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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.

Impact factor and CiteScore

The course provides an insight into two resources where you find out the ranking of journals in a subject.

PubMed and CINAHL - introduction

Learn how to search scientific articles in the PubMed (medicine) and CINAHL (nursing) databases.

PubMed and CINAHL - advanced

Learn how to do advanced searches and create an account to save your searches and create alerts.

Courses on reference management

EndNote Desktop - introduction

Basic introduction to the reference management system EndNote.

EndNote Desktop - advanced

This course is aimed at those who already use the reference management software EndNote.

EndNote Online

Basic introduction to the reference management system Endnote Online.

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

There are currently no upcoming events for this area. Do you want to see upcoming events for the entire university? Go to our calendar.

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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.

Searching and writing tutoring

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

Contact us if you have any questions about our courses. Select "Search, write and study" in our contact form.

Latest update: 2024-03-06