Library training programme for History graduates

Calendar: Michaelmas Term 2011

0th week / Tues. 11:30-12:00 / History of Science & Medicine: induction to Radcliffe Science Library
Tues. 16:30-17:00 / Introduction to the Wellcome Unit for History of Medicine Library
Wed. 17:00-18:00 / * Introduction to libraries and IT in Oxford
Thurs. 15:30-16:30 / * Introduction to Bodleian Library, catalogues & databases
Week 1 / Mon.-Fri. 14:30-15:30 / Bodleian Library tours
Wed. 11:00-12:00 / African & Commonwealth History: Introduction to Rhodes House Library
Thurs. 10:30-11:00 / US History: Vere Harmsworth Library tour
Week 2 / Mon. 10:30-11:30
Mon. 15:30-16:30
Tues. 15:30-16:30
Wed. 10:30-11:30
Thurs. 10:30-11:30
Fri. 15:30-16:30 / Tours of the Special Collections Reading Room
Week 3 / Wed. 14:00-16:00 / * Information Fair for history graduates
Week 4 / Wed. 14:00-16:00 / * Information Skills Minimum Kit
Week 6 / Mon. 10:00-10:45 / WISER: Finding Stuff – Books etc on SOLO
Wed. 14:00-17:00 / WISER: Tech Tools - Reference Management
Week 7 / Mon. 9:30-10:30 / WISER: Your thesis, copyright and ORA
Mon. 10:45-12:15 / WISER: Getting organised on the web
Fri. 9:15-12:15 / RefWorks for Humanities
Week 8 / Mon. 9:15-12:15
Thurs. 14:00-16:00 / Research: Maximising visibility using ORA
Church History Library resources seminar

Introduction to libraries and IT for those new to Oxford

Weds. wk 0 @ 17:00-18:00

Lecture Theatre, History Faculty

An introduction to IT facilities for graduates, to Oxford University Library Services, its services and collections esp. the History Faculty Library.

Introduction to the Bodleian Library, online catalogue and databases

Thurs. wk 0, @ 15:30-16:30

OUCS, 13 Banbury Road

Continuing from the previous day (s.a.), this is an introduction to the Bodleian Library, use of the online catalogue, the stack request system, and a brief look at electronic resources. There will be opportunity for hands-on exercises. Booking required. Go to

Bodleian Library tours

Week 1, Monday-Friday, 14:30-15:30

Meet entrance to Old Bodleian

A tour of Central Bodleian reading rooms to introduce their services and most important open access materials. Max. of 10 per tour. Booking required. Go to

Information Fair for History graduates

Wed. wk 3 @ 14:00-16:00

NorthWritingSchool, ExamSchools, High Street

All graduates are encouraged to drop in on this fair, which is conceived as a gateway to the university's information resources: its library and archival holdings and its electronic resources. Medieval, modern, British, European, African, Commonwealth and US history will all be addressed.

Library and other information professionals as well as academic historians from across the university will have stalls where they will demonstrate and talk to you about what the libraries have to offer; the British Library will also be represented - as will OUCS to talk about IT for historians. Finally, a number of current graduates will share their top 10 tips with you. There will be associated talks throughout the afternoon, and information about further training courses you can attend to follow up on resources or tools that you identify as useful to you. You should all be able to find something here that's new to you and potentially useful for your research. This event is a must for history graduates.

Information Skills Minimum Kit

Wed. wk 4 @ 14:00-16:00

IT Room, History Faculty

This 2-hour session is designed to equip history graduates with key information skills in order to make best use of electronic information and discovery resources. A range of databases, e-journals and web portals will be explored as well as advanced features in OLIS and tools for literature searches. Hands-on will be offered. Booking is required. Go to

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