Open Access Oxford: what's happening?

Open Access Oxford – What’s Happening? (various dates – see below) Researchers in receipt of grants from RCUK funding councils issued after 1 April 2013 are required to make their research papers open access. Come along to one of our briefing on open access to find out about Green vs. Gold open access publishing; funder mandates and publisher policies; the Oxford Research Archive (ORA) and Symplectic; and how to find more information and help on open access.

Who are these sessions for? These session are open to current members of Oxford University only and are designed for research support staff, librarians, academics and researchers

Dates:

·         WISER: Open Access Oxford – what’s happening? (all subjects) (Thurs 16 May 11.00-12.00) (wk 4) > Book Now

·         Open Access Oxford – what’s happening? A guide for social scientists (Tue 28 May 14.00-15.00) (wk 6) - Note this session is for Social Scientists only and will focus on the ESRC. No need to book in advance – please just turn up at the Manor Road Lecture Theatre.

·         WISER: Open Access Oxford – what’s happening? (all subjects) (Wed 29 May 11.00-12.00) (wk 6) > Book Now

WISER: Online Resources for Historians (Tue 28 May 9.15-10.30) (wk 6)- A general introduction to the vast range of electronic resources which are available for all historical periods for British and West European history including bibliographical databases, biographical and reference research aids, e-books and ejournals, web portals and collections of online primary source materials. > Book Now

WISER: Sources for US History (Tue 28 May 10.45-12.15) (wk 6) - Introduction to key information sources for the study of colonial America and US history up to 1990. Starting with finding tools to locate material, examples of source materials will then be shown including archival, microform, printed/online collections and useful web portals and audiovisual collections. > Book Now

RefWorks for Humanities (Wed 29 May 9.15 – 12.15) (wk 6) - RefWorks is an online tool which allows you to manage your references, 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 Humanities examples.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics and undergraduates wishing to use reference management software > Book Now

WISER: Tech Tools - Reference Management (Fri 31 May 9.15-12.15) (wk 6) - Keeping track of your references and formatting them correctly for your thesis or publication is a chore. Reference management software makes it easy and is worth investigating. This introductory session gives an overview of how it works and the pros and cons of RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley.
Who is this session for? Postgraduates, researchers and academics and undergraduates wishing to use reference management software > Book Now

Keeping up with Bodleian Libraries training opportunities: Why not follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oxwiser or visit the BodWiser blog at http://bodwiser.wordpress.com

Questions? - Please contact usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Business as usual this coming Monday

and yes... we are open as usual on Monday from 8.45 am to 8 pm.

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Digital images: ARTstor, Bridgeman Education and VADS for teaching and learning (Tue 07 May 14:00-16:00) - The course examines two major digital image collections subscribed to by the University - ARTstor and Bridgeman Education - and a third resource, free for educational use, VADS. All of these are geared to research and teaching in the humanities, history of science and medicine, and social sciences. Viewing, presenting and managing images will be covered.
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WISER: Open Access Oxford - what's happening? (Thursday 16 May 11.00-12.00 and repeated Wednesday 29 May 11.00-12.00) - As of 1st April, researchers funded by RCUK funding councils are required to make their research papers open access. Come along to a briefing on open access for research publications and Oxford’s position. We will be covering: Green vs. Gold open access publishing; funder mandates and publisher policies; the Oxford Research Archive (ORA) and Symplectic; and how to find more information and help.
Who is this session for? This session is open to current members of Oxford University only and is designed for research support staff, administrators, librarians and researchers
> Book now

Keeping up with Bodleian Libraries training opportunities: Why not follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oxwiser or visit the BodWiser blog at http://bodwiser.wordpress.com.

Questions? - Please contact usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

WISER sessions on week 2

During week 2 Bodleian Libraries will be running workshops on RefWorks and on finding a range of scholarly materials including journal articles, conference papers, theses and dissertations and library materials on SOLO.

