Training and advice from the university library for students
Introductions, workshops, and consultation hours on literature research and student research projects

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The University Library offers numerous introductory sessions and courses that are open to anyone who is interested,  for example, how to find books and articles in our library, how to search in the subject databases that are important for your studies, or how interlibrary loans work.

 

The courses are held in German, but we offer English sessions on request.

You can find more information, as well as our presentations and handouts, in our library Moodle course and on our website on searching for literature.

 

Contact

Karin Bärnreuther

 +49 (0) 831 2523-277
schulung(at)hs-kempten.de
 Building M, 1st floor, M206

Laura Jakobs

 +49 (0) 831 2523-127
schulung(at)hs-kempten.de
 Building M, 1st floor, M207

Courses and individual trainings in summer semester 2026

Introduction to using the library

This is our basics session which focuses on searching for literature and checking out items: How do I search the Online Catalogue? How do I find books in the University Library and how long can I keep them? How do I find articles in magazines and how does interlibrary search work?

No registration required! Just meet us in room M209 in the library.

Dates for summer semester 2026:

Mo, 23.03.20269.15 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Di, 24.03.20269.15 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Mi, 25.03.20269.15 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Do, 26.03.20269.15 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Fr, 27.03.20269.15 a.m. – 10 a.m.

 

Introduction to researching literature in databases

Each subject matter has its characteristics - and its own sources of information. We will show you how you can find current research results, how to present the most important databases of your field of study, and give you hints about research strategies.

Dates for summer semester 2026:

Mon, 30.03.202610 a.m. – 11 a.m.1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Tue, 31.03.202610 a.m. – 11 a.m.1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Wed, 01.04.202610 a.m. – 11 a.m.1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Thu, 02.04.202610 a.m. – 11 a.m.1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Individual training for your bachelor’s or master’s thesis

We will show how to find the resources you need in a one-to-one training session via Zoom or in the library.
Please email schulung(at)hs-kempten.de.

Reference management using Citavi

Especially when it comes to extensive academic works, it is easy to lose track of what you have read. With the Citavi reference management programme, you can collect references, ideas, and citations and then simply copy them into your paper with a mouse click. The bibliography will be created automatically.

Wed, 08.04.202610 a.m. – 11.30 a.m1 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Thu, 09.04.202610 a.m. – 11.30 a.m1 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Fri, 10.04.202610 a.m. – 11.30 a.m 

Please register via Mein Campus – Studies offered – Show university course catalog – Bibliothek.

Individual Citavi training

You can book an individual Citavi training session via schulung(at)hs-kempten.de.

You wish to publish your final thesis?

You can publish your master´s or bachelor´s thesis for free on our publication server OPUS.

Your thesis will be worldwide accessible via the internet.

Please note the following requirements:

  • Your thesis received a very good or good grade
  • Your professor approves of the publication
  • There is no confidential clause blocking your thesis from publication

Please send us your thesis and your signed consent form via mail: opus(at)hs-kempten.de