Training

A close-up of a couple of people using a computer sitting on an outdoors bench. Photo by Armin Rimoldi.

The Library Research Support Team runs a range of online training sessions for OU staff and postgraduate research students 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 (2026.07.01)

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:00

Online (Teams)

This session will give a brief overview of the services and resources offered by the Library. If you are a new PGR or early on in your research degree, we recommend you attend the ‘Library support for your research degree: an overview’ training session.

For further information [email protected]

Contact us

Library Research Support team