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.

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.

For RUB members, we also offer individual support with literature research for your subject area.

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:

• Citavi und EndNote
• LaTeX, Mendeley, Zotero

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.

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.

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.

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

Information and booking

We advise researchers and research groups on general questions relating to bibliometrics and offer support with issues such as

• Selection of suitable personal indicators
• Visibility and academic identity management
• Benchmarking with peer groups etc.

In addition, we offer courses and workshops on demand and on request, e.g. introduction to bibliometrics, academic identity management, introduction to SciVal and other analysis tools.

Would you like to take advantage of our services? Please contact us at: bibliometrie-ub@rub.de.