Guidance and courses
The library regularly holds courses for fellows and staff. In addition, we offer guidance, both individually and for groups. Upon request, the library can hold courses for research groups or departments, based on the topic overview or arrangements specifically tailored to their needs.
Library course topic overview
Data sources
There are many places to find information on the internet, but do you have an overview of where to look for what? This course reviews a selection of data sources and what they contain.
Review of Web of Science
This course will provide a quick review of what the Web of Science database looks like and how to use it.
Review of EBSCOhost
This course will provide a quick review of what the EBSCOhost search tool looks like and how to use it.
Digital visibility for researchers
There are many platforms where you can make your research visible. This course presents a selection of such platforms, including NVA and ORCiD.
Artificial intelligence and literature search
There are many ways to use AI tools. This course provides a brief introduction to what AI is and examples of how you can use language models in literature searches.
AI tools and research literature
There are AI tools that promise to find relevant research for you, but how do they work? This course presents the opportunities and limitations of such AI tools.
Preparing to search
As with other research, the result of a literature search depends on the preparation. In this course, we look at what you should consider when planning searches for research literature.
Search techniques
Search techniques help us navigate the sea of information when we search. This course presents five basic techniques that come in handy.
Keywords
Good keywords are crucial, but what are good keywords?
This course is about what to consider when choosing keywords, where to find good keywords, and what types of keywords to avoid.
Different search methods
There are several ways to find literature, and our information needs determine which method is most appropriate. This course provides an introduction to ways to search for literature.
Introduction to NVA
This course provides a quick and clear introduction to how to use NVA as a researcher.
Keywords
This course provides an introduction to why keywords are important, how to choose good keywords, and how to use keywords in a productive way.
Open Access at NLA
This course provides an overview of Open Access at NLA, what the various CC licenses mean, as well as whether and which version of your article you can publish openly.