Literature search: Webinars

This webinar is directed to persons who are at the beginning of a scholarly paper (for example a term paper, research paper or bachelor’s thesis) and/or wish to obtain an overview of search possibilities for scholarly literature. The webinar will provide you with a search check list detailing how to proceed in your literature search for a scholarly paper: from Internet search to searching in library catalogues and up to literature databases. Two excursions introduce you to the different types of publication of scholarly literature and teach you how to find the right search terms for your search.

Contents:

1. Internet research
   Excursion: Types of publications
2. Library catalogue
   Excursion: Collecting search terms
3. Literature databases

Target group: School and university students and anyone who wants to work in a scholarly manner

► To the webinar room
(You are asked to assign any desired guest name.)
(The webinar will be held in German.)

Please allow for around 1.5 hours duration of the course.
Access to the webinar room will be enabled 15 minutes before the scheduled start.

How do you attend a webinar?
Where can information on data protection be found?

Has your search in BSB DISCOVER! and our databases not been helpful? On the basis of various examples, we can give you some tips for carrying out your database search in a targeted way, show you which search strategies are effective for you and point out suitable analysis tools for optimum literature evaluation.

Contents:

1. Determining and defining information requirements
2. Finding search terms
   a. Collecting terms
   b. Thesaurus
3. Selecting a search tool
   a. Types of databases
   b. The Database Information System (DBIS)
4. Creating a query
   a. Search options in databases
   b. Search operators
5. Evaluating results

Target group: Users who want to build on their basic knowledge in search

► To the webinar room
(You are asked to assign any desired guest name.)
(The webinar will be held in German.)

Please allow for around 1.5 hours duration of the course.
Access to the webinar room will be enabled 15 minutes before the scheduled start.

How do you attend a webinar?
Where can information on data protection be found?

We will work out interactively and with numerous exercises how to search our electronic media: the scholarly databases in the Database Information System (DBIS) and the Electronic Journals Library (EZB).

Contents:

1. Databases
   a. Types of databases
   b. The Database Information System (DBIS)
   c. Literature databases
   d. Full text databases
   e. Fact databases
2. The Electronic Journals Library (EZB)

Target group: New users or users wishing to refresh their knowledge

► To the webinar room
(You are asked to assign any desired guest name.)
(The webinar will be held in German.)

Please allow for around 1.5 hours duration of the course.
Access to the webinar room will be enabled 15 minutes before the scheduled start.

How do you attend a webinar?
Where can information on data protection be found?