WISER: Finding stuff – Journal Articles (Monday 29 Apr 9.45-11.15) - an introduction to finding journal articles to support your research and learning. We will focus on searching for articles by subject and keyword and will cover sophisticated bibliographic databases and journal indexes as well as more basic search engines such as the SOLO 'Journal Articles' services. The session will include time for you to practice using a scholarly database in your subject area. This session is designed for Oxford postgraduates and researchers but is open to all members of Bodleian Libraries. Please book your place at http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TZW3

WISER: Finding Stuff - Conferences (Monday 29 Apr 11.15-12.15) - ever had difficulty tracking down a conference paper? This session introduces the secret art of tracking down conference proceedings and papers. In addition we will introduce tools for keeping up to date with up and coming conferences in your research area. This session is designed for Oxford postgraduates and researchers but is open to all members of Bodleian Libraries. Please book your place at http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TZW5

WISER: Finding stuff – books etc on SOLO (Friday 3 May 9.30-10.30) – introduces SOLO for searching Oxford Libraries and effective ways of using SOLO to find books, journal titles and other library materials in print and online. The workshop will also cover placing “hold requests” for materials in the bookstacks, how to use your SOLO “MyAccount” for book renewals and other administration and using the SOLO e-shelf and alerts. We will also talk about the new Electronic Legal Deposit service. This session is designed for all Oxford Libraries readers. Please book your place online at http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TZWA

WISER: Finding Stuff – Theses and Dissertations (Friday 3 May 10.45 – 12.15) – An introduction to finding theses in Oxford and from Universities around the World. The session will cover SOLO for theses, EThOS and Proquest’s Dissertations and Theses. This session is designed for Oxford postgraduates and researchers but is open to all members of Bodleian Libraries. Please book your place at http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TZW4

RefWorks for Sciences and Social Sciences (Wednesday 1 May 2.00-5.30) introduces the main features of RefWorks including:adding references to RefWorks from a range of databases and online resources, inserting references into Word documents, formatting (and reformatting) references using citation styles and creating bibliographies. The sessions include plenty of opportunities for participants to use RefWorks. This session is designed for all members of Oxford University with an interest in reference management. Please book your place at http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TDBL

LibGuides - Bodleian Libraries have published new guides on "South Asian Studies" (http://ox.libguides.com/southasia) and "Creative Writing for Continuing Education (http://ox.libguides.com/conted-creative-writing)

Keeping up with Bodleian Libraries training opportunities: Why not follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oxwiser or visit the BodWiser blog at http://bodwiser.wordpress.com.

Not a member of Oxford University? - If you are not a current member of Oxford University but would like to attend a workshop please contact usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Please quote your Bodleian readers card barcode number.

Questions? - Please contact usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

New opening hours next week

Yes, that's right. Next week we go back to our normal opening hours.
From 8.45 am to 8 pm every weekday and from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday.

Enjoy! And good luck for your exams OPAL learners!

Undergraduates! Win a £10 voucher! from the Bodleian Libraries

Dear Undergraduate,

Bodleian Libraries are looking for undergraduate students to participate in focus groups and usability testing during Trinity Term.
Volunteers will be rewarded with a choice of a £10 Amazon or Blackwells'
voucher.

What's it about and what's involved?  We are looking for volunteers for two separate projects.

1.  The first project is looking at the future development of Libraries, services and facilities.  If you volunteer for this project you will join about 6 other undergraduates in a focus group to talk with a couple of librarians about your use of library services and facilities and how you see these developing in the future. The focus groups will take place on Thursday 2 May 2.30-4.00 and Wednesday 15 May 2.30-4.00 (although you will only attend on one of these dates, not both).

2.  The second project is building a web site to introduce new undergraduates to Oxford Libraries.  If you volunteer for this project you will spend about 30-45 minutes testing out our new web site and giving feedback and comments to a couple of librarians.  The usability testing will take place on the afternoons of Wednesday 24 April, Thursday 25 April and Friday 26 April.

If you participate in either of these projects we will give you a choice of a £10 Amazon or Blackwells voucher as a thank you.

If you are interested in participating in one of these projects please contact courses-admin@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Please provide the following
information:   
1. Name:
2. Subject of study/degree:
3. Academic status (e.g. undergraduate etc):
4. Email address:

5. Please indicate whether you would like to participate in the "Future development of libraries focus groups" or  "Web site for new undergraduates usability testing". If you don't mind which project you participate in, please state "either project"

6. If you chose "Future development of libraries focus groups" (or "either project") please indicate which of the following dates are convenient for you:

Thursday 2 May 2.30-4.00

Wednesday 15 May 2.30-4.00.

7.  If you chose "web site for new undergraduates usability testing" (or "either project") please indicate which of the following dates you can
participate:

Wednesday 24 April 2.00-5.00 (the testing will only take 45 minutes so if you can only do part of the afternoon please specify)

Thursday 25 April 2.00-5.00 (the testing will only take 45 minutes so if you can only do part of the afternoon please specify)

Friday 26 April 2.00-5.00 (the testing will only take 45 minutes so if you can only do part of the afternoon please specify)

If you have any queries please contact courses-admin@bodleian.ox.ac.uk