Research Support
The Bodleian Libraries and departmental libraries provide a wide range of services in support of University and NHS research activities. These include direct support for research activity, including research bids, as well as support for individual and group learning and the development of individual research skills.
Contact your Subject Librarian for support and advice.
Electronic Resources
We now provide one of the largest collections of electronic resources in UK Higher Education. Over 26,000 online journals are now available via our SOLO gateway. NHS staff also have access to a range of online resources via the National Library for Health.
In-Depth Research Support
Our subject consultants provide in-depth expert research support. We can help you here in the Science Libraries, or either of the Health Care Libraries, but we are also happy to come to you.
Services we provide include conducting literature searches, support for research and project bids, support for systematic reviews, help with bibliographic software like EndNote or RefWorks and setting up automated current awareness alerts, table of contents and RSS feeds from journals and databases.
Library Services for REF2014
See http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/REF for further details.
Training
We offer a wide range of training opportunities which include a regular programme of workshops as well as customised classes and one-to-one sessions. We can also provide basic and advanced induction and training sessions, as well as training sessions as part of your away days, meetings or study days.
These can be held at the Library or other location of your choice. Topics might include:
- Essential Search Skills.
- Making the most of Oxford’s subscription databases.
- Google Scholar and the World Wide Web for research.
- Reference Management Software such as EndNote or RefWorks.
- Citation searching with Web of Science and Scopus.
- The research community and keeping up to date.
- Doing a systematic review.
- Critical Appraisal Skills.
- Intellectual property and plagiarism.
Author Support
Our staff provide a wide variety of services to assist our users with their CV and manuscript preparation. These include help with finding the right journal for your article and checking impact factors, as well help with complying with funders’ open access policies and help with references.
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) [opens in new window.] contains research publications and other research output produced by members of the University of Oxford.
ORA provides the means to preserve your research for the long-term and will help to enhance your publications’ visibility, citation count, impact and use. For more information about ORA and how we can help you contact the ORA helpdesk at ora@bodleian.ox.ac.uk .
Contact us
To request these and similar services in the Sciences e-mail enquiries.rsl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or phone 01865 272800 to talk to one of our Subject Librarians or contact your departmental librarian. For Medicine e-mail enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or call (01865) 221936 to talk to one of our Outreach Librarians.