KIB Talks: The library's workshops, courses and seminars

KIB offers workshops, courses and seminars for students, doctoral students and researchers at KI in areas such as information retrieval, reference management, scientific publishing and academic writing. The workshops are usually given in English, but the staff also speak Swedish. See the calendar for times and registration. We also organise KIB Talks (a workshops, presentation and courses) "on demand", let us know what you're interested in.

KIB Talks for doctoral students and researchers

During the semester, KIB offers a series of workshops open to all doctoral students researchers and other employees at KI. The workshops are held in English but the staff also speak Swedish. See the calendar for times and registration.

In the list you find the titles of the current KIB Talks. The title often get a hint on what they are about, should you like more information (or perhaps you would like to have a presentation or workshop tailor made for you?) please do not hesitate to contact us!

Academic writing & communication

Giving Oral Presentations
Writing the comprehensive summary chapter (“kappa”) of your doctoral thesis
Writing the Literature Review of your half-time
Writing the Popular Science Summary of your thesis

Information searching

Smarter Searching (Focus on AI Search Tools) – Improve your search skills for scientific information
Smarter Searching (Focus on Embase) – Improve your search skills for scientific information
Smarter Searching (Focus on PubMed ) – Improve your search skills for scientific information
Smarter Searching (Focus on Web of Science) – Improve your search skills for scientific information
Systematic searching – introduction to the process of searching for evidence syntheses such as systematic reviews

Reference management

Manage your references with EndNote desktop
Managing References with Endnote Online or Zotero
Collaborate using reference managers

Research data

Storing and publishing your research data
Swedish research funding and the requirements for open access in publications and research data

Visualisation

5 common mistakes in visual presentation – and how to avoid them!
Creating publication-quality figures for your next paper
Design a graphical abstract for your paper
Get started with your research visualization in 8 easy steps!
Getting Visual together (peer-to-peer)

Other

How to verify your publications in the Bibliometric Verification Toolkit
iThenticate – a plagiarism detection software

Writing Science and Information Literacy (WSIL)

KIB offers the course Writing Science and Information Literacy for doctoral students at KI. The course, equivalent to 3 credit points, is given three times each term, two on campus and one online. The content of the course revolves around how to structure, write, format and publish scientific texts. Registration through the KI course catalogue.

Courses in systematic reviews

Karolinska Institutet offers doctoral courses in systematic reviews in which the search group teaches literature search methodology:

Methods for Systematic Review, from Idea to Project Plan

Workshops for Master's students

KIB offers an open workshop series on academic communication that is designed to help KI's Master's students get the most out of their studies. The workshops are offered on campus and / or as webinars. All workshops are held in English, but the workshop leaders also speak Swedish. You will find dates and times in the calendar.

Here are the workshops for Master's students that we usually offer:

How to Successfully Study in Sweden
Finding Scientific Resources
Reading Complex Academic Texts
Critical Thinking
Academic Writing
Managing References with EndNote Online or Zotero
Writing Clear and Effective Sentences
Giving Oral Presentations
Writing a Research Plan
Q&A about Writing a Master's Thesis
Writing an Introduction
Writing about Your Research for Non-Expert Readers
Writing a Discussion
Writing an Abstract
Effective Peer Review
How to Transform your Master's Thesis into a Publishable Article
Using Sources Effectively and Avoiding Plagiarism

Contact us

Are you a teacher at a programme/course? You can order a course/workshop for your students. Please contact us, we are happy to tell you more about what the library offers.