The HU University Library offers guided tours and training courses on various library-related topics. These take place in the form of webinars and as classroom events at various locations. Please note that the tours and training courses are usually held in German. If you wish a webinar in English (groups only), please contact fuehrungen@ub.hu-berlin.de.
Retrieval
- Using the library (borrowing, user account, online resources)
- Presentation of the library website
- Research with our search portal Primus
- Further offers
- Time for questions!
- Finding relevant essays and books in Primus and in databases (DBIS)
- Differences: databases and Primus
- Obtaining literature via the Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV), the German Union Catalogue of Serials (ZDB), and the Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
- Subject portals
- Preparation of a research
- Knowledge of appropriate working aids
- Presentation of the Database Information System (DBIS)
- Presentation of a subject database and an interdisciplinary database
- Comparison between a search in Primus and in a database
- How do I find literature on my topic?
- How do I access the found sources?
- Which databases are relevant for me?
Reference Management
- Overview of reference management software
- Introduction to Citavi and EndNote for beginners (introduction to the user interface, import of various types of literature, research, publishing)
- Introduction to the user interface, import of various types of literature
- Analyzing texts, saving ideas and structuring your work, creation of references and bibliographies in word documents
- Introduction to the user interface, import of various types of literature into Citavi Web
- Organization of literature references, knowledge organization
- Further processing of full texts, connection with the word processing software MS Word
- Introduction to the user interface, import of various types of literature
- Using research functions, creation of references and bibliographies in word documents
- Import of references from library catalogues and databases
- make an individual appointment to clarify your problems with Citavi or EndNote
- for 1-2 persons
More offers
- short lectures on the services of the University Library and on topics related to scientific work
- every Wednesday at 13:00 h
- without registration
- Time scheduling
- Structure of the term paper
- Research strategies and databases
- Citation, bibliography, avoidance of plagiarism
- Research techniques with a focus on life sciences
- Reference management, citation, writing
- Consultation, exercises
Tours and Trainings (site-specific)