Support during your studies

As a university student you are expected to acquire skills on how to search, evaluate and cite information. The University Library offers support and guidance to help you complete your studies.

Searching

• Search guide External link. A guide with tips on how to think around searching for scholarly literature and information, which databases that could be relevant for you, and how to evaluate the literature you find.
• Guides by subject External link. These guides are adapted for a variety of programmes and subject areas. In these guides the University Library has collected links about information searching, databases, source criticism, writing and reference management, according to subject area.
• Structured information searching External link, opens in new window.

Evaluating

• Source criticism. External link. A guide to help you critically review and evaluate different sources.
• How do you know whether what you have found is scholarly? External link, opens in new window.

Reading

• E-book guide External link. A guide with information about how to get access to, download and read e- books.

Writing

• Academic writing External link. A guide with resources and tools for academic writing.
  
• Writing in English at University External link, opens in new window. A video course on academic writing from Lund University.

Citing

• Cite right External link. A self-study guide on how and why you reference to literature and information, and also how you avoid plagiarism.
• Reference styles  External link.Guides to APA, Harvard and other referencing styles.
• Reference management software guide External link. A guide introducing software to help you collect and organize your references.
  

Publishing

• Register and publish your essay/degree project in DiVA External link.