Course Portfolio

The Information Literacy Department offers a wide range of courses on various aspects of scientific work in a variety of formats. Our target groups include students, doctoral candidates, lecturers, technical and administrative staff at the TU as well as high school students.

Formats range from individual appointments and workshops to term-accompanying seminars. We run these in close cooperation with various faculties and departments, such as Computer Science, Biology, English Studies, Educational Sciences, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture.

In addition to regular open courses, for which any TU member can register spontaneously, we also offer selected courses in English.

Please take a look at the drop-down menu below to see if there is the right course or a suitable option for you. Our services range from targeted topical support for your course to individually tailored courses: This involves close professional collaboration based on your needs. In a personal meeting, we will develop a tailor-made concept to complement your curriculum.

The Information Literacy Department provides professional training in the following areas:

Researching and evaluating data (metadata of publications) and selecting publications
Producing data collections: Generating a literature database
Managing data collections: Assigning keywords
Structuring data collections: creating categories
Processing data collections: Exporting to MS Word
Managing data exchange between different data pools: Import data to Citavi or Zotero
Incorporating all necessary information/data into your text and entering it in the bibliography, manually or using Citavi or Zotero

Evaluation of the reliability/scientific quality of publications based on the relevant data (e.g. publication data or event data) according to specific criteria, including metrics (e.g. h-index)
Includes research for the required data
Raising awareness concerning the evaluation/selection of possible data pools

Teaching basic citation rules
Teaching citation formats
Introduction to different citation styles
Researching and processing the metadata of publications
- Dealing with cases in which no metadata or possibly incorrect or incomplete information is available
Incorporating all necessary information/data into the text and listing it in the bibliography, manually or with the help of Citavi or Zotero

We also gladly advise you, for example, on the creation of guidelines for academic work or other questions on this topic.

We look forward to your inquiry.

Contact: Dr. Timo Steyer, Tel.: +49 (0) 531 391-5004 , t.steyer(at)tu-braunschweig.de

UB4U

Are you stuck in your research on a specific topic?

Do you need a comprehensive introduction to a specific database or an introduction to the basics of citation?

Then you might be interested in our individual consulting service UB4U.

In a meeting of around half an hour, we will be happy to advise you on a wide range of topics, such as an introduction to the world of academic search engines, all aspects of norms or a wide range of advice on publishing academic papers.

School

The University Library is not only open to members of the TU: school students can also visit and use the University Library during opening hours. If you are a teacher with a group of more than 10 students and would like to come to the University Library to have library cards issued, please make an appointment in advance at ub-leihstelle(at)tu-braunschweig.de.

We also offer the opportunity to get to know the University Library via an online course. The most important key data and services as well as an introduction to the catalog make it easier to get started using the University Library.

If you have any further questions, please contact ub-schule(at)tu-bs.de.

Course Portfolio

The Information Literacy Department provides professional training in the following areas:

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