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The Library Research Support Team runs a range of online training sessions throughout the year.
To access slides and recordings of our sessions, please visit the Library Research Support Training Teams site and click on the "Files" tab.
The Library Live Engagement team also run a range of online training sessions including an introduction to library services, smarter searching with library databases and an introduction to reference management tools. The recordings of these sessions are on YouTube.
Upcoming Events
'How The Library Can Support Your Research' Webinar (January 2025)
Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00
Online
This session will give an overview of the research support services offered by the Library. It will cover open access publishing, Open Research Online (the OU’s research publications repository),...
For further information: 'How the Library Can Support Your Research' (January 2025) booking page
'FAIR's Fair: How to Share Your Research Data' Webinar (January 2025)
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Research data should be made openly available, where possible, and be made FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). In this webinar, we will discuss what the FAIR data principles mean...
For further information: 'FAIR's Fair: How to Share Your Research Data' (January 2025) booking page.
‘Literature Searching Series: Part 1 of 3' Webinar (January 2025)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00
Online
Where do you look for academic literature? In this session, we will consider literature searching models to formulate an effective search strategy, including scoping your topic and selecting relevant...
For further information: 'Literature Searching Series Webinar: Part 1 of 3' (Jan 2025) booking page
‘Future-proof your data! Preparing your research data for sharing and preservation’ Webinar (January 2025)
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Research data are precious and should be archived for the long-term to ensure that results can be verified, and data can be re-used in the future. This webinar looks at good practice for preparing...
For further information: 'Future-proof your data! Preparing your research data for sharing and preservation' (Jan 2025) booking page
'Literature Searching Series: Webinar 2' (January 2025)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00
Online
How do you look for academic literature? This session will look at building an effective advanced search by identifying relevant keywords and synonyms, using Boolean operators, utilising search...
For further information: 'Literature Searching Series: Part 2 of 3' Webinar (January 2025) Booking page
'Using ORDO to Archive and Share Research Data' Webinar (January 2025)
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Funders, publishers and institutions expect researchers to make their research data publicly available. This webinar looks at ORDO (Open Research Data Online), the OU's repository for research data...
For further information: 'Using ORDO to Archive and Share Research Data' Webinar (January 2025) booking page.
'Literature Searching Series: Part 3 of 3' Webinar (February 2025)
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00
Online
How do you successfully manage hundreds of citations? This session takes you through how to evaluate search results to identify the highest quality resources on a topic and how to manage your...
For further information: 'Literature Searching Series: Part 3 of 3' Webinar (February 2025) Booking page
'Data Day-to-Day: Hints and Tips for Good Research Data Management' Webinar (February 2025)
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Your research data are precious and should be looked after properly. This webinar looks at strategies for managing your research data to ensure it remains usable throughout your research project and...
For further information: 'Data Day-to-Day: Hints and Tips for Good Research Data Management' (February 2025) Booking page
'How The Library Can Support Your Research' Webinar (March 2025)
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
This session will give an overview of the research support services offered by the Library. It will cover open access publishing, Open Research Online (the OU’s research publications repository),...
For further information: 'How the Library Can Support Your Research' (March 2025) Booking page
'Open Research at the OU: sharing your data and evidence throughout the research lifecycle' Webinar (March 2025)
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00
Online
This session will cover the OU’s Open Research Journey from project conception through to outputs. It will include advice and guidance on how best to share your research data and outputs at key...
For further information: 'Open Research at the OU: sharing your data and evidence throughout the research lifecycle' Webinar (March 2025)
'Writing Successful Data Management Plans' Webinar (March 2025)
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 10:30 to 12:00
Online
Data Management Plans are a requirement of funding bids but are also necessary for any project which involves creating, collecting or using data.
For further information: 'Writing Successful Data Management Plans' (March 2025) Booking page.
'Working with Personal and Sensitive Research Data' Webinar (March 2025)
Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
This webinar looks at issues involved with managing personal and sensitive research data during a research project.
