Courses for employees

Welcome to the library's courses on databases, information seeking and reference management. Here you can find information about the courses we offer for employees at Umeå University and Region Västerbotten. You will find up-to-date information about upcoming events in the library's calendar.

Courses on databases and information search

How to make systematic reviews

This course provides an introduction to systematic reviews, with an emphasis on information retrieval.

Citation databases

This course gives you a walkthrough in the citation databases Scopus and Web of Science,

UpToDate during lunch

This course will give insight into UpToDate.

PubMed during lunch

The aim of this course is to give you an overview of PubMed.

Rayyan during lunch

The aim of this course is to show how to use Rayyan to conduct, for example, systematic reviews.

Structured information searching

Get to know frameworks for systematic searching such as PICO and more.

Courses on reference management

EndNote Desktop - introduction

Basic introduction to the reference management system EndNote.

EndNote Online

A basic introduction to the web based reference management system EndNote Online.

Zotero during lunch

In this course, you will get an introduction to the reference program Zotero.

Zotero

Basic introduction to the reference management system Zotero.

Other courses

Open online courses from the library

Find access to the library's open online courses on information search and Creative Commons licences.

Library resources at Region Västerbotten

An introduction to what electronic resources you can find at Region Västerbotten.

Shut up and write!

Shut up and write! (SUAW) is a writing group for doctoral students.

Upcoming courses

Using AI-tools to find research articles

Mon

Nov

Using AI-tools to find research articles

12:15 - 13:00 25 November 12:15 - 13:00

Zoom

Course. AI-tools can be used to help explore and find research and identify researchers for literature reviews. We give an introduction to Research Rabbit.

How to conduct systematic reviews

Fri

Nov

How to conduct systematic reviews

12:15 - 13:00 29 November 12:15 - 13:00

Zoom

Course. This course will give you an introduction to systematic reviews, with a focus on systematic searching.

December

12:00 - 12:30 3 December 12:00 - 12:30

Zoom

Course. During this course you will get basic knowledge of the reference manager Zotero.

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Software for writing references

A reference management program helps you to manage your references throughout the whole research process.

In-depth search strategies

Find tips on more in-depth strategies for information retrieval that you can use in your work.

Contact the library

Did you know that employees at Umeå University and Region Västerbotten can book tutoring in information seeking and reference management? As an employee, you can also order a free search consultation from the library (this does not apply to doctoral students). If you have any questions or concerns, you are always welcome to contact the library.

Schedule a tutoring appointment

Schedule an appointment and get personalised guidance on information search and reference management.

Search consultation

Systematic searches or literature reviews? Order a search consultation from the library.

Contact the library

Latest update: 2024-03-06