Courses
Finding, filtering and using information are key skills you need for your studies and also for your job and everyday life. We offer training courses with the aim of strengthening and promoting your research and information skills.
Our training concept is divided up into different modules. This allows you to acquire academic skills in a concentrated manner and at a time that suits you.
For each course, you can find is a short description and a handout. Our tutorials aim to provide additional support
We offer our courses on site or via Webex. On request, they can also be integrated into your (online) classes.
We hold courses on the following topics:
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You will learn how to use the library properly and effectively for your own specific queries and concerns..
Our focus is on the university library and its services, how to register, where to find media, where to read and work and what technology is available.
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You will learn about the functions of your library account.
Using Katalog+, you can identify the available media holdings on site and how to access them. You will learn how to achieve effective research results with the right search techniques. -
Journal articles are useful publications and a valuable companion to academic work. They often best reflect the current state of research, and are very concise and highly relevant to your topic.
You will be given a live presentation of how to search for journal articles in thematically related databases. -
Literature databases identify relevant and academically verified publications according to subject matter without regard to library holdings. All forms of publication are taken into account.
While searching in databases, you will gain an overview of publications that fit your topic. You will learn about the database systems of the university library that are suitable for you and carry out practical searches in them.
Self-study materials
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You can borrow research-related media from libraries beyond the holdings of the Erfurt libraries.
The focus here is on how to register and borrow items, how to use the search systems and the actual ordering process.
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The Citavi literature management tool makes it easier for you to write an academic paper. You can consistently keep your literature studies and writing work separate. Citavi provides you with a central repository for literature, quotations and notes. Based on this information, you can create your bibliography and the citation references uniformly with a single mouse click, in line with the citation style you have set.
Depending on what you are interested in, you will be introduced to the program or get to know the system in practical steps on your own device.
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EndNote is an English-language literature management program that can be used on both Mac and Windows computers.
EndNnote makes it easier for you to write an academic paper while keeping your literature research and your writing separate.
EndNote provides you with a central repository for literature, quotations and notes. Based on this information, you can create your bibliography and the citation references uniformly with a single mouse click, in line with the citation style you have set.
Depending on what you are interested in, you will be introduced to the program or get to know the system in practical steps on your own device.
You can only download the program from within the FH campus. Notes on installation can be found on the following website: Ständigen Arbeitsgruppe Software (SAGS).
Tutorials
Please note: A few of these tutorials are currently only available in German
Search for print media in Katalog+
Search for and download eBooks in Katalog+
Thematic analysis – set search terms
External access to e-media via Shibboleth
External access to e-media via Web-VPN
School students from year 9 upwards
School students first experience academic work when they have to write practical reports, carry out project work, prepare presentations or design posters.
We can recommend reliable sources and provide a calm working atmosphere, which is essential when it comes to expanding your knowledge. Our diverse holdings enable you to select and narrow down the topics you wish to explore. Our numerous textbooks and literature with practical references to the courses offered at the University of Applied Sciences are ideal for introducing school students to academic work.
We are happy to provide theoretical and practical impetus for literature research and management as well as critical source evaluation during our training events. Here, the focus is on the students' individual progress and the subject matter they are working on.
Another component of getting to know the library as an place to learn outside of school is introducing school students to the basics of using the library.
Young people aged 14 and over can be registered at the University Library provided they have a parental consent form.
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Checking for plagiarism
The University of Applied Sciences Erfurt provides the software Ouriginal as a platform for teaching staff and students to automatically check documents for plagiarism.
For more information on how it works, how you can use it and how to register, please visit our dedicated website.