Information seeking
Reference management
Support when studying

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Do you need help with information retrieval, reference management or reading and writing support? This page has information about what we can offer, as well as different ways to contact us.

Information seeking

The guide To Search, Read and Write has been developed by the library in collaboration with the Unit for Academic Language (ASK). It aims to support students, whether they are working on their first assignment, or their final thesis. The page Searching for information presents various strategies for how to find relevant materials for your specific assignment. In addition, the library hosts Short talks for students, in the form of open lunch lectures. These will give you many tips and tricks for information search, and related topics.

Need help with information searching and retrieval? Please visit our physical reference desks or our digital information desks.

Reference management

The page Working with sources and references under To Search, Read and Write you'll find information on referencing and reference management programs. These applications will help you collect, store and format your references. The library website has more information on our open sessions in the reference management programs EndNote and Zotero. More tips and tricks relating to these applications is sometimes given in the open lunch lectures Short talks for students.

Need help with reference work, or specifically with Endnote or Zotero? Please visit our reference desks or our digital information desks.

Support when studying

Students studying at the library.

The Student Portal has a variety of software and related resources for download, which might be useful during your studies. Several of the programs are available to all students, while others are provided exclusively for those with reading and writing difficulties and/or visual impairment. This group of students has access to speech synthesis, magnification programs, and software that helps with spelling and grammar. All students, regardless of difficultise or impairments, have access to the speech synthesis program TorTalk, which reads text out loud, and can help you with your own reading.

In the guide To Search, Read and Write you will find further information on strategies for reading and writing academic texts.

Need help with academic language and writing? Feel free to book a tutorial or ask your question to the Unit for Academic Language (ASK).

The library also provides enhanced support for students with reading impairments. Assistance includes adapted course literature, extended loan periods for textbooks, and access to our reading studios. In order for students with impairments to be eligible for extended loan periods and reading studio access, you need a certificate from our university coordinators. At the library, students with reading impairments can also access talking books through a service called Legimus. More information about the library's enhanced support can be found through the library's website.

Need help getting started with talking books or do you have other questions about the library's enhanced support for students with reading impairments? Feel free to contact us via the library's contact form to book a meeting with us.

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Do you have other questions or thoughts about the library's services, information resources or locations? Ask us!

The library's website, you will find all information about our various contact routes.

For distance students: Information about the library's service for distance students, as well as a contact form for distance students, can be found on the library's website. All distance students are of course welcome to use all of the abovementioned contact methods.

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