For further information: 'Working with Personal and Sensitive Research Data' Webinar (March 2025) Booking page
'Copyright: Using Third-Party Content in Your Thesis' Webinar (April 2025)
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
This session will provide an overview of copyright and your thesis responsibilities. It will cover copyright basics, Creative Commons licences, how to use content licensed by Creative Commons and...
For further information: 'Copyright: Using Third-Party Content in Your Thesis' Webinar (April 2025) Booking page
'UKRI Open Access Policy Requirements' Webinar (April 2025)
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 10:00 to 11:00
Online
This session will cover the requirements of the UKRI Open Access Policy. It will include advice and guidance on how to ensure that you comply with the policy and the options available for making...
For further information: 'UKRI Open Access Policy Requirements' Webinar (April 2025) Booking page.
'Data Sharing: Legal and Ethical Issues' Webinar (April 2025)
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
While all data underpinning research should be made open, in some cases there are legal and ethical barriers to doing so. This webinar looks at how to overcome the legal and ethical issues involved...
For further information: 'Data Sharing: Legal and Ethical Issues' Webinar (April 2025) Booking page
'How The Library Can Support Your Research' Webinar (May 2025)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
This session will give an overview of the research support services offered by the Library. It will cover open access publishing, Open Research Online (the OU’s research publications repository),...
For further information: 'How The Library Can Support Your Research' Webinar (May 2025) Booking page
'FAIR's Fair: How to Share Your Research Data' Webinar (May 2025)
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Research data should be made openly available, where possible, and be made FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). In this webinar, we will discuss what the FAIR data principles...
For further information: 'FAIR's Fair: How to Share Your Research Data' (May 2025) Booking page.
‘Future-proof your data! Preparing your research data for sharing and preservation’ Webinar (May 2025)
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Research data are precious and should be archived for the long-term to ensure that results can be verified, and data can be re-used in the future. This webinar looks at good practice for preparing...
For further information: ‘Future-proof your data! Preparing your research data for sharing and preservation’ Webinar (May 2025) Booking page
'How The Library Can Support You Through Your Research Degree' Webinar (June 2025)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Whatever stage you are at in your research degree, the library can support you – from identifying research gaps, to reviewing literature, to designing an appropriate methodology, to referencing, all...
For further information: How the Library Can Support You Through Your Research Degree (June 2025) Booking page
'Using ORDO to Archive and Share Research Data' Webinar (June 2025)
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Funders, publishers and institutions expect researchers to make their research data publicly available. This webinar looks at ORDO (Open Research Data Online), the OU's repository for research data...
For further information: 'Using ORDO to Archive and Share Research Data' (June 2025) Booking page.
'Literature Searching Series: Part 1 of 3' Webinar (June 2025)
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
Where do you look for academic literature? In this session, we will consider literature searching models to formulate an effective search strategy, including scoping your topic and selecting relevant...
For further information: 'Literature Searching Series Webinar: Part 1 of 3' (June 2025) Booking page
'Literature Searching Series: Part 2 of 3' Webinar (June 2025)
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
How do you look for academic literature? This session will look at building an effective advanced search by identifying relevant keywords and synonyms, using Boolean operators, utilising search...
For further information: 'Literature Searching Series: Part 2 of 3' Webinar (June 2025) Booking page
'Literature Searching Series: Part 3 of 3' Webinar (June 2025)
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Online
How do you successfully manage hundreds of citations? This session takes you through how to evaluate search results to identify the highest quality resources on a topic and how to manage your...
For further information: 'Literature Searching Series: Part 3 of 3' Webinar (June 2025) Booking page
'How The Library Can Support Your Research' Webinar (July 2025)
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 10:00 to 11:00
Online
This session will give an overview of the research support services offered by the Library. It will cover open access publishing, Open Research Online (the OU’s research publications repository),...
For further information: 'How The Library Can Support Your Research' Webinar (July 2025) Booking page
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