Finding scholarly materials workshop handouts and videos
Presentation slides, handouts, webinar recordings and video tutorials from our Bodleian iSkills workshops on the theme of searching and finding scholarly materials.
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Using AI for research: Finding, analysing, and sharing information sources
- Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources: presentation
Updated February 2025 - Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources: supplementary materials
Updated February 2025 - Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources: task sheet
Updated February 2025
Unlocking critical thinking and research skills for undergraduates
Getting started in Oxford libraries
- Getting started in Oxford libraries: presentation
Updated November 2024
Scholarly literature for your research
- Scholarly literature for your research: webinar
Recorded February 2024 - Introduction to SOLO and search tips
Updated February 2025 - Creating an effective subject search query
Updated February 2024
- SOLO essentials exercise
Updated February 2025 - Building a search exercise
Updated May 2021 - Search techniques
Updated May 2021 - Subject searching exercise: SOLO
Updated February 2022
- Using SOLO: search techniques and tools
Updated May 2020
Download the SOLO search techniques transcript
Download the SOLO search techniques presentation - Create an effective search query
Updated May 2021
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Download the effective search query: presentation
Building a search exercise
- Finding articles – EBSCO exercise (Humanities)
Updated February 2025 - Finding articles – Historical abstracts exercise
Updated February 2025 - Finding articles – MLA exercise (English & Modern Languages)
Updated February 2024 - Finding articles – Proquest exercise
Updated February 2025 - Finding articles – Scopus exercise (Science & Social Science)
Updated February 2024 - Finding articles – Web of Science exercise
Updated May 2024 - Databases A–Z
Updated February 2022
- Theses – Beyond books and articles presentation
Updated February 2022 - Theses – Finding key links handout
Updated February 2022 - Theses – exercises
Updated February 2022 - Conferences – Beyond books and articles presentation
Updated February 2022 - Conferences exercise
Updated May 2022
- Theses video tutorial part 1: finding theses at Oxford
Updated April 2024
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Download the presentation - Theses video tutorial part 2: finding theses beyond Oxford using SOLO and Databases A–Z
Updated April 2024
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Download the presentation - Theses video tutorial part 3: finding theses beyond Oxford using databases and institutional repositories
Updated April 2024
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Download the presentation - Conference papers video tutorial part 1: introduction to conference papers
Updated February 2024
Download the part 1 transcript
Download the part 1 presentation - Conference papers video tutorial part 2: finding conference papers at Oxford
Updated February 2024
Download the part 2 transcript
Download the part 2 presentation - Conference papers video tutorial part 3: finding conference papers beyond Oxford
Updated February 2024
Download the part 3 transcript
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Preparing for your literature review in the Social Sciences
Discovering archives and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries
Keeping up to date with research
- Keeping up to date with research: presentation
Updated January 2025 - Keeping up to date with research: workbook
Updated January 2025 - Keeping up to date with research: webinar
Updated November 2021
- Setting up email alerts in SOLO
Updated February 2020
Download the email alerts in SOLO video transcript - Setting up email alerts in bibliographic databases
Updated May 2020
Download the email alerts in databases video transcript - Journal alerts
Updated August 2022
Download the journal alerts video transcript - Journal alerts presentation
Updated August 2022 - Newspapers
Updated May 2020
Download the newspapers video transcript - JiscMail
Updated May 2020
Download the JiscMail video transcript
Sources for US history
- Sources for US history: webinar
Updated September 2021
Download the sources of US history transcript - Sources for US history presentation part 1
Updated September 2021 - Sources for US history presentation part 2
Updated September 2021 - Sources for US history presentation part 3
Updated September 2021 - Sources for US history presentation part 4
Updated September 2021
Introduction to online resources for historians
Sources for modern global history
Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Surveys, street cries and zines: Digital sources on society and culture in 19th and 20th century Britain and America
- Surveys, street cries and zines presentation
Updated November 2023
Face your FEaR: Finding, Evaluating and Referencing scientific research
Using Scopus for your research
- Using Scopus for your research
Updated January 2025
Related links
- Workshops
Book onto an available workshop - Books, journals and databases
Where to find books, journals and databases - Reading lists
Tips for using our electronic reading lists - SOLO
An introduction to SOLO: what is covers and guides for how to use it - Subject and research guides
Guides provided by our subject librarians - Theses and dissertations
Finding Oxford, UK and international theses