Universitätsbibliothek - Training (Universität Paderborn)

Short introduction to using the library (video)

Orientation in the library and catalogue

Content:	We will introduce you to the library and its services on a tour, and explain the main functions of the catalogue.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will you will know the most important services for working and studying in the library, be able to search for books, journals and other media in the catalogue, you know the different borrowing modalities of media, know the functionalities of your library account.
Duration:	60 minutes
	show current dates and on request (for groups of 5 or more): schulung@ub.uni-paderborn.de

Search better in the catalogue

Content:	We will show you tips and tricks on how to use the catalogue effectively so that you can find and use the electronic, printed and audiovisual information media offered by the library. With small exercises you will deepen what you have learned.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will know different search techniques, e.g. to combine search terms, you will be able to create and manage reminder lists in order to compile and process literature on your topic, know the different ways of accessing electronic documents from home (via VPN or Shibboleth), you can place an interlibrary loan order for essays.
Duration:	30 minutes
	on request (for groups of 5 or more): schulung@ub.uni-paderborn.de

Plan a literature search

Content:	Writing a scientific paper includes systematic literature research and the evaluation of relevant specialist literature. We show you how to prepare a literature search and which aspects to consider. With small exercises you will deepen what you have learned.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will be able to determine meaningful search terms based on your topic, decide which tools and research instruments are relevant for your topic, apply different search strategies, name different types of documents.
Duration:	45 minutes
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Finding literature in databases

Content:	We show you how to find and select the databases relevant to you in the library's offer. We use two databases as examples to show you how to research effectively. You will deepen what you have learned with small exercises.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will you will be able to apply different search strategies in databases, know the search possibilities and the specifics of individual databases. know the different ways of accessing databases licensed by the library and electronic documents from home (via VPN or Shibboleth).
Duration:	45 minutes
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Find essays in the Central Discovery Index

Content:	We introduce you to the Central Discovery Index as a search portal, especially for finding essays. With small exercises you will deepen what you have learned.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will know the difference between our catalogue and the Central Discovery Index, know the different ways of accessing electronic documents found via CDI from home (via VPN or Shibboleth), you will be able to place an interlibrary loan request for articles.
Duration:	30 minutes
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Find literature in Google Scholar

Content:	We will show you how to search for literature in Google Scholar, how to quickly get to the document in the hit list using the Paderborn library link and how to further edit the result list.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will be able to name the advantages and disadvantages of searching with Google Scholar, assess to what extent the search tool supports you in your research needs.
Duration:	30 minutes
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Evaluating literature - recognising quality

Content:	When researching literature, you will come across a wide variety of sources. We show you how to evaluate quality and suitability.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will you will know criteria for evaluating the quality of scientific sources, you are sensitised to the problems of internet sources, you will be able to critically evaluate your research results.
Duration:	45 minutes
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Manage literature and organise knowledge with Citavi

Content:	With Citavi you manage literature for your scientific work, organise your knowledge and keep track of your tasks. Citavi helps you with your research: You can use a Citavi picker to transfer literature references from databases and catalogues to Citavi and use them to create a bibliography. Citavi helps you analyse texts: You can mark passages of text in PDF documents and insert them as citations in your academic work. Of course, you can also record citations from non-electronic texts in Citavi. Citavi helps you to structure your ideas and knowledge: In Citavi, you can create an outline of your academic work and link it to bibliographical references, citations and tasks still to be completed. We will give you an insight into the various functionalities of Citavi. In the course we use the standard version - not the web version - of Citavi.
Learning outcomes:	After the course you will have an overview of the most important functionalities of Citavi, have an impression of the extent to which Citavi can support you in your academic work.
Duration:	90 minutes
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Changing citation styles in Citavi

In Citavi you will find a large number of common citation styles that you can use for your bibliography or for the citations in your scientific work. However, if you would like to work with your own style, you can use an existing citation style in Citavi as a template and adapt it according to your own ideas.
Arrange an individual consultation appointment with us: schulung@ub.uni-paderborn.de

Manage literature and organise knowledge with Citavi - Individual advice

We are happy to answer any questions you may have about Citavi. Arrange an individual consultation appointment with us: schulung@ub.uni-paderborn.de.

Professional advice made to measure

Do you have questions about subject-specific research? Do you need individual advice on subject databases and subject information services? Are you looking for literature for your seminar papers and theses?

Take advantage of our individual advisory service. The library's subject librarians are available to you personally during their service hours (usually Mon.-Fri.: 9:00-15:00) as contacts for the subject areas listed below.

We will be happy to advise you!

Dr. Ulrike Hesse	Chemistry
Ursula Hlubek	German and Comparative Literature, Media Studies, Romance Studies
Laura Kupke	Nutrition and Consumer Education, Education Studies, Art, Music, Psychology, Sports Science, Textiles
Anna Nickel	Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics
Gerd Richter	Sociology
Sylvia Sobiech	Mathematics, Philosophy, Economics
Dr. Anikó Szabó	History
Julia Weidner	English and American Studies, Theology

Writing advice

Content:

When writing a term paper or thesis, a wide range of questions can arise concerning academic writing. The Competence Centre for Writing offers students of all subjects and semesters the opportunity for individual counselling every Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the library's Information Centre.

You can find more information on the website https://www.uni-paderborn.de/universitaet/kompetenzzentrum-schreiben/individuelle-schreibberatung.

Workshops for pupils of the upper secondary school: Researching for the subject paper!

Content:

In preparation for the subject paper, the UB offers workshops on literature research for groups of upper school students with a maximum of 20 participants. A teacher must accompany the group. Unfortunately, for reasons of space and staffing, whole year groups cannot be supervised.

The workshop begins with a short orientation tour of the library. Afterwards, the students, accompanied and supported by us, develop the necessary skills for literature research. They start by searching for important terms on the topic, work on search strategies, learn about research tools and finally how to find books in the library holdings that have been researched in the catalogue. An important aspect of research is literature evaluation. On this topic, the students are given criteria that they can use to assess the extent to which a source is suitable for a specialised paper. We use the following methods to convey the content: Guided tour, impulse presentations, brainstorming, exercises in partner and small group work.

Duration:

90 minutes

Request:

schulung@ub.uni-paderborn.de
(In October and November, no events for students can be offered due to the high number of first semester inductions).

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