Our course offerings
The University Library's courses cover all levels of study, from first-year studies to doctoral level.
Open courses
The University Library runs open courses that students and staff can sign up for themselves. Topics include literature searching, reference management tools, data management and the use of artificial intelligence in academic work.
See Events for courses you can sign up for and for registration deadlines.
Courses and seminars for PhD candidates and researchers
The University Library offers specialized seminars for PhD candidates and staff:
- Systematic literature searches: exhaustive search strategies for systematic reviews
- Publishing and Open Access: publishing agreements, OA funds and rights
- Making your research visible: Cristin/NVA, ORCID, Altmetrics
- Bibliometrics: analyses and metrics for research
Current dates for open seminars are published on Events.
Tailored courses for study programmes
The University Library offers teaching tailored to study programmes, adapted to the students' level and discipline. The content of the teaching is preferably developed in collaboration with academic staff so that our teaching supports academic progression in the programmes.
Resources for academic writing and work on theses and dissertations
- Søk og Skriv: a learning resource for students on information searching, reading and academic writing
- PhD on Track: an online resource for doctoral candidates and early-career researchers on the research process, communicating research results and good research practice.
- UB MED 101/102/103: online courses for medical students on Mitt UiB