Education
Here you will find various instructional films and open e-courses that you can use on your own to learn more about, for example, information retrieval or reference management. You can also order a workshop for your entire work group, for example on evidence-based information retrieval.
E-learning on information retrieval
Use open e-courses and instructional films to learn more about advanced information retrieval, evidence-based practice and systematic reviews.
The open e-courses are divided into different sections and include texts, images, films and interactive elements. You can go through the courses at your own pace and pause when needed. The courses are non-credit and not personalized. This means that the tasks you answer disappear when you close the web window or take a longer break.
Several open e-courses are produced by the University Library at Luleå University of Technology. This means that there are links in them that lead to the University Library's website, and not to the Medical e-library. Therefore, you need to start from the Medical E-Library when searching.
E-courses in information retrieval
Introduction to the Medical E-Library
This free online course is for employees in Region Norrbotten and medical students at Sunderby Hospital. You'll learn about the Medical E-Library's services through texts, films, and interactive elements.
- Basic level
- Online-based
- Not personalized – answers from exercises are not saved
- Contains texts, videos, quizzes, and interactive elements
- Introduction to the Medical E-Library
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In this course, you'll learn how to use the Medical E-Library, including borrowing books, making interlibrary loans, and registering a library account (in Swedish).
Advanced information retrieval – HLT
This is a free online course at advanced level aimed at those who are employed in Region Norrbotten or are medical students at Sunderby Hospital. In this course you will learn more about advanced information searching, using texts, movies and interactive elements.
- Advanced level
- Online-based
- Not personalized – answers from exercises are not saved
- Contains texts, videos, quizzes, and interactive elements
- Advanced information retrieval – HLT
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Advanced block search in PubMed and CINAHL, as well as information on Swedish MeSH and SveMed+ (in Swedish).
Evidence-based information retrieval
This free online advanced course is for employees in Region Norrbotten and medical students at Sunderby Hospital. You'll learn about evidence-based information retrieval through texts, videos, and interactive elements.
- Advanced level
- Online-based
- Not personalized – answers from exercises are not saved
- Contains texts, videos, quizzes, and interactive elements
- Evidence-based information retrieval
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Search for evidence-based material using different databases and structure your questions with PICO (in Swedish).
SLU hub for systematic reviews
- SLU hub for systematic reviews
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Created by the SLU University Library and contains information on systematic reviews.
Instructional videos on information retrieval
When using the library's instructional videos, it's beneficial to follow along and perform the same steps shown. You can pause or rewind if it's too fast or if you want to review a step.

Learn more about BrowZine, including how to find magazines and organize them into bookshelves (in Swedish).

Information on the Swedish MeSH glossary, used in PubMed and other databases (in Swedish).

Use SveMed+ to find relevant MeSH terms (in Swedish).
PubMed

Advanced block searches in PubMed using search history (in Swedish).

Refine your PubMed searches using various filters (in Swedish).

Instructional video on creating alerts in PubMed (in Swedish).
CINAHL

Advanced block search in CINAHL using free text and controlled keywords (in Swedish).

Delimitations and filters in CINAHL (in Swedish).
Reference management e-learning
Learn about reference management through various learning modules and open courses. These resources include information on the web-based program RefWorks, which helps you manage your references.
The University Library's learning modules and open courses are divided into sections containing texts, images, and videos. Some also include quizzes to test your knowledge. The purpose of these modules and courses is to allow you to work at your own pace and pause as needed.
Please note that you cannot contact the library directly through these resources.
E-courses in reference management
Using references
This is a free online basic-level course for employees in Region Norrbotten and medical students at Sunderby Hospital. In this course, you will learn about reference management through texts, videos, and interactive elements.
- Basic level
- Online-based
- Not personalized – answers from exercises are not saved
- Contains texts, videos, quizzes, and interactive elements
- Using references
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Information on citing sources in running text, creating a reference list, and more.
RefWorks
This free online advanced course is open to everyone. You'll learn about RefWorks in a simple and engaging way through texts, videos, and interactive elements.
- Advanced level
- Online-based
- Not personalized – answers from exercises are not saved
- Contains texts, videos, quizzes, and interactive elements
- RefWorks
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Learn about RefWorks, a program that helps you manage your references.
Order a workshop
Does your team need to learn more about evidence-based information retrieval, databases, or search techniques? Book a workshop today!
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