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Open online courses from the library

On this page, you will find access to the library's open online courses. They are free of charge and always available.

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 whenever you wish to.
  • 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

You can take the course at its full length or choose the parts that interest you.

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.

Link to the course

Open online course: Basic course in information search

The course is also available in the learning platform Canvas

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)

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. You can take the course at its full length or choose the parts that interest you.

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

Plagiarism training

This training is aimed at students and teachers and takes about 30-50 minutes to complete. You will need to go through all the steps, from start to finish, to finish the course.

In this course, you will learn to

  • recognise plagiarism
  • avoid plagiarising
  • correctly cite texts by other authors.

Link to the course

Open online course: Plagiarism training

Latest update: 2024-02-01