Library Tours and Trainings

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Places available for the training session „Search basics and Katalog PLUS“ 

When? On 22 April 2026 from 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm

Where? Online via Webex

Please register via the following link: 

https://hsrw.webex.com/weblink/register/r2e68a89cdbb83c41db04901dc021f2e5

Info: Does this situation sound familiar? You need to use academic literature for your next assignment and aren’t sure whether the results from Google, ChatGPT, and the like are sufficient? In the library catalog, you either get far too many irrelevant results—or none at all?

To help you find suitable literature for your work more quickly, we‘re offering a training session on literature research and Katalog PLUS.

After the training, you will have an overview of various research tools and ways to access academic literature. You will be able to use the library catalogue effectively, know how to find and download journal articles, and will have learned the basic research methods.

If you have attended this training course as part of your lectures in recent semesters, it will be nothing new to you. However, you are welcome to join for a refresher.

Can't make it? The next training session is planned for August 5.

Our Services

The library offers library tours and various training events to promote information literacy.

Lecturers and other staff members of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences will find an overview of organisation, framework and conditions of the trainings in the "Infoblatt Schulungen" (German).

Students and others interested can book guided library tours for groups of three or more people by appointment. As an alternative to our training courses, you can take advantage of our one-to-one support service for individual literature research. For questions and to make an appointment, please contact: informationsdienste@hochschule-rhein-waal.de.

Library Tour

Familiarise yourself with the library by taking an introductory tour of the facilities on Kleve or Kamp-Lintfort Campus. You will get to know the library’s layout and arrangement of stock as well as the range of services to help you find all you need for your studies.

After completing the tour you will be able to:

• join the library with the documents needed to register.
• find books and other media on your field of study and other subject areas.
• check availability of books and other media at the library.
• borrow, return and renew an item.
• find and use the various work areas and many digital resources available.

More details:

• duration: approximately 30 minutes
• no previous knowledge required
• open to everyone interested in becoming a library user

Training Search Basics & Katalog PLUS

After completing this training you will be able to:

• use various search tools available to find scientific literature.
• search for media in our discovery system Katalog PLUS.
• access printed or online media you have found in Katalog PLUS.
• access further features our Katalog PLUS offers.
• request an interlibrary loan.
• apply basic search techniques.

More details:

• duration: approximately 90 - 120 minutes
• no previous knowledge required
• recommended for students from first semester

Training Using Professional Library Databases

After completing this training, you will be able to:

• choose and access subject specific databases licensed by the library, as well as databases that are freely accessible.
• search for full text articles from journals and other documents in subject specific databases.
• access the documents you have found.
• apply search techniques efficiently and effectively.

More details:

• duration: approximately 120 minutes
• completion of tutorial "Search Basics & Katalog PLUS" required
• recommended for students from second semester
   

The trainings "Search Basics & Katalog PLUS" and "Using Professional Library Databases" can also be held as a combined trainings.