Description of course elements
This is a description of the various possible course elements. The exact content of the course will be decided according to your requirements.
Search strategy and the search process
How to formulate your search question and find the best search terms. Which database or search engine to choose and features in the databases. We will also discuss how you can evaluate your search results.
Finding scientific information
International databases and search engines. We will adjust the course to suit your requirements. Some examples of sources are: Primo, CAB, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar.
Social bookmarking
How can you use social bookmarking, e g Delicious and CiteUlike, to organize links to webpages or documents, find others with the same interests as you, search among other's bookmarks or format references?
Source criticism
How to evaluate different kinds of information sources, and what is a scientific article?
Electronic publishing and Open Access
How can I publish, retain the copyright and still get the greatest possible dissemination of my paper? We will show new ways of publishing. Electronic publishing at SLU is also discussed.
Copyright
How can you legally use other peoples texts and images? An introduction to the Swedish copyright legislation.
How to write references and bibliography
Learn how to cite references in your written text and how to put together a bibliography at the end of your essay.