and printed finding aids. (This will include practical exercises for which a laptop will be useful.) We will end with the practicalities of ordering and handling manuscripts and how to cite them in your work.

Presenter: Matthew Holford (Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts) and Mike Webb (Early Modern Curator)

Please note that there is limited availability. Email Isabel.holowaty@bodleian.ox.ac.uk if you are interested.

 

Ecclesiastical History for postgraduates: Digital resources

Thurs 13 Feb, 11am-1pm, Horton Room, Weston Library (make sure you store your bags in £1 lockers first)

A two hour seminar during which key online resources relating to church history, covering largely Christianity from medieval to early 20th century, will be demonstrated. The resources include bibliographical and reference tools, digital source materials and how to keep up-to-date with new publications. Presenters: Isabel Holowaty (History Librarian) and Hilla Wait (Theology & Philosophy Librarian)

Please note that there is limited availability. Email Isabel.holowaty@bodleian.ox.ac.uk if you are interested.

MSt in History > Medieval stream

Friday 6 December:

2-3pm: Researching Archives for Medievalists (Lucy McCann), Bahari Room, Weston Library (assemble at Information Desk, Blackwell Hall, Weston Library)

3.15-4.15pm: Medieval Sources Seminar (Matthew Holford), Bahari Room, Weston Library

Contact: Isabel Holowaty

Need to brush up your Français? Have to learn Deutsch?

The University's Language Centre has a lot to offer for historians wishing to upgrade their language skills or, quite simply, start learning a language. There are several courses for historians, and a variety of regular Languages for All courses for all skill ranges.

They also have a lending library encouraging self-learning with a lot of language learning resources for 180 languages, including books and CDs, a very nice film collection and satellite television available in several languages. They also encourage online learning.

And finally, they have a successful language exchange programme which allows you to speak with native speakers.

Making Maps: self-teaching resources from the Bodleian Map Department

A huge range of online tutorials and videos are available to support self-teaching in GIS.

There are tutorials for ArcGIS Desktop and QGIS.

More assistance in learning how to find, use or create maps is available from staff in the Bodleian Library's Map Department.

 

Missed the Library induction talk Tues 0th week 4.30pm or 5.30pm? Click to access the slides (SSO required)

Need help?

Ask an HFL Librarian for help.

Check one of our guides.

Ask SOLO Live Help (M-F 9am-5pm).

Surgery with History Librarian

If you would like a one-to-one session to get help on any aspect of library resources and tools (SOLO, databases, ejournals, etc.) and generally get advice and tips for locating sources for British and Western European history, then sign up for a 1-1 session by emailing the History Librarian.

You can find details of Bodleian Libraries' subject specialists online for other areas.

Act on Acceptance and Open Access

Act on Acceptance and Open Access briefings

The History Librarian is happy to offer 1-1 support or group briefings on Open Access and the REF upon request. Please email Isabel Holowaty

British Library training events

British Library runs various workshops and courses throughout the year.

See the BL's Free workshops: Training programme for more details.

The National Archives (TNA) Postgraduate archival skill training

The National Archives offers are range of information skills training courses aimed specifically at postgraduates. Sessions include:

  • Introduction to archival research
  • Skills and methodology workshops
  • Record workshops
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