Open courses in information literacy and writing

Explore the library’s open courses to enhance your knowledge of information retrieval, source criticism, reference management, and academic writing.

How do the courses work?

These are online, non-credit courses that are open to everyone. You will learn in a simple and fun way using texts, videos and interactive elements.You can choose to go through the whole course in one go or select parts that you need more practice on. Remember that the course is not personal. This means that the tasks you answer will disappear when you close the web window, or take a longer break. The courses are produced by the University Library.

Information literacy, basics

• Basic level
• Online and open to all
• Not personal – answers from exercises are not saved
• Contains texts, videos, quizzes and interactive elements.

• Information retrieval External link, opens in new window.
  An open basic course on searching for information and reviewing and evaluating sources.
• Referencing External link, opens in new window.
  Learn more about citing sources in text and creating reference lists.
• Academic Writing External link, opens in new window.
  In this open course you will learn more about academic writing, the writing process and feedback.

Information literacy, advanced

• Advanced level
• Online and open to all
• Not personal – answers from exercises are not saved
• Contains texts, videos, quizzes and interactive elements.

• Advanced information search External link.
  An open course on advanced information searching in various databases (in Swedish).
  
• Advanced information search HLT External link, opens in new window.
  An open course on advanced information retrieval in the medical subject area. Learn more about block searching in PubMed and CINAHL, and about controlled subject headings in Swedish MeSH and SveMed+ (in Swedish).
  
• Evidence-based information search External link, opens in new window.
  This open course is about how you can search for evidence-based material using different databases (in Swedish).
  
• RefWorks External link.
  Learn more about RefWorks, a program that helps you manage your references.
  

Course for postgraduate students and junior researchers

• Information literacy and scholarly publishing External link, opens in new window.
  Open course aimed at postgraduate students and junior researchers.

Introduction to library services

• Basic level
• Online and open to all
• Not personal – answers from exercises are not saved
• Contains texts, films, quizzes and interactive elements.

• Introduction to Luleå University Library External link.
  A course that introduces Luleå's library services and other services that can be accessed via the website.
  
• Introduction to Piteå University Library External link, opens in new window.
  Introduction to the library services available in Piteå, as well as information about material that is available via the University Library's website.
• Introduction to the Campus Library in Skellefteå External link, opens in new window.
  A presentation of the library services that the Campus Library in Skellefteå offers, as well as an introduction to the University Library's services via the website.