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Open online courses from the library

On this page, you will find access to the library's open online courses. You can take the courses in their full length or choose the parts that interest you.

Free of charge and open to all 

  • The courses are free, online, and completely open, following the MOOC concept (massive open online course).
  • The content consists of text-based information, films, exercises, and quizzes.
  • You can take the courses in their full length or choose the parts that interest you.
  • The courses are aimed at students and employees at Umeå University, but you have access to the content even if you are not connected to the university.
  • The courses are available in both English and Swedish.

Basic course in information search

In this course, you will learn the basics of information searching so that you can

  • search for information for a paper
  • find scientific articles
  • design your searches to be more precise.

The course is also available in the learning platform Canvas

For students

As a student at Umeå University, you can register for the basic course in information search on the learning platform Canvas. You will then have access to the course via Canvas throughout your studies.

Register for the basic course in information search (Canvas)

For teachers

As a teacher, you can integrate the basic course in information search into your Canvas course. You do this by adding it as a module:

You can find the module in Canvas Commons by searching for "ub umu". Then you should import the module into your course. If the module does not show up after the import, an administrator at your university must enable the SCORM feature for Canvas. 

Link to the course

Open online course: Basic course in information search

Creative Commons licences in scholarly publishing

The course is primarily aimed at researchers and doctoral students but parts of it may also be of interest to students.

In this course, you will learn

  • what Creative Commons licences are and how they work
  • how to choose a licence when publishing your research results
  • how to use Creative Commons-licensed material correctly.

Link to the course

Open online course: Creative Commons licences in scholarly publishing

Latest update: 2023-05-25