Video tutorials & self-study courses
Here you will find video tutorials on various offers from Kiel University Library, such as assistance with literature research or academic writing. In our OER self-study courses, you can independently develop the most important strategies and tips for searching for literature or learn the basics of information visualization.
The video tutorials and self-study courses can be used by students for self-study as well as by teachers in their courses.
Our offer is constantly being developed further.
Video tutorials:
Library tour
With the help of this video playlist, you can explore the spaces of the University Library and learn about the services and opportunities available to you.
- The Central Library
- The entrance hall
- The service desk
- Open access area and open stacks
- Self-checkout and self-collection area
- The book scanners
- Learning and work rooms
- Special workspaces
- Consulting and course offerings
Library use
Research
- Discovery Service and the Kiel University Library’s main Union Catalogue
- Topic search
- Search for a specific medium
- Ebooks
- Open Access – Searching and finding freely available books
- Open Access – Searching and finding freely available journals
- Google Scholar
- Database research – DBIS
- Database research – how to ... (Web of Science, MLA, IBZ)
- On-site library use
Scientific work
Self-study courses:
- The way to information - A self-study course for literature research (for students with OLAT access) / in German language
- The way to information - A self-study course for literature research (for guests) / in German language
- Data in a nutshell - A self-study course for information visualization (for students with OLAT access and guests) / in German language