Courses & consultations
Whether you are just starting your studies at RUB, preparing a term paper or thesis or have been publishing academically for some time, we support you with our diverse course program. Our courses take place in presence or online - and are supplemented by our Moodle courses for self-learning.
Course offer
You can get here an overview of our entire offer of courses and consultations (in English and also in German).
Basic courses
Our basic courses offer initial orientation in the university library and a first introduction to literature research in our catalogs and databases:
- University Library compact
- Literature research compact for beginners
- Literature research for schools
You can also find helpful tips and information in our Moodle course Literature research for beginners.
Subject in focus: Subject-related literature research
These courses are held for first-semester students as part of tutorials or similar groups at RUB and include basic information on the university library and our current services, information on the RUB Primo catalog, subject databases and portals. Research strategies and literature search exercises round off the program.
Subject areas
- English/American Studies, Romance Studies
- Arabic and East Asian Studies
- Biology and Medicine
- Educational science
- Geosciences
- German studies, linguistics and literature
- History, art history, archaeology
- Psychology
- Philosophy and law
- Religious studies, theology, Islamic studies
- Slavic studies and Eastern European studies
- Social, political and economic sciences
- Theater, film and media studies
For advanced students and doctoral candidates, we also offer customized research training tailored to the specific needs of the group.
Please contact us if you would like to arrange appointments for your groups: ub-kurse@rub.de.
Reference Management
Reference management programs help you to create references for a scientific paper (in selected citation styles) and a bibliography “at the touch of a button”. We regularly offer interdisciplinary courses for:
For tutorials or similar groups at RUB, we are happy to arrange individual and subject-related appointments. Please contact us if you would like to arrange appointments for your groups: ub-kurse@rub.de.
Open Access Publishing
We offer you various options to support your Open Access publication, both in an advisory and financial form. For further information, please visit our OA web pages or write to us at: oa@rub.de.
Research data management
The Research Data Services team offers you support in planning and implementing the handling of research data. Take advantage of our wide range of training courses or write to us at: researchdata@rub.de. We will be happy to advise you.
- RDM: ReSeeD - Introduction and Hands-On
- DM: Basic training courses (FDM-Curriculum)
- DM: Advanced modules (FDM-Curriculum)
- DM: NFDI, Open Science, FAIR and others
As an introduction, our Moodle course gives you an insight into the basics of RDM in both German and English.
Digital Humanities
In our DH introductions, we provide an overview of the data formats, tools and procedures relevant to the respective topic. In addition, there is the opportunity to try out the tools and techniques yourself using a small sample task.
- For students and researchers in the humanities and social sciences
- No previous knowledge required
In our chronological course calendar you will find all courses (in German and English) listed by event date.