Webinars

A webinar is a seminar held via the Internet. Your advantage: You can take part even if you are not in Munich – comfortably sitting at your online workstation. Live and interactive.

An overview of the current dates can be found in our schedule of courses.
Please note: The webinars will be conducted in German language.
Schedule of courses

Search compact

Are you new at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek or would you like to refresh your basic knowledge? Then the webinars from this category are the right thing for you.

• Neu hier? Kein Problem! – Die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek für Einsteiger*innen
  (Are you new? No problem! – The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek for beginners)
• Genial digital – Recherche in Datenbanken und E-Journals
  (Resourcefully digital – Research in databases and e-journals)

Search plus

Do you wish to acquire in-depth knowledge on literature search, are you looking for newspaper articles or would you like an introduction to a reference management software? We can convey strategies for efficient literature search.

• Recherche mit System – Einstieg in die wissenschaftliche Literaturrecherche
  (Searching systematically – a beginner's guide to literature searches)
• Gekonnt gesucht, gezielt gefunden – Recherche für Fortgeschrittene
  (Searched skilfully, found specifically – Search for experienced users)
• „Ich war’s nicht!” – Richtig Zitieren für Schule und Bachelor
  ("Your words, not mine" – Citation for students)
• Citavi Basics – Literaturverwaltung leicht gemacht
  (Citavi basics – An easy way to reference management)
• "Sekundenzeiger der Geschichte" – Recherche in historischen Zeitungen
• FAZ, SZ, Times & Co. – Zeitungsrecherche an der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
  (FAZ, SZ, Times & Co – Searching newspapers at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek)

Search specialized

In our subject-oriented webinars we give you an introduction to expedient search tools for your subject, for example relevant databases, Internet resources and subject-specific portals.

• Da schau her! – Recherche im Bildarchiv der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
  (Look and behold! – Research in the Image Archive of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek)
• Bayern, wo es keiner kennt – Recherche nach Bavarica
  (Everything you always wanted to know about Bavaria – Searching for materials from and about Bavaria)
• Geschichte im Netz – Recherche für Historiker*innen
  (History on the net – Literature search for historians)
• Altertumswissenschaften – Propylaeum: Neue Services zur Alten Welt
  (Classical studies – Propylaeum: New services for the Old World)
• Exklusiv und wertvoll – doch keineswegs elitär! Suchinstrumente für Handschriften und Nachlässe
  (Exclusive and valuable. But elitist? Not at all. Search tools for manuscripts and personal papers)
• Was führen Sie im Schilde? – Heraldische Forschung an der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
  (What designs do you have? – Heraldic research at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek)
• Wer hätte das ge-Ahnt? – Genealogie und Familienforschung leicht gemacht
  (Looking for unknown limbs of your family tree? – An easy way to genealogy and family research)
• Haste Töne? – Literatur- und Quellensuche für Musikwissenschaftler*innen
  (The right tune at the right time – Literature and source search for musicologists)
• Per Klick durch's östliche Europa – mit dem Forschungsportal osmikon
  (A journey through Eastern Europe by clicks – with the research portal osmikon)
• Lost in Transl(iter)ation? – Effektive Recherche in den Ost- und Südosteuropastudien
  (Lost in transl(iter)ation – Effective search in the field of East and South-East European studies)
• Alles Daten oder was? – Einführung in das Forschungsdatenmanagement

The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek is not only one of the largest scholarly information centers in Germany. Its specialist departments and fields of collection emphasis with unique holdings also make the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek one of the most important universal and research libraries of the world. We would like to give you an idea of this enormous variety in our interview series. Join us online: In every instalment, we conduct an interview with our experts on site. They tell us everything worth knowing from their field of specialisation, the history of our collections, today’s tasks, the current developments, the possibilities of use. And you can have your say as well: In our chat, you can ask our experts all the questions about what you always wanted to know about the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

We are looking forward to your visit: online, interactive and at first hand.

• A visit to Dr. Claudia Fabian – an insight into the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books
• A visit to Dr. Sabine Kurth – an insight into the Music Department

• "A visit to" Bookie, the bookworm, and Andreas Mühlbauer – an insight into the treasure trove of books of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

• PC or mobile device with Internet access
• Please install the free Adobe Connect application for Windows or Mac. The download is possible at:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/connect-downloads-updates.html
• Headset/earphones or speakers

To find out whether your equipment allows for smooth access go to:
https://webconf.vc.dfn.de/common/help/de/support/meeting_test.htm

Information on data protection

Our webinars are held with the aid of the conference software "Adobe Connect", which is made available to us by the German National Research and Education Network, DFN, via DFNconf. By taking part in a webinar, you declare your approval of the associated data-protection regulations. Please note that you can log into the webinar room with a name of your choice.
The data-protection regulations can be found at:
https://www.conf.dfn.de/datenschutz/

Technical information

Since many events are currently transferred to the virtual space, the server is often running at full capacity. This may result in technical problems when accessing the webinar room. If you receive the message that the maximum number of visitors has been reached, you can try reloading the page a number of times. We ask for your understanding.

No prior registration required. Simply click on the access link of the webinar of your choice on the scheduled date.
The links can be found on the information page on the webinar in question.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions:
fuehrungen@bsb-muenchen.de