Literature search support

Literature Search Support and tools for literature search, training courses, events

The library staff will be happy to assist you in your search for information. We share useful information about the entire search process, provide support, and collaborate with the Lucerne Central and University Library (ZHB) in offering training courses on various channels.

Literature search support
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Toolkit for handling information

Support, tools for your literature search, writing your paper and more

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Search portals

The key search portals for your literature search

E-Bücher in Regal mit QR-Code

E-resources and specialized databases

Overview of the e-resources and specialized databases licensed to the HSLU

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Tools for e-resources search

Browser extensions like Unpaywall and LibKey

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(Online) encyclopaedias for Social Work

Search for terms and definitions in dictionaries and encyclopaedias – online and in print

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«Wissen+» campus events

Short weekly (lunchtime) events around reference management, literature search, e-learning, etc. No advance registration required

Mediothek, Studierende an ruhigen Arbeitsplätzen zwischen Regalen

Papers of Social Work students

Bachelor theses and project reports, Master theses and MAS-Theses of Social Work students (German only)

Studentin mit Laptop an externem Arbeitsplatz

Open access and research data management

Information about open access publication, LORY and LARA, research data management at HSLU