Our skilled librarians offer individual guidance in literature searching.
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Who can receive guidance?
- Master’s students
- PhD candidates
- Staff
If you are a bachelor's student, you can go to the service desk during the library's opening hours or check out our Canvas courses. You can also take a look at the online resource Search and write.
What you can get guidance on
- Where to search for information (e.g., selecting databases)
- Finding keywords and synonyms
- How to combine search terms
- Search techniques
- How to save your searches
- How to document your searches
- How to export your searches to tools like Zotero or EndNote
- How to refine your searches
- Where to find reliable information about literature searching
What you will not receive help with
- Creating a complete search strategy
- Conducting searches on your behalf
- Subject-specific guidance
- Screening and selecting articles
How to get guidance
A session will last 45–60 minutes and can be conducted either in person or online. You may book one session.
Fill out the form to schedule a guidance session.
Prepare for your guidance session
- Think about what you need help with
- Write down questions to ask during the session
- Consider where you want to search for information
- Conduct some searches on your own
- Test different search terms and note which ones you have tried
- Have a clearly defined research question
