Courses and Training Sessions

Information literacy

Obtain greater information literacy for your degree course or your profession. Ranging from the introduction to catalogue searches to training courses about subject databases, or reference management systems, we offer a broad range of courses to support you in your academic work.

    Registration

    Select the appropriate date in the list of courses and click on the course title. You will receive information about the registration process on the following detailed page.

    Contact

    Our courses and training sessions will be held partly online and partly in person. You will find the relevant information at the respective date.

    The new courses for the winter term 2026/2027 will be activated in the first half of September.

     

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    Library introductions

    Search strategies in the KARLA catalogue portal, information on digital library services, tips and tricks for digital studying with the library. Registration is sometimes required.

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    Search competency

    Effective preparation of search queries, knowledge and special features of subject-specific databases an AI tools, introduction to search strategies and search methods

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    Reference management

    Introduction and free access to Citavi and Zotero reference management systems for members of Kassel University

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    AI & scientific work

    Basic principles for the use of AI in scientific work, AI literacy

    Courses for seminars

    Would you like to integrate knowledge about using the library and searching for literature as part of your seminar? The University Library will happily put together consecutive courses for you.
    Topics: using AI tools, search in subject databases, reference management with Citavi or Zotero.

    Courses for graduates

    The University Library offers various courses via the Graduates’ Academy.

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    Events at Brüder-Grimm-Platz

    Guided tours, courses for upper school students and events on citizen science take place at Brüder-Grimm-Platz.

    Consultations in dialogue - meet an expert

    Do you need advice on a database search? Would you like to find out about the various options for academic publishing? Do you need support with Citavi? Or do you have questions about library use? Arrange a personal consultation via our appointment booking tool. We will be happy to help you.

    Consultations in dialogue - meet an expert: To book an appointment

    Learning and writing advice

    Difficulties getting into learning? Lack of motivation?
    Problems writing your term paper or thesis? Questions about academic work?
    The student learning & writing counselling service at LEO provides support for all questions related to learning and writing during studies.

    Learning and writing advice: More info

    Moodle course

    Our Moodle course includes small exercises to enhance your knowledge. We also provide numerous documents with useful tips for your next literature or information search project,

    Moodle course: Moodle course

    YouTube-Tutorials

    You don’t have time for an introductory course or your last training session has been a while? Take a look at our YouTube channel and get to know our services.

    YouTube-Tutorials: YouTube channel